diff --git a/actix-http/CHANGES.md b/actix-http/CHANGES.md
index 106c57f38..25439604f 100644
--- a/actix-http/CHANGES.md
+++ b/actix-http/CHANGES.md
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 
 ## [0.1.0-alpha.4] - 2019-04-xx
 
+### Added
+
+* Add minimal `std::error::Error` impl for `Error`
+
 ### Changed
 
 * Export IntoHeaderValue
diff --git a/actix-http/src/error.rs b/actix-http/src/error.rs
index 6098421a8..3e0076b49 100644
--- a/actix-http/src/error.rs
+++ b/actix-http/src/error.rs
@@ -71,6 +71,20 @@ impl fmt::Debug for Error {
     }
 }
 
+impl std::error::Error for Error {
+    fn description(&self) -> &str {
+        "actix-http::Error"
+    }
+
+    fn cause(&self) -> Option<&dyn std::error::Error> {
+        None
+    }
+
+    fn source(&self) -> Option<&(dyn std::error::Error + 'static)> {
+        None
+    }
+}
+
 /// Convert `Error` to a `Response` instance
 impl From<Error> for Response {
     fn from(err: Error) -> Self {