diff --git a/lib/units/device/plugins/install.js b/lib/units/device/plugins/install.js
index ad06cda8..7f34b4ca 100644
--- a/lib/units/device/plugins/install.js
+++ b/lib/units/device/plugins/install.js
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ var logger = require('../../../util/logger')
 var wire = require('../../../wire')
 var wireutil = require('../../../wire/util')
 var promiseutil = require('../../../util/promiseutil')
+var responseCodes = require('./install/response-codes')
 
 // The error codes are available at https://github.com/android/
 // platform_frameworks_base/blob/master/core/java/android/content/
@@ -179,7 +180,9 @@ module.exports = syrup.serial()
           )
           push.send([
             channel
-          , reply.fail(err.code)
+          , reply.fail(err.code, {
+              description: responseCodes[err.code] || null
+            })
           ])
         })
         .catch(function(err) {
diff --git a/lib/units/device/plugins/install/response-codes.json b/lib/units/device/plugins/install/response-codes.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9ee41f85
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/units/device/plugins/install/response-codes.json
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+{
+  "INSTALL_SUCCEEDED": "Installation succeeded.",
+  "INSTALL_FAILED_ALREADY_EXISTS": "The package is already installed.",
+  "INSTALL_FAILED_INVALID_APK": "The package archive file is invalid.",
+  "INSTALL_FAILED_INVALID_URI": "The URI passed in is invalid.",
+  "INSTALL_FAILED_INSUFFICIENT_STORAGE": "The package manager service found that the device didn't have enough storage space to install the app.",
+  "INSTALL_FAILED_DUPLICATE_PACKAGE": "A package is already installed with the same name.",
+  "INSTALL_FAILED_NO_SHARED_USER": "The requested shared user does not exist.",
+  "INSTALL_FAILED_UPDATE_INCOMPATIBLE": "A previously installed package of the same name has a different signature than the new package (and the old package's data was not removed)."
+  "INSTALL_FAILED_MISSING_SHARED_LIBRARY": "The new package uses a shared library that is not available.",
+  "INSTALL_FAILED_REPLACE_COULDNT_DELETE": "The existing package could not be deleted.",
+  "INSTALL_FAILED_DEXOPT": "The new package failed while optimizing and validating its dex files, either because there was not enough storage or the validation failed.",
+  "INSTALL_FAILED_OLDER_SDK": "The new package failed because the current SDK version is older than that required by the package.",
+  "INSTALL_FAILED_CONFLICTING_PROVIDER": "The new package failed because it contains a content provider with thesame authority as a provider already installed in the system.",
+  "INSTALL_FAILED_NEWER_SDK": "The new package failed because the current SDK version is newer than that required by the package.",
+  "INSTALL_FAILED_TEST_ONLY": "The new package failed because it has specified that it is a test-only package and the caller has not supplied the INSTALL_ALLOW_TEST flag.",
+  "INSTALL_FAILED_CPU_ABI_INCOMPATIBLE": "The package being installed contains native code, but none that is compatible with the device's CPU_ABI.",
+  "INSTALL_FAILED_MISSING_FEATURE": "The new package uses a feature that is not available.",
+  "INSTALL_FAILED_CONTAINER_ERROR": "A secure container mount point couldn't be accessed on external media.",
+  "INSTALL_FAILED_INVALID_INSTALL_LOCATION": "The new package couldn't be installed in the specified install location.",
+  "INSTALL_FAILED_MEDIA_UNAVAILABLE": "The new package couldn't be installed in the specified install location because the media is not available.",
+  "INSTALL_FAILED_VERIFICATION_TIMEOUT": "The new package couldn't be installed because the verification timed out.",
+  "INSTALL_FAILED_VERIFICATION_FAILURE": "The new package couldn't be installed because the verification did not succeed.",
+  "INSTALL_FAILED_PACKAGE_CHANGED": "The package changed from what the calling program expected.",
+  "INSTALL_FAILED_UID_CHANGED": "The new package is assigned a different UID than it previously held.",
+  "INSTALL_FAILED_VERSION_DOWNGRADE": "The new package has an older version code than the currently installed package.",
+  "INSTALL_PARSE_FAILED_NOT_APK": "The parser was given a path that is not a file, or does not end with the expected '.apk' extension.",
+  "INSTALL_PARSE_FAILED_BAD_MANIFEST": "The parser was unable to retrieve the AndroidManifest.xml file.",
+  "INSTALL_PARSE_FAILED_UNEXPECTED_EXCEPTION": "The parser encountered an unexpected exception.",
+  "INSTALL_PARSE_FAILED_NO_CERTIFICATES": "The parser did not find any certificates in the .apk.",
+  "INSTALL_PARSE_FAILED_INCONSISTENT_CERTIFICATES": "The parser found inconsistent certificates on the files in the .apk.",
+  "INSTALL_PARSE_FAILED_CERTIFICATE_ENCODING": "The parser encountered a CertificateEncodingException in one of the files in the .apk.",
+  "INSTALL_PARSE_FAILED_BAD_PACKAGE_NAME": "The parser encountered a bad or missing package name in the manifest.",
+  "INSTALL_PARSE_FAILED_BAD_SHARED_USER_ID": "The parser encountered a bad shared user id name in the manifest.",
+  "INSTALL_PARSE_FAILED_MANIFEST_MALFORMED": "The parser encountered some structural problem in the manifest.",
+  "INSTALL_PARSE_FAILED_MANIFEST_EMPTY": "The parser did not find any actionable tags (instrumentation or application) in the manifest.",
+  "INSTALL_FAILED_INTERNAL_ERROR": "The system failed to install the package because of system issues.",
+  "INSTALL_FAILED_USER_RESTRICTED": "The system failed to install the package because the user is restricted from installing apps.",
+  "INSTALL_FAILED_NO_MATCHING_ABIS": "The system failed to install the package because its packaged native code did not match any of the ABIs supported by the system."
+}
diff --git a/lib/wire/util.js b/lib/wire/util.js
index da6a0782..3334f7d4 100644
--- a/lib/wire/util.js
+++ b/lib/wire/util.js
@@ -49,12 +49,13 @@ var wireutil = {
         , body ? JSON.stringify(body) : null
         ))
       }
-    , fail: function(data) {
+    , fail: function(data, body) {
         return wireutil.envelope(new wire.TransactionDoneMessage(
           source
         , seq++
         , false
         , data || 'fail'
+        , body ? JSON.stringify(body) : null
         ))
       }
     , progress: function(data, progress) {
diff --git a/res/app/components/stf/transaction/transaction-service.js b/res/app/components/stf/transaction/transaction-service.js
index c0bec94f..7e82dd88 100644
--- a/res/app/components/stf/transaction/transaction-service.js
+++ b/res/app/components/stf/transaction/transaction-service.js
@@ -130,14 +130,15 @@ module.exports = function TransactionServiceFactory(socket) {
             if (message.data) {
               result.lastData = result.data[seq] = message.data
             }
-            if (message.body) {
-              result.body = JSON.parse(message.body)
-            }
           }
           else {
             result.lastData = result.error = message.data
           }
 
+          if (message.body) {
+            result.body = JSON.parse(message.body)
+          }
+
           resolver.resolve(result)
           return
         }