diff --git a/kafka/common.py b/kafka/common.py
index b7bb06c92..f46af5259 100644
--- a/kafka/common.py
+++ b/kafka/common.py
@@ -161,7 +161,9 @@ class KafkaTimeoutError(KafkaError):
 
 
 class FailedPayloadsError(KafkaError):
-    pass
+    def __init__(self, failed_payloads, *args):
+        KafkaError.__init__(self, *args)
+        self.failed_payloads = failed_payloads
 
 
 class ConnectionError(KafkaError):