diff --git a/client/status/v2.go b/client/status/v2.go
index 2890f8cd..5c2e2be9 100644
--- a/client/status/v2.go
+++ b/client/status/v2.go
@@ -97,7 +97,8 @@ func FromStatusV2(st *status.Status) Status {
 // ToStatusV2 converts Status instance to status.Status message structure. Inverse to FromStatusV2 operation.
 //
 // If argument is the StatusV2 instance, it is converted directly.
-// Otherwise, successes are converted with status.OK code w/o details and message, failures - with status.Internal.
+// Otherwise, successes are converted with status.OK code w/o details and message,
+// failures - with status.Internal and error text message w/o details.
 func ToStatusV2(st Status) *status.Status {
 	if v, ok := st.(StatusV2); ok {
 		return v.ToStatusV2()
@@ -107,7 +108,10 @@ func ToStatusV2(st Status) *status.Status {
 		return newStatusV2WithLocalCode(status.OK, status.GlobalizeSuccess)
 	}
 
-	return newStatusV2WithLocalCode(status.Internal, status.GlobalizeCommonFail)
+	internalErrorStatus := newStatusV2WithLocalCode(status.Internal, status.GlobalizeCommonFail)
+	internalErrorStatus.SetMessage(st.(error).Error()) // type cast never panics because IsSuccessful() checks cast
+
+	return internalErrorStatus
 }
 
 func errMessageStatusV2(code interface{}, msg string) string {
diff --git a/client/status/v2_test.go b/client/status/v2_test.go
index b80486c3..de27095d 100644
--- a/client/status/v2_test.go
+++ b/client/status/v2_test.go
@@ -12,12 +12,14 @@ func TestToStatusV2(t *testing.T) {
 	type statusConstructor func() apistatus.Status
 
 	for _, testItem := range [...]struct {
-		status interface{} // Status or statusConstructor
-		codeV2 uint64
+		status    interface{} // Status or statusConstructor
+		codeV2    uint64
+		messageV2 string
 	}{
 		{
-			status: errors.New("some error"),
-			codeV2: 1024,
+			status:    errors.New("some error"),
+			codeV2:    1024,
+			messageV2: "some error",
 		},
 		{
 			status: 1,
@@ -124,6 +126,9 @@ func TestToStatusV2(t *testing.T) {
 
 		// must generate the same status.Status message
 		require.EqualValues(t, testItem.codeV2, stv2.Code())
+		if len(testItem.messageV2) > 0 {
+			require.Equal(t, testItem.messageV2, stv2.Message())
+		}
 
 		_, ok := st.(apistatus.StatusV2)
 		if ok {
@@ -142,12 +147,14 @@ func TestFromStatusV2(t *testing.T) {
 	type statusConstructor func() apistatus.Status
 
 	for _, testItem := range [...]struct {
-		status interface{} // Status or statusConstructor
-		codeV2 uint64
+		status    interface{} // Status or statusConstructor
+		codeV2    uint64
+		messageV2 string
 	}{
 		{
-			status: errors.New("some error"),
-			codeV2: 1024,
+			status:    errors.New("some error"),
+			codeV2:    1024,
+			messageV2: "some error",
 		},
 		{
 			status: 1,
@@ -254,6 +261,9 @@ func TestFromStatusV2(t *testing.T) {
 
 		// must generate the same status.Status message
 		require.EqualValues(t, testItem.codeV2, stv2.Code())
+		if len(testItem.messageV2) > 0 {
+			require.Equal(t, testItem.messageV2, stv2.Message())
+		}
 
 		_, ok := st.(apistatus.StatusV2)
 		if ok {