diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpFoundation/Response.php b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpFoundation/Response.php
index d6fbfba0b3a50..c5c4237bc5776 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpFoundation/Response.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpFoundation/Response.php
@@ -515,6 +515,16 @@ public function getStatusCode()
         return $this->statusCode;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Retrieves the status text for the current web response.
+     *
+     * @return string Status text
+     */
+    public function getStatusText()
+    {
+        return $this->statusText;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Sets the response charset.
      *