diff --git a/config_test.go b/config_test.go
index 35fd37f..1a2b3a0 100644
--- a/config_test.go
+++ b/config_test.go
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package lua
 
 import (
-	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
 	"testing"
 
@@ -30,7 +29,7 @@ func TestParse(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("unexpected error: %v", err)
 		return
 	}
-	b, _ := ioutil.ReadFile(source)
+	b, _ := os.ReadFile(source)
 	if src, ok := cfg.Get(source); !ok || src != string(b) {
 		t.Errorf("wrong content %s", string(b))
 	}
@@ -46,7 +45,7 @@ func TestParse(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestParse_live(t *testing.T) {
-	tmpfile, err := ioutil.TempFile("", "test_parse_live")
+	tmpfile, err := os.CreateTemp("", "test_parse_live")
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Error(err)
 		return
@@ -85,7 +84,7 @@ func TestParse_live(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("wrong content %s", src)
 	}
 
-	if err := ioutil.WriteFile(source, []byte(finalContent), 0644); err != nil {
+	if err := os.WriteFile(source, []byte(finalContent), 0644); err != nil {
 		t.Error(err)
 		return
 	}
diff --git a/proxy/proxy_test.go b/proxy/proxy_test.go
index ea3a54a..0b7fa7d 100644
--- a/proxy/proxy_test.go
+++ b/proxy/proxy_test.go
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/luraproject/lura/v2/encoding"
 	"github.com/luraproject/lura/v2/logging"
 	"github.com/luraproject/lura/v2/proxy"
+	"github.com/luraproject/lura/v2/transport/http/client"
 )
 
 func TestProxyFactory_error(t *testing.T) {
@@ -219,7 +220,7 @@ func TestProxyFactory(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	dummyProxyFactory := proxy.FactoryFunc(func(_ *config.EndpointConfig) (proxy.Proxy, error) {
-		return func(ctx context.Context, req *proxy.Request) (*proxy.Response, error) {
+		return func(_ context.Context, req *proxy.Request) (*proxy.Response, error) {
 			if req.Method != "POST" {
 				t.Errorf("unexpected method %s", req.Method)
 			}
@@ -415,7 +416,7 @@ func Test_Issue7(t *testing.T) {
 	json.Unmarshal([]byte(response), &r)
 
 	dummyProxyFactory := proxy.FactoryFunc(func(_ *config.EndpointConfig) (proxy.Proxy, error) {
-		return func(ctx context.Context, req *proxy.Request) (*proxy.Response, error) {
+		return func(_ context.Context, _ *proxy.Request) (*proxy.Response, error) {
 			return &proxy.Response{
 				Data: r,
 				Metadata: proxy.Metadata{
@@ -487,7 +488,7 @@ func Test_jsonNumber(t *testing.T) {
 	encoding.JSONDecoder(strings.NewReader(response), &r)
 
 	dummyProxyFactory := proxy.FactoryFunc(func(_ *config.EndpointConfig) (proxy.Proxy, error) {
-		return func(ctx context.Context, req *proxy.Request) (*proxy.Response, error) {
+		return func(_ context.Context, _ *proxy.Request) (*proxy.Response, error) {
 			return &proxy.Response{
 				Data: r,
 				Metadata: proxy.Metadata{
@@ -563,7 +564,7 @@ func Test_keyValConverter(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	dummyProxyFactory := proxy.FactoryFunc(func(_ *config.EndpointConfig) (proxy.Proxy, error) {
-		return func(ctx context.Context, req *proxy.Request) (*proxy.Response, error) {
+		return func(_ context.Context, _ *proxy.Request) (*proxy.Response, error) {
 			return &proxy.Response{
 				Data: r,
 				Metadata: proxy.Metadata{
@@ -643,7 +644,7 @@ func Test_listGrowsWhenUpperIndexOutOfBound(t *testing.T) {
 	r := map[string]interface{}{}
 
