diff --git a/atom/browser/api/atom_api_auto_updater.cc b/atom/browser/api/atom_api_auto_updater.cc
index c23e488f64..bc708b128f 100644
--- a/atom/browser/api/atom_api_auto_updater.cc
+++ b/atom/browser/api/atom_api_auto_updater.cc
@@ -57,6 +57,23 @@ void AutoUpdater::OnError(const std::string& message) {
       message);
 }
 
+void AutoUpdater::OnError(const std::string& message,
+                          const int code, const std::string& domain) {
+  v8::Locker locker(isolate());
+  v8::HandleScope handle_scope(isolate());
+  auto error = v8::Exception::Error(mate::StringToV8(isolate(), message));
+  auto errorObject = error->ToObject(
+    isolate()->GetCurrentContext()).ToLocalChecked();
+
+  // add two new params for better error handling
+  errorObject->Set(mate::StringToV8(isolate(), "code"),
+                   v8::Integer::New(isolate(), code));
+  errorObject->Set(mate::StringToV8(isolate(), "domain"),
+                   mate::StringToV8(isolate(), domain));
+
+  mate::EmitEvent(isolate(), GetWrapper(), "error", errorObject, message);
+}
+
 void AutoUpdater::OnCheckingForUpdate() {
   Emit("checking-for-update");
 }
diff --git a/atom/browser/api/atom_api_auto_updater.h b/atom/browser/api/atom_api_auto_updater.h
index 83a66146a3..e9e5c53ade 100644
--- a/atom/browser/api/atom_api_auto_updater.h
+++ b/atom/browser/api/atom_api_auto_updater.h
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ class AutoUpdater : public mate::EventEmitter<AutoUpdater>,
 
   // Delegate implementations.
   void OnError(const std::string& error) override;
+  void OnError(const std::string& message, const int code,
+               const std::string& domain);
   void OnCheckingForUpdate() override;
   void OnUpdateAvailable() override;
   void OnUpdateNotAvailable() override;
diff --git a/atom/browser/auto_updater.h b/atom/browser/auto_updater.h
index aa4ca19cf2..389e39d31e 100644
--- a/atom/browser/auto_updater.h
+++ b/atom/browser/auto_updater.h
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ class Delegate {
   // An error happened.
   virtual void OnError(const std::string& error) {}
 
+  virtual void OnError(const std::string& error, const int code,
+                       const std::string& domain) {}
+
   // Checking to see if there is an update
   virtual void OnCheckingForUpdate() {}
 
diff --git a/atom/browser/auto_updater_mac.mm b/atom/browser/auto_updater_mac.mm
index 3802fef162..e0317f42b0 100644
--- a/atom/browser/auto_updater_mac.mm
+++ b/atom/browser/auto_updater_mac.mm
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ void AutoUpdater::CheckForUpdates() {
           delegate->OnUpdateNotAvailable();
         }
       } error:^(NSError *error) {
-        NSMutableString* failureString =
+        NSMutableString *failureString =
           [NSMutableString stringWithString:error.localizedDescription];
         if (error.localizedFailureReason) {
           [failureString appendString:@": "];
@@ -116,7 +116,8 @@ void AutoUpdater::CheckForUpdates() {
           [failureString appendString:@" "];
           [failureString appendString:error.localizedRecoverySuggestion];
         }
-        delegate->OnError(base::SysNSStringToUTF8(failureString));
+        delegate->OnError(base::SysNSStringToUTF8(failureString), error.code,
+                          base::SysNSStringToUTF8(error.domain));
       }];
 }
 
@@ -125,7 +126,8 @@ void AutoUpdater::QuitAndInstall() {
   if (g_update_available) {
     [[g_updater relaunchToInstallUpdate] subscribeError:^(NSError* error) {
       if (delegate)
-        delegate->OnError(base::SysNSStringToUTF8(error.localizedDescription));
+        delegate->OnError(base::SysNSStringToUTF8(error.localizedDescription),
+                          error.code, base::SysNSStringToUTF8(error.domain));
     }];
   } else {
     if (delegate)