diff --git a/napi-inl.h b/napi-inl.h
index 22cbccdc7..0dcbb0be1 100644
--- a/napi-inl.h
+++ b/napi-inl.h
@@ -1452,10 +1452,10 @@ inline Error Error::New(napi_env env) {
         case napi_string_expected:
         case napi_boolean_expected:
         case napi_number_expected:
-          status = napi_create_type_error(env, message, &error);
+          status = napi_create_type_error(env, nullptr, message, &error);
           break;
         default:
-          status = napi_create_error(env, message, &error);
+          status = napi_create_error(env, nullptr,  message, &error);
           break;
         }
         assert(status == napi_ok);
@@ -1556,7 +1556,7 @@ inline TError Error::New(napi_env env,
   NAPI_THROW_IF_FAILED(env, status, TError());
 
   napi_value error;
-  status = create_error(env, str, &error);
+  status = create_error(env, nullptr, str, &error);
   NAPI_THROW_IF_FAILED(env, status, TError());
 
   return TError(env, error);
@@ -2467,7 +2467,7 @@ inline napi_value ObjectWrap<T>::ConstructorCallbackWrapper(
   if (status != napi_ok) return nullptr;
 
   if (!isConstructCall) {
-    napi_throw_type_error(env, "Class constructors cannot be invoked without 'new'");
+    napi_throw_type_error(env, nullptr, "Class constructors cannot be invoked without 'new'");
     return nullptr;
   }
 
diff --git a/napi.h b/napi.h
index 9862771e1..c835e5e0f 100644
--- a/napi.h
+++ b/napi.h
@@ -1085,7 +1085,7 @@ namespace Napi {
 
   protected:
     /// !cond INTERNAL
-    typedef napi_status (*create_error_fn)(napi_env envb, napi_value msg, napi_value* result);
+    typedef napi_status (*create_error_fn)(napi_env envb, napi_value code, napi_value msg, napi_value* result);
 
     template <typename TError>
     static TError New(napi_env env,
diff --git a/src/node_api.cc b/src/node_api.cc
index 81f0e3e54..6ae0d439c 100644
--- a/src/node_api.cc
+++ b/src/node_api.cc
@@ -1523,7 +1523,61 @@ napi_status napi_create_symbol(napi_env env,
   return GET_RETURN_STATUS(env);
 }
 
+static napi_status set_error_code(napi_env env,
+                                  v8::Local<v8::Value> error,
+                                  napi_value code,
+                                  const char* code_cstring) {
+  if ((code != nullptr) || (code_cstring != nullptr)) {
+    v8::Isolate* isolate = env->isolate;
+    v8::Local<v8::Context> context = isolate->GetCurrentContext();
+    v8::Local<v8::Object> err_object = error.As<v8::Object>();
+
+    v8::Local<v8::Value> code_value = v8impl::V8LocalValueFromJsValue(code);
+    if (code != nullptr) {
+      code_value = v8impl::V8LocalValueFromJsValue(code);
+      RETURN_STATUS_IF_FALSE(env, code_value->IsString(), napi_string_expected);
+    } else {
+      CHECK_NEW_FROM_UTF8(env, code_value, code_cstring);
+    }
+
+    v8::Local<v8::Name> code_key;
+    CHECK_NEW_FROM_UTF8(env, code_key, "code");
+
+    v8::Maybe<bool> set_maybe = err_object->Set(context, code_key, code_value);
+    RETURN_STATUS_IF_FALSE(env,
+                           set_maybe.FromMaybe(false),
+                           napi_generic_failure);
+
+    // now update the name to be "name [code]" where name is the
+    // original name and code is the code associated with the Error
+    v8::Local<v8::String> name_string;
+    CHECK_NEW_FROM_UTF8(env, name_string, "");
+    v8::Local<v8::Name> name_key;
+    CHECK_NEW_FROM_UTF8(env, name_key, "name");
+
+    auto maybe_name = err_object->Get(context, name_key);
+    if (!maybe_name.IsEmpty()) {
+      v8::Local<v8::Value> name = maybe_name.ToLocalChecked();
+      if (name->IsString()) {
+        name_string = v8::String::Concat(name_string, name.As<v8::String>());
+      }
+    }
+    name_string = v8::String::Concat(name_string,
+                                     FIXED_ONE_BYTE_STRING(isolate, " ["));
+    name_string = v8::String::Concat(name_string, code_value.As<v8::String>());
+    name_string = v8::String::Concat(name_string,
+                                     FIXED_ONE_BYTE_STRING(isolate, "]"));
+
+    set_maybe = err_object->Set(context, name_key, name_string);
+    RETURN_STATUS_IF_FALSE(env,
+                           set_maybe.FromMaybe(false),
+                           napi_generic_failure);
+  }
+  return napi_ok;
+}
+
 napi_status napi_create_error(napi_env env,
+                              napi_value code,
                               napi_value msg,
                               napi_value* result) {
   NAPI_PREAMBLE(env);
@@ -1533,13 +1587,18 @@ napi_status napi_create_error(napi_env env,
   v8::Local<v8::Value> message_value = v8impl::V8LocalValueFromJsValue(msg);
   RETURN_STATUS_IF_FALSE(env, message_value->IsString(), napi_string_expected);
 
