diff --git a/src/puter-js/src/lib/RequestError.js b/src/puter-js/src/lib/RequestError.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5c295a1ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/puter-js/src/lib/RequestError.js
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+export class RequestError extends Error {
+    constructor (message) {
+        super(message);
+        this.name = 'RequestError'; // thanks minifier
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/puter-js/src/modules/Threads.js b/src/puter-js/src/modules/Threads.js
index 281e60d6f..c58b34f6b 100644
--- a/src/puter-js/src/modules/Threads.js
+++ b/src/puter-js/src/modules/Threads.js
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import { RequestError } from "../lib/RequestError.js";
+
 export default class Threads {
     constructor (context) {
         this.authToken = context.authToken;
@@ -20,6 +22,12 @@ export default class Threads {
                 ...(body ? { body: JSON.stringify(body) } : {}),
             }
         );
+        if ( ! resp.ok ) {
+            const resp_data = await resp.json();
+            const err = new RequestError(resp_data.message);
+            err.response = resp_data;
+            throw err;
+        }
         return await resp.json();
     }