diff --git a/docs/adapters/custom.md b/docs/adapters/custom.md
index d44cfe90..ed36f27e 100644
--- a/docs/adapters/custom.md
+++ b/docs/adapters/custom.md
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ class FetchAdapter extends Adapter {
 
       return new Response(response.body, {
         status: response.statusCode,
+        statusText: response.statusText,
         headers: response.headers
       });
     };
diff --git a/packages/@pollyjs/adapter-fetch/src/index.js b/packages/@pollyjs/adapter-fetch/src/index.js
index ea62a62a..75c8c9c7 100644
--- a/packages/@pollyjs/adapter-fetch/src/index.js
+++ b/packages/@pollyjs/adapter-fetch/src/index.js
@@ -218,6 +218,7 @@ export default class FetchAdapter extends Adapter {
 
     const response = new Response(responseBody, {
       status: statusCode,
+      statusText: pollyResponse.statusText,
       headers: pollyResponse.headers
     });
 
diff --git a/packages/@pollyjs/adapter-fetch/tests/integration/adapter-test.js b/packages/@pollyjs/adapter-fetch/tests/integration/adapter-test.js
index 3757bc03..e7ad936b 100644
--- a/packages/@pollyjs/adapter-fetch/tests/integration/adapter-test.js
+++ b/packages/@pollyjs/adapter-fetch/tests/integration/adapter-test.js
@@ -133,6 +133,16 @@ describe('Integration | Fetch Adapter', function() {
     expect(nativeResponseBuffer.equals(replayedResponseBuffer)).to.equal(true);
   });
 
+  it('should return status text', async function() {
+    const { server } = this.polly;
+
+    server.any(this.recordUrl()).intercept((_, res) => res.sendStatus(200));
+
+    const res = await this.fetch(new Request(this.recordUrl()));
+
+    expect(res.statusText).to.equal('OK');
+  });
+
   describe('Request', function() {
     it('should support Request objects', async function() {
       const { server } = this.polly;