-  *result = v8impl::JsValueFromV8LocalValue(v8::Exception::Error(
-      message_value.As<v8::String>()));
+  v8::Local<v8::Value> error_obj =
+      v8::Exception::Error(message_value.As<v8::String>());
+  napi_status status = set_error_code(env, error_obj, code, nullptr);
+  if (status != napi_ok) return status;
+
+  *result = v8impl::JsValueFromV8LocalValue(error_obj);
 
   return GET_RETURN_STATUS(env);
 }
 
 napi_status napi_create_type_error(napi_env env,
+                                   napi_value code,
                                    napi_value msg,
                                    napi_value* result) {
   NAPI_PREAMBLE(env);
@@ -1549,13 +1608,18 @@ napi_status napi_create_type_error(napi_env env,
   v8::Local<v8::Value> message_value = v8impl::V8LocalValueFromJsValue(msg);
   RETURN_STATUS_IF_FALSE(env, message_value->IsString(), napi_string_expected);
 
-  *result = v8impl::JsValueFromV8LocalValue(v8::Exception::TypeError(
-      message_value.As<v8::String>()));
+  v8::Local<v8::Value> error_obj =
+      v8::Exception::TypeError(message_value.As<v8::String>());
+  napi_status status = set_error_code(env, error_obj, code, nullptr);
+  if (status != napi_ok) return status;
+
+  *result = v8impl::JsValueFromV8LocalValue(error_obj);
 
   return GET_RETURN_STATUS(env);
 }
 
 napi_status napi_create_range_error(napi_env env,
+                                    napi_value code,
                                     napi_value msg,
                                     napi_value* result) {
   NAPI_PREAMBLE(env);
@@ -1565,8 +1629,12 @@ napi_status napi_create_range_error(napi_env env,
   v8::Local<v8::Value> message_value = v8impl::V8LocalValueFromJsValue(msg);
   RETURN_STATUS_IF_FALSE(env, message_value->IsString(), napi_string_expected);
 
-  *result = v8impl::JsValueFromV8LocalValue(v8::Exception::RangeError(
-      message_value.As<v8::String>()));
+  v8::Local<v8::Value> error_obj =
+      v8::Exception::RangeError(message_value.As<v8::String>());
+  napi_status status = set_error_code(env, error_obj, code, nullptr);
+  if (status != napi_ok) return status;
+
+  *result = v8impl::JsValueFromV8LocalValue(error_obj);
 
   return GET_RETURN_STATUS(env);
 }
@@ -1739,40 +1807,58 @@ napi_status napi_throw(napi_env env, napi_value error) {
   return napi_clear_last_error(env);
 }
 
-napi_status napi_throw_error(napi_env env, const char* msg) {
+napi_status napi_throw_error(napi_env env,
+                             const char* code,
+                             const char* msg) {
   NAPI_PREAMBLE(env);
 
   v8::Isolate* isolate = env->isolate;
   v8::Local<v8::String> str;
   CHECK_NEW_FROM_UTF8(env, str, msg);
 
-  isolate->ThrowException(v8::Exception::Error(str));
+  v8::Local<v8::Value> error_obj = v8::Exception::Error(str);
+  napi_status status = set_error_code(env, error_obj, nullptr, code);
+  if (status != napi_ok) return status;
+
+  isolate->ThrowException(error_obj);
   // any VM calls after this point and before returning
   // to the javascript invoker will fail
   return napi_clear_last_error(env);
 }
 
