diff --git a/types/errors.go b/types/errors.go
index 7fa1f0090..03d14578f 100644
--- a/types/errors.go
+++ b/types/errors.go
@@ -23,4 +23,27 @@ var (
 	ErrBaseUnknownAddress       = NewError(CodeType_BaseUnknownAddress, "Error (base) unknown address")
 	ErrBaseUnknownPlugin        = NewError(CodeType_BaseUnknownPlugin, "Error (base) unknown plugin")
 	ErrBaseUnknownPubKey        = NewError(CodeType_BaseUnknownPubKey, "Error (base) unknown pubkey")
+
+	code2string = map[CodeType]string{
+		CodeType_InternalError:     "Internal error",
+		CodeType_EncodingError:     "Encoding error",
+		CodeType_BadNonce:          "Error bad nonce",
+		CodeType_Unauthorized:      "Unauthorized",
+		CodeType_InsufficientFunds: "Insufficient funds",
+		CodeType_UnknownRequest:    "Unknown request",
+
+		CodeType_BaseDuplicateAddress:     "Error (base) duplicate address",
+		CodeType_BaseEncodingError:        "Error (base) encoding error",
+		CodeType_BaseInsufficientFees:     "Error (base) insufficient fees",
+		CodeType_BaseInsufficientFunds:    "Error (base) insufficient funds",
+		CodeType_BaseInsufficientGasPrice: "Error (base) insufficient gas price",
+		CodeType_BaseInvalidInput:         "Error (base) invalid input",
+		CodeType_BaseInvalidOutput:        "Error (base) invalid output",
+		CodeType_BaseInvalidPubKey:        "Error (base) invalid pubkey",
+		CodeType_BaseInvalidSequence:      "Error (base) invalid sequence",
+		CodeType_BaseInvalidSignature:     "Error (base) invalid signature",
+		CodeType_BaseUnknownAddress:       "Error (base) unknown address",
+		CodeType_BaseUnknownPlugin:        "Error (base) unknown plugin",
+		CodeType_BaseUnknownPubKey:        "Error (base) unknown pubkey",
+	}
 )
diff --git a/types/result.go b/types/result.go
index 1cb96879a..8dba24486 100644
--- a/types/result.go
+++ b/types/result.go
@@ -111,6 +111,11 @@ func (r ResponseCheckTx) IsErr() bool {
 	return r.Code != CodeType_OK
 }
 
+// Error implements error interface by formatting response as string.
+func (r ResponseCheckTx) Error() string {
+	return fmtError(r.Code, r.Log)
+}
+
 // Convert ResponseDeliverTx to standard Result
 func (r *ResponseDeliverTx) Result() Result {
 	return Result{
@@ -126,6 +131,11 @@ func (r ResponseDeliverTx) IsErr() bool {
 	return r.Code != CodeType_OK
 }
 
+// Error implements error interface by formatting response as string.
+func (r ResponseDeliverTx) Error() string {
+	return fmtError(r.Code, r.Log)
+}
+
 type ResultQuery struct {
 	Code   CodeType   `json:"code"`
 	Index  int64      `json:"index"`
@@ -152,3 +162,17 @@ func (r *ResponseQuery) Result() *ResultQuery {
 func (r ResponseCommit) IsErr() bool {
 	return r.Code != CodeType_OK
 }
+
+// Error implements error interface by formatting response as string.
+func (r ResponseCommit) Error() string {
+	return fmtError(r.Code, r.Log)
+}
+
+func fmtError(code CodeType, log string) string {
+	codeAsStr, ok := code2string[code]
+	if ok {
+		return fmt.Sprintf("%s (%v): %s", codeAsStr, code, log)
+	} else {
+		return fmt.Sprintf("Unknown error (%v): %s", code, log)
+	}
+}