 	dummyProxyFactory := proxy.FactoryFunc(func(_ *config.EndpointConfig) (proxy.Proxy, error) {
-		return func(ctx context.Context, req *proxy.Request) (*proxy.Response, error) {
+		return func(_ context.Context, _ *proxy.Request) (*proxy.Response, error) {
 			return &proxy.Response{
 				Data: r,
 				Metadata: proxy.Metadata{
@@ -713,3 +714,125 @@ responseData:set("grow_list", growingList)
 		return
 	}
 }
+
+func Test_tableGetSupportsClientErrors(t *testing.T) {
+	errA := client.HTTPResponseError{
+		Code: 418,
+		Msg:  "I'm a teapot",
+		Enc:  "text/plain",
+	}
+	errB := client.NamedHTTPResponseError{
+		HTTPResponseError: client.HTTPResponseError{
+			Code: 481,
+			Msg:  "I'm not a teapot",
+			Enc:  "text/plain",
+		},
+	}
+
+	dummyProxyFactory := proxy.FactoryFunc(func(_ *config.EndpointConfig) (proxy.Proxy, error) {
+		return func(_ context.Context, _ *proxy.Request) (*proxy.Response, error) {
+			return &proxy.Response{
+				Data: map[string]interface{}{
+					"error_backend_alias_a": errA,
+					"error_backend_alias_b": errB,
+				},
+				Metadata: proxy.Metadata{
+					Headers: map[string][]string{},
+				},
+			}, nil
+		}, nil
+	})
+
+	prxy, err := ProxyFactory(logging.NoOp, dummyProxyFactory).New(&config.EndpointConfig{
+		Endpoint: "/",
+		ExtraConfig: config.ExtraConfig{
+			ProxyNamespace: map[string]interface{}{
+				"post": `
+local resp = response.load()
+local responseData = resp:data()
+local errorA = responseData:get('error_backend_alias_a')
+responseData:set("code_a", errorA:get('http_status_code'))
+responseData:set("body_a", errorA:get('http_body'))
+responseData:set("encoding_a", errorA:get('http_body_encoding'))
+local errorB = responseData:get('error_backend_alias_b')
+responseData:set("code_b", errorB:get('http_status_code'))
+responseData:set("body_b", errorB:get('http_body'))
+responseData:set("encoding_b", errorB:get('http_body_encoding'))
+responseData:set("name_b", errorB:get('name'))
+`,
+			},
+		},
+	})
+
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Error(err)
+	}
+
+	URL, _ := url.Parse("https://some.host.tld/path/to/resource?and=querystring")
+
+	resp, err := prxy(context.Background(), &proxy.Request{
+		Method:  "GET",
+		Path:    "/some-path",
+		Params:  map[string]string{"Id": "42"},
+		Headers: map[string][]string{},
+		URL:     URL,
+		Body:    io.NopCloser(strings.NewReader("initial req content")),
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Error(err)
+	}
+
+	bodyA, ok := resp.Data["body_a"].(string)
+	if !ok {
+		t.Errorf("cannot get 'body_a' %#v", resp.Data)
+		return
+	}
+	if bodyA != errA.Msg {
+		t.Errorf("unexpected body a. have %s, want %s", bodyA, errA.Msg)
+	}
+
+	bodyB, ok := resp.Data["body_b"].(string)
+	if !ok {
+		t.Errorf("cannot get 'body_b' %#v", resp.Data)
+		return
+	}
+	if bodyB != errB.Msg {
+		t.Errorf("unexpected body b. have %s, want %s", bodyB, errB.Msg)
+	}
+
+	codeA, ok := resp.Data["code_a"].(float64)
+	if !ok {
+		t.Errorf("cannot get 'code_a' %#v", resp.Data)
+		return
+	}
+	if int(codeA) != errA.Code {
+		t.Errorf("unexpected code a. have %d, want %d", int(codeA), errA.Code)
+	}
+
+	codeB, ok := resp.Data["code_b"].(float64)
+	if !ok {
+		t.Errorf("cannot get 'code_b' %#v", resp.Data)
+		return
+	}
+	if int(codeB) != errB.Code {
+		t.Errorf("unexpected code b. have %d, want %d", int(codeB), errB.Code)
+	}
+
+	encA, ok := resp.Data["encoding_a"].(string)
+	if !ok {
+		t.Errorf("cannot get 'encoding_a' %#v", resp.Data)
+		return
+	}
+	if encA != errA.Enc {
+		t.Errorf("unexpected encoding a. have %s, want %s", encA, errA.Enc)
+	}
+
+	encB, ok := resp.Data["encoding_b"].(string)
+	if !ok {
+		t.Errorf("cannot get 'encoding_b' %#v", resp.Data)
+		return
+	}
+	if encB != errB.Enc {
+		t.Errorf("unexpected encoding b. have %s, want %s", encB, errB.Enc)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/proxy/response.go b/proxy/response.go
index 1f65267..740a494 100644
--- a/proxy/response.go
+++ b/proxy/response.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/krakendio/binder"
 	"github.com/luraproject/lura/v2/proxy"
+	"github.com/luraproject/lura/v2/transport/http/client"
 	lua "github.com/yuin/gopher-lua"
 )
 
