diff --git a/src/Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.Utility/commands/utility/WebCmdlet/Common/WebRequestPSCmdlet.Common.cs b/src/Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.Utility/commands/utility/WebCmdlet/Common/WebRequestPSCmdlet.Common.cs
index dbbe169ae3..e82bd7e577 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.Utility/commands/utility/WebCmdlet/Common/WebRequestPSCmdlet.Common.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.Utility/commands/utility/WebCmdlet/Common/WebRequestPSCmdlet.Common.cs
@@ -816,7 +816,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="message">Message for the exception.</param>
         /// <param name="response">Response from the HTTP server.</param>
-        public HttpResponseException(string message, HttpResponseMessage response) : base(message)
+        public HttpResponseException(string message, HttpResponseMessage response) : base(message, inner: null, response.StatusCode)
         {
             Response = response;
         }