diff --git a/src/Schema/JSONDocument.php b/src/Schema/JSONDocument.php
index 38075e2..13f267c 100644
--- a/src/Schema/JSONDocument.php
+++ b/src/Schema/JSONDocument.php
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 class JSONDocument {
 	private bool $hasError = false;
-	/** @var null|callable(string, null|array<string, mixed>):void */
+	/** @var null|callable(string, int, null|array<string, mixed>):void */
 	private $errorCallback = null;
 
 	public function __construct(
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ public function set(string $key, mixed $value):void {
 	 * properties may be set once an error is set.
 	 *
 	 * @param string $message The message to be set
+	 * @param int $statusCode The HTTP response status code associated with the error
 	 * @param null|array<string, mixed> $context An optional array containing error context to be returned
 	 * @param string $property Optional property name for the error message
 	 * @param string $contextProperty Optional property name for the error context array
@@ -63,6 +64,7 @@ public function set(string $key, mixed $value):void {
 	 */
 	public function error(
 		string $message,
+		int $statusCode = 400,
 		?array $context = null,
 		string $property = "error",
 		string $contextProperty = "errorContext"
@@ -80,7 +82,7 @@ public function error(
 
 		$this->hasError = true;
 		if($this->errorCallback !== null) {
-			call_user_func($this->errorCallback, $message, $context);
+			call_user_func($this->errorCallback, $message, $statusCode, $context);
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/test/phpunit/Schema/JSONDocumentTest.php b/test/phpunit/Schema/JSONDocumentTest.php
index 464f1e0..05ed890 100644
--- a/test/phpunit/Schema/JSONDocumentTest.php
+++ b/test/phpunit/Schema/JSONDocumentTest.php
@@ -166,8 +166,8 @@ public function testError_disallowsSetAfterError():void {
 
 	public function testSetErrorCallback():void {
 		$calls = [];
-		$callback = function(string $message, ?array $context = null)use(&$calls):void {
-			array_push($calls, [$message, $context]);
+		$callback = function(string $message, int $statusCode, ?array $context = null)use(&$calls):void {
+			array_push($calls, [$message, $statusCode, $context]);
 		};
 
 		$sut = new JSONDocument();
@@ -176,20 +176,38 @@ public function testSetErrorCallback():void {
 		$sut->error("Test");
 		self::assertCount(1, $calls);
 		self::assertSame("Test", $calls[0][0]);
-		self::assertNull($calls[0][1]);
+		self::assertSame(400, $calls[0][1]);
+		self::assertNull($calls[0][2]);
 	}
 
 	public function testSetErrorCallback_context():void {
 		$calls = [];
-		$callback = function(string $message, ?array $context = null)use(&$calls):void {
-			array_push($calls, [$message, $context]);
+		$callback = function(string $message, int $statusCode, ?array $context = null)use(&$calls):void {
+			array_push($calls, [$message, $statusCode, $context]);
 		};
 
 		$sut = new JSONDocument();
 		$sut->setErrorCallback($callback);
 
-		$sut->error("Test", ["example" => "message"]);
+		$sut->error("Test", context: ["example" => "message"]);
 		self::assertCount(1, $calls);
-		self::assertSame(["example" => "message"], $calls[0][1]);
+		self::assertSame(400, $calls[0][1]);
+		self::assertSame(["example" => "message"], $calls[0][2]);
+	}
+
+	public function testSetErrorCallback_statusCode():void {
+		$calls = [];
+		$callback = function(string $message, int $statusCode, ?array $context = null)use(&$calls):void {
+			array_push($calls, [$message, $statusCode, $context]);
+		};
+
+		$sut = new JSONDocument();
+		$sut->setErrorCallback($callback);
+
+		$sut->error("Test", 422);
+		self::assertCount(1, $calls);
+		self::assertSame("Test", $calls[0][0]);
+		self::assertSame(422, $calls[0][1]);
+		self::assertNull($calls[0][2]);
 	}
 }