@@ -215,6 +216,12 @@ func tableGet(c *binder.Context) error {
 		c.Push().Data(&luaList{data: t}, "luaList")
 	case map[string]interface{}:
 		c.Push().Data(&luaTable{data: t}, "luaTable")
+	case client.HTTPResponseError:
+		c.Push().Data(&luaTable{data: clientErrorToMap(t)}, "luaTable")
+	case client.NamedHTTPResponseError:
+		d := clientErrorToMap(t.HTTPResponseError)
+		d["name"] = t.Name()
+		c.Push().Data(&luaTable{data: d}, "luaTable")
 	default:
 		return fmt.Errorf("unknown type (%T) %v", t, t)
 	}
@@ -388,26 +395,10 @@ type luaTable struct {
 	data map[string]interface{}
 }
 
-func (l *luaTable) get(k string) interface{} {
-	return l.data[k]
-}
-
-func (l *luaTable) set(k string, v interface{}) {
-	l.data[k] = v
-}
-
 type luaList struct {
 	data []interface{}
 }
 
-func (l *luaList) get(k int) interface{} {
-	return l.data[k]
-}
-
-func (l *luaList) set(k int, v interface{}) {
-	l.data[k] = v
-}
-
 func parseToTable(k, v lua.LValue, acc map[string]interface{}) {
 
 	switch v.Type() {
@@ -442,3 +433,11 @@ func parseToTable(k, v lua.LValue, acc map[string]interface{}) {
 		acc[k.String()] = res
 	}
 }
+
+func clientErrorToMap(err client.HTTPResponseError) map[string]interface{} {
+	return map[string]interface{}{
+		"http_status_code":   err.StatusCode(),
+		"http_body":          err.Error(),
+		"http_body_encoding": err.Encoding(),
+	}
+}
diff --git a/router/gin/lua_test.go b/router/gin/lua_test.go
index c7d2ea3..50a3866 100644
--- a/router/gin/lua_test.go
+++ b/router/gin/lua_test.go
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 package gin
 
 import (
-	"io/ioutil"
+	"io"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/http/httptest"
 	"testing"
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ func TestHandlerFactory(t *testing.T) {
 			if e := c.Query("extra"); e != "foo" {
 				t.Errorf("unexpected querystring extra: '%s'", e)
 			}
-			b, err := ioutil.ReadAll(c.Request.Body)
+			b, err := io.ReadAll(c.Request.Body)
 			if err != nil {
 				t.Error(err)
 				return
diff --git a/router/mux/lua_test.go b/router/mux/lua_test.go
index 84b45b3..c76665b 100644
--- a/router/mux/lua_test.go
+++ b/router/mux/lua_test.go
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 package mux
 
 import (
-	"io/ioutil"
+	"io"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/http/httptest"
 	"testing"
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ func TestHandlerFactory(t *testing.T) {
 			// if id := c.Param("id"); id != "42" {
 			// 	t.Errorf("unexpected param id: %s", id)
 			// }
-			b, err := ioutil.ReadAll(r.Body)
+			b, err := io.ReadAll(r.Body)
 			if err != nil {
 				t.Error(err)
 				return