diff --git a/crates/api_models/src/refunds.rs b/crates/api_models/src/refunds.rs
index b78d1521f8..ffa1c781a8 100644
--- a/crates/api_models/src/refunds.rs
+++ b/crates/api_models/src/refunds.rs
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ pub struct RefundResponse {
     #[schema(value_type = Option<Object>)]
     pub metadata: Option<serde_json::Value>,
     pub error_message: Option<String>,
+    pub error_code: Option<String>,
     #[serde(with = "common_utils::custom_serde::iso8601::option")]
     pub created_at: Option<PrimitiveDateTime>,
     #[serde(with = "common_utils::custom_serde::iso8601::option")]
diff --git a/crates/router/src/core/refunds.rs b/crates/router/src/core/refunds.rs
index 536c51cb3f..b1face64dd 100644
--- a/crates/router/src/core/refunds.rs
+++ b/crates/router/src/core/refunds.rs
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ pub async fn trigger_refund_to_gateway(
         Err(err) => storage::RefundUpdate::ErrorUpdate {
             refund_status: Some(enums::RefundStatus::Failure),
             refund_error_message: Some(err.message),
+            refund_error_code: Some(err.code),
         },
         Ok(response) => storage::RefundUpdate::Update {
             connector_refund_id: response.connector_refund_id,
@@ -292,6 +293,7 @@ pub async fn sync_refund_with_gateway(
         Err(error_message) => storage::RefundUpdate::ErrorUpdate {
             refund_status: None,
             refund_error_message: Some(error_message.message),
+            refund_error_code: Some(error_message.code),
         },
         Ok(response) => storage::RefundUpdate::Update {
             connector_refund_id: response.connector_refund_id,
@@ -538,6 +540,7 @@ impl From<Foreign<storage::Refund>> for Foreign<api::RefundResponse> {
             status: refund.refund_status.foreign_into(),
             metadata: refund.metadata,
             error_message: refund.refund_error_message,
+            error_code: refund.refund_error_code,
             created_at: Some(refund.created_at),
             updated_at: Some(refund.updated_at),
         }
diff --git a/crates/router/src/db/refund.rs b/crates/router/src/db/refund.rs
index 4615f60137..958adf728b 100644
--- a/crates/router/src/db/refund.rs
+++ b/crates/router/src/db/refund.rs
@@ -286,7 +286,8 @@ mod storage {
                         refund_amount: new.refund_amount,
                         refund_status: new.refund_status,
                         sent_to_gateway: new.sent_to_gateway,
-                        refund_error_message: new.refund_error_message.clone(),
+                        refund_error_message: None,
+                        refund_error_code: None,
                         metadata: new.metadata.clone(),
                         refund_arn: new.refund_arn.clone(),
                         created_at: new.created_at.unwrap_or_else(date_time::now),
@@ -637,7 +638,8 @@ impl RefundInterface for MockDb {
             refund_amount: new.refund_amount,
             refund_status: new.refund_status,
             sent_to_gateway: new.sent_to_gateway,
-            refund_error_message: new.refund_error_message,
+            refund_error_message: None,
+            refund_error_code: None,
             metadata: new.metadata,
             refund_arn: new.refund_arn.clone(),
             created_at: new.created_at.unwrap_or(current_time),
diff --git a/crates/storage_models/src/refund.rs b/crates/storage_models/src/refund.rs
index dc2636bc4b..e451acd131 100644
--- a/crates/storage_models/src/refund.rs
+++ b/crates/storage_models/src/refund.rs
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ pub struct Refund {
     pub refund_status: storage_enums::RefundStatus,
     pub sent_to_gateway: bool,
     pub refund_error_message: Option<String>,
+    pub refund_error_code: Option<String>,
     pub metadata: Option<serde_json::Value>,
     pub refund_arn: Option<String>,
     pub created_at: PrimitiveDateTime,
@@ -62,7 +63,6 @@ pub struct RefundNew {
     pub refund_amount: i64,
     pub refund_status: storage_enums::RefundStatus,
     pub sent_to_gateway: bool,
-    pub refund_error_message: Option<String>,
     pub metadata: Option<serde_json::Value>,
     pub refund_arn: Option<String>,
     pub created_at: Option<PrimitiveDateTime>,
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ pub enum RefundUpdate {
     ErrorUpdate {
         refund_status: Option<storage_enums::RefundStatus>,
         refund_error_message: Option<String>,
+        refund_error_code: Option<String>,
     },
 }
 
@@ -103,6 +104,7 @@ pub struct RefundUpdateInternal {
     refund_status: Option<storage_enums::RefundStatus>,
     sent_to_gateway: Option<bool>,
     refund_error_message: Option<String>,
+    refund_error_code: Option<String>,
     refund_arn: Option<String>,
     metadata: Option<serde_json::Value>,
     refund_reason: Option<String>,
@@ -143,9 +145,11 @@ impl From<RefundUpdate> for RefundUpdateInternal {
             RefundUpdate::ErrorUpdate {
                 refund_status,
                 refund_error_message,
+                refund_error_code,
             } => Self {
                 refund_status,
                 refund_error_message,
+                refund_error_code,
                 ..Default::default()
             },
         }
@@ -160,6 +164,7 @@ impl RefundUpdate {
             refund_status: pa_update.refund_status.unwrap_or(source.refund_status),
             sent_to_gateway: pa_update.sent_to_gateway.unwrap_or(source.sent_to_gateway),
             refund_error_message: pa_update.refund_error_message,
+            refund_error_code: pa_update.refund_error_code,
             refund_arn: pa_update.refund_arn,
             metadata: pa_update.metadata,
             ..source
diff --git a/crates/storage_models/src/schema.rs b/crates/storage_models/src/schema.rs
index c4d6a143eb..7e0929cb51 100644
--- a/crates/storage_models/src/schema.rs
+++ b/crates/storage_models/src/schema.rs
@@ -322,6 +322,7 @@ diesel::table! {
         refund_status -> RefundStatus,
         sent_to_gateway -> Bool,
         refund_error_message -> Nullable<Text>,
+        refund_error_code -> Nullable<Varchar>,
         metadata -> Nullable<Json>,
         refund_arn -> Nullable<Varchar>,
         created_at -> Timestamp,
diff --git a/migrations/2023-01-19-122511_add_refund_error_code/down.sql b/migrations/2023-01-19-122511_add_refund_error_code/down.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0c314ba081
--- /dev/null
+++ b/migrations/2023-01-19-122511_add_refund_error_code/down.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+ALTER TABLE refund
+DROP COLUMN IF EXISTS refund_error_code;
diff --git a/migrations/2023-01-19-122511_add_refund_error_code/up.sql b/migrations/2023-01-19-122511_add_refund_error_code/up.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1f3c792947
--- /dev/null
+++ b/migrations/2023-01-19-122511_add_refund_error_code/up.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+ALTER TABLE refund
+ADD IF NOT EXISTS refund_error_code TEXT DEFAULT NULL;