diff --git a/lib/phin.js b/lib/phin.js
index 59c165d..43a0ba5 100644
--- a/lib/phin.js
+++ b/lib/phin.js
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ const centra = require('centra')
 * @property {Object} [core={}] - Custom core HTTP options
 * @property {string} [parse=none] - Response parsing. Errors will be given if the response can't be parsed. 'none' returns body as a `Buffer`, 'json' attempts to parse the body as JSON, and 'string' attempts to parse the body as a string
 * @property {boolean} [followRedirects=false] - Enable HTTP redirect following
+* @property {boolean} [strict=false] - Throw an error if response is not 2xx
 * @property {boolean} [stream=false] - Enable streaming of response. (Removes body property)
 * @property {boolean} [compression=false] - Enable compression for request
 * @property {?number} [timeout=null] - Request timeout in milliseconds
@@ -63,6 +64,10 @@ const phin = async (opts) => {
 		return await phin(opts)
 	}
 
+	if (opts.strict && (res.statusCode < 200 || res.statusCode >= 300)) {
+		const details = res.body ? ` - ${res.body}` : '';
+		throw new Error(`${res.statusCode} ${res.coreRes.statusMessage}${details}`)
+	}
 	if (opts.stream) {
 		res.stream = res
 
@@ -74,7 +79,7 @@ const phin = async (opts) => {
 		if (opts.parse) {
 			if (opts.parse === 'json') {
 				res.coreRes.body = await res.json()
-	
+
 				return res.coreRes
 			}
 			else if (opts.parse === 'string') {
@@ -83,7 +88,7 @@ const phin = async (opts) => {
 				return res.coreRes
 			}
 		}
-		
+
 		return res.coreRes
 	}
 }
diff --git a/types.d.ts b/types.d.ts
index 9e09774..d974a44 100644
--- a/types.d.ts
+++ b/types.d.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ interface IOptionsBase {
   headers?: object
   core?: http.ClientRequestArgs
   followRedirects?: boolean
+  strict?: boolean
   stream?: boolean
   compression?: boolean
   timeout?: number
@@ -43,7 +44,7 @@ declare namespace phin {
   export type IWithData<T extends IOptionsBase> = T & {
     data: string | Buffer | object;
   }
-  
+
   export type IWithForm<T extends IOptionsBase> = T & {
     form: {
       [index: string]: string