diff --git a/lib/async/http/protocol/http1/response.rb b/lib/async/http/protocol/http1/response.rb
index 67e402d6..70c75fc3 100644
--- a/lib/async/http/protocol/http1/response.rb
+++ b/lib/async/http/protocol/http1/response.rb
@@ -18,9 +18,12 @@ def self.read(connection, request)
 					
 					UPGRADE = 'upgrade'
 
-					# @param reason [String] HTTP response line reason, ignored.
+					attr_reader :reason
+
+					# @param reason [String] HTTP response line reason phrase
 					def initialize(connection, version, status, reason, headers, body)
 						@connection = connection
+						@reason = reason
 						
 						protocol = headers.delete(UPGRADE)
 						
@@ -30,7 +33,7 @@ def initialize(connection, version, status, reason, headers, body)
 					def connection
 						@connection
 					end
-					
+
 					def hijack?
 						@body.nil?
 					end
diff --git a/test/async/http/protocol/http11.rb b/test/async/http/protocol/http11.rb
index af2497ff..67448c2a 100755
--- a/test/async/http/protocol/http11.rb
+++ b/test/async/http/protocol/http11.rb
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ def around
 					expect(response).to be(:success?)
 					expect(response.version).to be == "HTTP/1.1"
 					expect(response.body).to be(:empty?)
+					expect(response.reason).to be == "OK"
 					
 					response.read
 				end
@@ -74,6 +75,12 @@ def around
 				
 				expect(response.read).to be == "Hello World!"
 			end
+
+			it "has access to the http reason phrase" do
+				response = client.head("/")
+
+				expect(response.reason).to be == "It worked!"
+			end
 		end
 	end
 end