diff --git a/Net/include/Poco/Net/Socket.h b/Net/include/Poco/Net/Socket.h
index bc408609d..3f7109c8a 100644
--- a/Net/include/Poco/Net/Socket.h
+++ b/Net/include/Poco/Net/Socket.h
@@ -355,7 +355,10 @@ public:
 		/// into buffers).
 
 	static int lastError();
-		/// Returns the last socket error.
+		/// Returns the last error code.
+
+	static void error();
+		/// Throws an appropriate exception for the last error.
 
 protected:
 	Socket(SocketImpl* pImpl);
diff --git a/Net/src/Socket.cpp b/Net/src/Socket.cpp
index 0bd5610f3..0ab76d29e 100644
--- a/Net/src/Socket.cpp
+++ b/Net/src/Socket.cpp
@@ -493,4 +493,10 @@ int Socket::lastError()
 }
 
 
+void Socket::error()
+{
+	SocketImpl::error();
+}
+
+
 } } // namespace Poco::Net