-napi_status napi_throw_type_error(napi_env env, const char* msg) {
+napi_status napi_throw_type_error(napi_env env,
+                                  const char* code,
+                                  const char* msg) {
   NAPI_PREAMBLE(env);
 
   v8::Isolate* isolate = env->isolate;
   v8::Local<v8::String> str;
   CHECK_NEW_FROM_UTF8(env, str, msg);
 
-  isolate->ThrowException(v8::Exception::TypeError(str));
+  v8::Local<v8::Value> error_obj = v8::Exception::TypeError(str);
+  napi_status status = set_error_code(env, error_obj, nullptr, code);
+  if (status != napi_ok) return status;
+
+  isolate->ThrowException(error_obj);
   // any VM calls after this point and before returning
   // to the javascript invoker will fail
   return napi_clear_last_error(env);
 }
 
-napi_status napi_throw_range_error(napi_env env, const char* msg) {
+napi_status napi_throw_range_error(napi_env env,
+                                   const char* code,
+                                   const char* msg) {
   NAPI_PREAMBLE(env);
 
   v8::Isolate* isolate = env->isolate;
   v8::Local<v8::String> str;
   CHECK_NEW_FROM_UTF8(env, str, msg);
 
-  isolate->ThrowException(v8::Exception::RangeError(str));
+  v8::Local<v8::Value> error_obj = v8::Exception::RangeError(str);
+  napi_status status = set_error_code(env, error_obj, nullptr, code);
+  if (status != napi_ok) return status;
+
+  isolate->ThrowException(error_obj);
   // any VM calls after this point and before returning
   // to the javascript invoker will fail
   return napi_clear_last_error(env);
@@ -2392,7 +2478,9 @@ napi_status napi_instanceof(napi_env env,
   CHECK_TO_OBJECT(env, context, ctor, constructor);
 
   if (!ctor->IsFunction()) {
-    napi_throw_type_error(env, "constructor must be a function");
+    napi_throw_type_error(env,
+                          "ERR_NAPI_CONS_FUNCTION",
+                          "Constructor must be a function");
 
     return napi_set_last_error(env, napi_function_expected);
   }
@@ -2460,7 +2548,10 @@ napi_status napi_instanceof(napi_env env,
 
   v8::Local<v8::Value> prototype_property = maybe_prototype.ToLocalChecked();
   if (!prototype_property->IsObject()) {
-    napi_throw_type_error(env, "constructor.prototype must be an object");
+    napi_throw_type_error(
+        env,
+        "ERR_NAPI_CONS_PROTOTYPE_OBJECT",
+        "Constructor.prototype must be an object");
 
     return napi_set_last_error(env, napi_object_expected);
   }
diff --git a/src/node_api.h b/src/node_api.h
index e346b762d..af98789d4 100644
--- a/src/node_api.h
+++ b/src/node_api.h
@@ -142,12 +142,15 @@ NAPI_EXTERN napi_status napi_create_function(napi_env env,
                                              void* data,
                                              napi_value* result);
 NAPI_EXTERN napi_status napi_create_error(napi_env env,
+                                          napi_value code,
                                           napi_value msg,
                                           napi_value* result);
 NAPI_EXTERN napi_status napi_create_type_error(napi_env env,
+                                               napi_value code,
                                                napi_value msg,
                                                napi_value* result);
 NAPI_EXTERN napi_status napi_create_range_error(napi_env env,
+                                                napi_value code,
                                                 napi_value msg,
                                                 napi_value* result);
 
@@ -404,9 +407,15 @@ NAPI_EXTERN napi_status napi_escape_handle(napi_env env,
 
 // Methods to support error handling
 NAPI_EXTERN napi_status napi_throw(napi_env env, napi_value error);
-NAPI_EXTERN napi_status napi_throw_error(napi_env env, const char* msg);
-NAPI_EXTERN napi_status napi_throw_type_error(napi_env env, const char* msg);
-NAPI_EXTERN napi_status napi_throw_range_error(napi_env env, const char* msg);
+NAPI_EXTERN napi_status napi_throw_error(napi_env env,
+                                         const char* code,
+                                         const char* msg);
+NAPI_EXTERN napi_status napi_throw_type_error(napi_env env,
+                                         const char* code,
+                                         const char* msg);
+NAPI_EXTERN napi_status napi_throw_range_error(napi_env env,
+                                         const char* code,
+                                         const char* msg);
 NAPI_EXTERN napi_status napi_is_error(napi_env env,
                                       napi_value value,
                                       bool* result);