diff --git a/src/main/java/dev/openfeature/sdk/EventDetails.java b/src/main/java/dev/openfeature/sdk/EventDetails.java
index c75b046e0..fca5d4114 100644
--- a/src/main/java/dev/openfeature/sdk/EventDetails.java
+++ b/src/main/java/dev/openfeature/sdk/EventDetails.java
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ static EventDetails fromProviderEventDetails(
                 .flagsChanged(providerEventDetails.getFlagsChanged())
                 .eventMetadata(providerEventDetails.getEventMetadata())
                 .message(providerEventDetails.getMessage())
+                .errorCode(providerEventDetails.getErrorCode())
                 .build();
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/dev/openfeature/sdk/OpenFeatureAPI.java b/src/main/java/dev/openfeature/sdk/OpenFeatureAPI.java
index 4f8d7d6e4..06cb366e7 100644
--- a/src/main/java/dev/openfeature/sdk/OpenFeatureAPI.java
+++ b/src/main/java/dev/openfeature/sdk/OpenFeatureAPI.java
@@ -317,7 +317,10 @@ private void emitError(FeatureProvider provider, OpenFeatureError exception) {
         runHandlersForProvider(
                 provider,
                 ProviderEvent.PROVIDER_ERROR,
-                ProviderEventDetails.builder().message(exception.getMessage()).build());
+                ProviderEventDetails.builder()
+                        .message(exception.getMessage())
+                        .errorCode(exception.getErrorCode())
+                        .build());
     }
 
     private void emitErrorAndThrow(FeatureProvider provider, OpenFeatureError exception) throws OpenFeatureError {
diff --git a/src/test/java/dev/openfeature/sdk/EventDetailsTest.java b/src/test/java/dev/openfeature/sdk/EventDetailsTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..63a7f5dbf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/java/dev/openfeature/sdk/EventDetailsTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+package dev.openfeature.sdk;
+
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
+
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.DisplayName;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+
+class EventDetailsTest {
+
+    @Test
+    @DisplayName("should carry the error code a provider set, so API-level handlers can see it")
+    void shouldCopyErrorCode() {
+        ProviderEventDetails providerEventDetails = ProviderEventDetails.builder()
+                .errorCode(ErrorCode.PROVIDER_NOT_READY)
+                .build();
+
+        EventDetails details = EventDetails.fromProviderEventDetails(providerEventDetails, "provider");
+
+        assertThat(details.getErrorCode()).isEqualTo(ErrorCode.PROVIDER_NOT_READY);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    @DisplayName("should leave the error code unset when the provider did not set one")
+    void shouldLeaveErrorCodeUnsetWhenAbsent() {
+        EventDetails details = EventDetails.fromProviderEventDetails(
+                ProviderEventDetails.builder().build(), "provider");
+
+        assertThat(details.getErrorCode()).isNull();
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    @DisplayName("should carry every field of the provider event details")
+    void shouldCopyEveryField() {
+        ImmutableMetadata metadata =
+                ImmutableMetadata.builder().addString("key", "value").build();
+        ProviderEventDetails providerEventDetails = ProviderEventDetails.builder()
+                .flagsChanged(Arrays.asList("flag1", "flag2"))
+                .message("message")
+                .eventMetadata(metadata)
+                .errorCode(ErrorCode.GENERAL)
+                .build();
+
+        EventDetails details = EventDetails.fromProviderEventDetails(providerEventDetails, "provider", "domain");
+
+        assertThat(details.getFlagsChanged()).isEqualTo(providerEventDetails.getFlagsChanged());
+        assertThat(details.getMessage()).isEqualTo(providerEventDetails.getMessage());
+        assertThat(details.getEventMetadata()).isEqualTo(providerEventDetails.getEventMetadata());
+        assertThat(details.getErrorCode()).isEqualTo(providerEventDetails.getErrorCode());
+        assertThat(details.getProviderName()).isEqualTo("provider");
+        assertThat(details.getDomain()).isEqualTo("domain");
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/test/java/dev/openfeature/sdk/EventsTest.java b/src/test/java/dev/openfeature/sdk/EventsTest.java
index b3cd2a05d..e010007f2 100644
--- a/src/test/java/dev/openfeature/sdk/EventsTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/dev/openfeature/sdk/EventsTest.java
@@ -538,6 +538,22 @@ void handlersRunIfOneThrows() {
         verify(lastHandler, timeout(TIMEOUT)).accept(any());
     }
 
+    @Test
+    @DisplayName("errors the SDK raises itself must carry the error code")
+    @Specification(
+            number = "5.1.5",
+            text = "`PROVIDER_ERROR` events SHOULD populate the `provider event details`'s `error code` field.")
+    void errorsRaisedBySdkMustCarryErrorCode() {
+        final Consumer<EventDetails> handler = mockHandler();
+        api.onProviderError(handler);
+
+        api.setProvider(
+                "errorsRaisedBySdkMustCarryErrorCode", TestProvider.builder().initsToFatal());
+
+        verify(handler, timeout(TIMEOUT))
+                .accept(argThat((EventDetails details) -> ErrorCode.PROVIDER_FATAL.equals(details.getErrorCode())));
+    }
+
     @Test
     @DisplayName("should have all properties")
     @Specification(number = "5.2.4", text = "The handler function MUST accept a event details parameter.")
@@ -561,10 +577,12 @@ void shouldHaveAllProperties() {
         ImmutableMetadata metadata =
                 ImmutableMetadata.builder().addInteger("int", 1).build();
         String message = "a message";
+        ErrorCode errorCode = ErrorCode.GENERAL;
         ProviderEventDetails details = ProviderEventDetails.builder()
                 .eventMetadata(metadata)
                 .flagsChanged(flagsChanged)
                 .message(message)
+                .errorCode(errorCode)
                 .build();
 
         provider.emit(ProviderEvent.PROVIDER_CONFIGURATION_CHANGED, details);
@@ -574,12 +592,14 @@ void shouldHaveAllProperties() {
             return metadata.equals(eventDetails.getEventMetadata())
                     // TODO: issue for client name in events
                     && flagsChanged.equals(eventDetails.getFlagsChanged())
-                    && message.equals(eventDetails.getMessage());
+                    && message.equals(eventDetails.getMessage())
+                    && errorCode.equals(eventDetails.getErrorCode());
         }));
         verify(handler2, timeout(TIMEOUT)).accept(argThat((EventDetails eventDetails) -> {
             return metadata.equals(eventDetails.getEventMetadata())
                     && flagsChanged.equals(eventDetails.getFlagsChanged())
                     && message.equals(eventDetails.getMessage())
+                    && errorCode.equals(eventDetails.getErrorCode())
                     && name.equals(eventDetails.getDomain());
         }));
     }