diff --git a/src/error.rs b/src/error.rs
index 0a5ce361..efbe5d28 100644
--- a/src/error.rs
+++ b/src/error.rs
@@ -1,99 +1,131 @@
 //! Errors that can be sent from the homeserver.
 
+use std::fmt::{self, Display, Formatter};
+
 use ruma_api::{error::ResponseDeserializationError, EndpointError};
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+use strum::{AsRefStr, Display, EnumString};
 
 /// An enum for the error kind. Items may contain additional information.
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, Serialize, Deserialize, AsRefStr, Display, EnumString)]
 #[serde(tag = "errcode")]
 #[cfg_attr(test, derive(PartialEq))]
 pub enum ErrorKind {
     /// M_FORBIDDEN
     #[serde(rename = "M_FORBIDDEN")]
+    #[strum(to_string = "M_FORBIDDEN")]
     Forbidden,
     /// M_UNKNOWN_TOKEN
     #[serde(rename = "M_UNKNOWN_TOKEN")]
+    #[strum(to_string = "M_UNKNOWN_TOKEN")]
     UnknownToken,
     /// M_MISSING_TOKEN
     #[serde(rename = "M_MISSING_TOKEN")]
+    #[strum(to_string = "M_MISSING_TOKEN")]
     MissingToken,
     /// M_BAD_JSON
     #[serde(rename = "M_BAD_JSON")]
+    #[strum(to_string = "M_BAD_JSON")]
     BadJson,
     /// M_NOT_JSON
     #[serde(rename = "M_NOT_JSON")]
+    #[strum(to_string = "M_NOT_JSON")]
     NotJson,
     /// M_NOT_FOUND
     #[serde(rename = "M_NOT_FOUND")]
+    #[strum(to_string = "M_NOT_FOUND")]
     NotFound,
     /// M_LIMIT_EXCEEDED
     #[serde(rename = "M_LIMIT_EXCEEDED")]
+    #[strum(to_string = "M_LIMIT_EXCEEDED")]
     LimitExceeded,
     /// M_UNKNOWN
     #[serde(rename = "M_UNKNOWN")]
+    #[strum(to_string = "M_UNKNOWN")]
     Unknown,
     /// M_UNRECOGNIZED
     #[serde(rename = "M_UNRECOGNIZED")]
+    #[strum(to_string = "M_UNRECOGNIZED")]
     Unrecognized,
     /// M_UNAUTHORIZED
     #[serde(rename = "M_UNAUTHORIZED")]
+    #[strum(to_string = "M_UNAUTHORIZED")]
     Unauthorized,
     /// M_USER_IN_USE
     #[serde(rename = "M_USER_IN_USE")]
+    #[strum(to_string = "M_USER_IN_USE")]
     UserInUse,
     /// M_INVALID_USERNAME
     #[serde(rename = "M_INVALID_USERNAME")]
+    #[strum(to_string = "M_INVALID_USERNAME")]
     InvalidUsername,
     /// M_ROOM_IN_USE
     #[serde(rename = "M_ROOM_IN_USE")]
+    #[strum(to_string = "M_ROOM_IN_USE")]
     RoomInUse,
     /// M_INVALID_ROOM_STATE
     #[serde(rename = "M_INVALID_ROOM_STATE")]
+    #[strum(to_string = "M_INVALID_ROOM_STATE")]
     InvalidRoomState,
     /// M_THREEPID_IN_USE
     #[serde(rename = "M_THREEPID_IN_USE")]
+    #[strum(to_string = "M_THREEPID_IN_USE")]
     ThreepidInUse,
     /// M_THREEPID_NOT_FOUND
     #[serde(rename = "M_THREEPID_NOT_FOUND")]
+    #[strum(to_string = "M_THREEPID_NOT_FOUND")]
     ThreepidNotFound,
     /// M_THREEPID_AUTH_FAILED
     #[serde(rename = "M_THREEPID_AUTH_FAILED")]
+    #[strum(to_string = "M_THREEPID_AUTH_FAILED")]
     ThreepidAuthFailed,
     /// M_THREEPID_DENIED
     #[serde(rename = "M_THREEPID_DENIED")]
+    #[strum(to_string = "M_THREEPID_DENIED")]
     ThreepidDenied,
     /// M_SERVER_NOT_TRUSTED
     #[serde(rename = "M_SERVER_NOT_TRUSTED")]
+    #[strum(to_string = "M_SERVER_NOT_TRUSTED")]
     ServerNotTrusted,
     /// M_UNSUPPORTED_ROOM_VERSION
     #[serde(rename = "M_UNSUPPORTED_ROOM_VERSION")]
+    #[strum(to_string = "M_UNSUPPORTED_ROOM_VERSION")]
     UnsupportedRoomVersion,
     /// M_INCOMPATIBLE_ROOM_VERSION
     #[serde(rename = "M_INCOMPATIBLE_ROOM_VERSION")]
+    #[strum(to_string = "M_INCOMPATIBLE_ROOM_VERSION")]
     IncompatibleRoomVersion,
     /// M_BAD_STATE
     #[serde(rename = "M_BAD_STATE")]
+    #[strum(to_string = "M_BAD_STATE")]
     BadState,
     /// M_GUEST_ACCESS_FORBIDDEN
     #[serde(rename = "M_GUEST_ACCESS_FORBIDDEN")]
+    #[strum(to_string = "M_GUEST_ACCESS_FORBIDDEN")]
     GuestAccessForbidden,
     /// M_CAPTCHA_NEEDED
     #[serde(rename = "M_CAPTCHA_NEEDED")]
+    #[strum(to_string = "M_CAPTCHA_NEEDED")]
     CaptchaNeeded,
     /// M_CAPTCHA_INVALID
     #[serde(rename = "M_CAPTCHA_INVALID")]
+    #[strum(to_string = "M_CAPTCHA_INVALID")]
     CaptchaInvalid,
     /// M_MISSING_PARAM
     #[serde(rename = "M_MISSING_PARAM")]
+    #[strum(to_string = "M_MISSING_PARAM")]
     MissingParam,
     /// M_INVALID_PARAM
     #[serde(rename = "M_INVALID_PARAM")]
+    #[strum(to_string = "M_INVALID_PARAM")]
     InvalidParam,
     /// M_TOO_LARGE
     #[serde(rename = "M_TOO_LARGE")]
+    #[strum(to_string = "M_TOO_LARGE")]
     TooLarge,
     /// M_EXCLUSIVE
     #[serde(rename = "M_EXCLUSIVE")]
+    #[strum(to_string = "M_EXCLUSIVE")]
     Exclusive,
 }
 
@@ -131,6 +163,20 @@ impl EndpointError for Error {
     }
 }
 
+impl Display for Error {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
+        write!(
+            f,
+            "[{} / {}] {}",
+            self.status_code.as_u16(),
+            self.kind,
+            self.message
+        )
+    }
+}
+
+impl std::error::Error for Error {}
+
 impl From<Error> for ErrorBody {
     fn from(error: Error) -> Self {
         Self {