diff --git a/gitlab/http_backends/requests_backend.py b/gitlab/http_backends/requests_backend.py
index 60309fc69..4ea23a7ba 100644
--- a/gitlab/http_backends/requests_backend.py
+++ b/gitlab/http_backends/requests_backend.py
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@ def headers(self) -> CaseInsensitiveDict[str]:
     def content(self) -> bytes:
         return self._response.content
 
+    @property
+    def reason(self) -> str:
+        return self._response.reason
+
     def json(self) -> Any:
         return self._response.json()