diff --git a/internal/errorcodes/errorcodes.go b/internal/errorcodes/errorcodes.go
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+/*
+Copyright 2023 The Dapr Authors
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+	http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implieout.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+package errorcodes
+
+import (
+	"google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/rpc/errdetails"
+	"google.golang.org/grpc/codes"
+	"google.golang.org/grpc/status"
+	"google.golang.org/protobuf/runtime/protoiface"
+)
+
+type Reason string
+
+const (
+	ErrorCodesFeatureMetadataKey = "error_codes_feature"
+	Owner                        = "components-contrib"
+	Domain                       = "dapr.io"
+)
+
+var (
+	StateETagMismatchReason   = Reason("DAPR_STATE_ETAG_MISMATCH")
+	PubSubTopicNotFoundReason = Reason("DAPR_PUBSUB_TOPIC_NOT_FOUND")
+)
+
+type ResourceInfoData struct {
+	ResourceType, ResourceName string
+}
+
+func FeatureEnabled(md map[string]string) bool {
+	if _, ok := md[ErrorCodesFeatureMetadataKey]; ok {
+		return true
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
+// NewStatusError returns a Status representing Code, error Reason, Message, and optional ResourceInfo and Metadata.
+// When successful, it returns a StatusError, otherwise returns the original error
+func NewStatusError(code codes.Code, err error, errDescription string, reason Reason, rid *ResourceInfoData, metadata map[string]string) error {
+	md := metadata
+	if md == nil {
+		md = map[string]string{}
+	}
+
+	messages := []protoiface.MessageV1{
+		NewErrorInfo(reason, md),
+	}
+
+	if rid != nil {
+		messages = append(messages, NewResourceInfo(rid, errDescription))
+	}
+
+	ste, stErr := status.New(code, errDescription).WithDetails(messages...)
+	if stErr != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return ste.Err()
+}
+
+func NewErrorInfo(reason Reason, md map[string]string) *errdetails.ErrorInfo {
+	ei := errdetails.ErrorInfo{
+		Domain:   Domain,
+		Reason:   string(reason),
+		Metadata: md,
+	}
+
+	return &ei
+}
+
+func NewResourceInfo(rid *ResourceInfoData, description string) *errdetails.ResourceInfo {
+	return &errdetails.ResourceInfo{
+		ResourceType: rid.ResourceType,
+		ResourceName: rid.ResourceName,
+		Owner:        Owner,
+		Description:  description,
+	}
+}