diff --git a/cli/command/container/run.go b/cli/command/container/run.go
index 5ef3e8b7bf..ac780533bf 100644
--- a/cli/command/container/run.go
+++ b/cli/command/container/run.go
@@ -324,6 +324,7 @@ func toStatusError(err error) error {
 
 	if strings.Contains(errMsg, "executable file not found") || strings.Contains(errMsg, "no such file or directory") || strings.Contains(errMsg, "system cannot find the file specified") {
 		return cli.StatusError{
+			Cause:      err,
 			Status:     withHelp(err, "run").Error(),
 			StatusCode: 127,
 		}
@@ -331,12 +332,14 @@ func toStatusError(err error) error {
 
 	if strings.Contains(errMsg, syscall.EACCES.Error()) || strings.Contains(errMsg, syscall.EISDIR.Error()) {
 		return cli.StatusError{
+			Cause:      err,
 			Status:     withHelp(err, "run").Error(),
 			StatusCode: 126,
 		}
 	}
 
 	return cli.StatusError{
+		Cause:      err,
 		Status:     withHelp(err, "run").Error(),
 		StatusCode: 125,
 	}
diff --git a/cli/command/container/run_test.go b/cli/command/container/run_test.go
index 4c2ced4f56..9704c8a042 100644
--- a/cli/command/container/run_test.go
+++ b/cli/command/container/run_test.go
@@ -290,6 +290,7 @@ func TestRunPullTermination(t *testing.T) {
 	select {
 	case cmdErr := <-cmdErrC:
 		assert.Equal(t, cmdErr, cli.StatusError{
+			Cause:      context.Canceled,
 			StatusCode: 125,
 			Status:     "docker: context canceled\n\nRun 'docker run --help' for more information",
 		})
diff --git a/cli/error.go b/cli/error.go
index 8c4a5f952b..1d35b4e77d 100644
--- a/cli/error.go
+++ b/cli/error.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 
 // StatusError reports an unsuccessful exit by a command.
 type StatusError struct {
+	Cause      error
 	Status     string
 	StatusCode int
 }
@@ -14,8 +15,15 @@ type StatusError struct {
 // it is returned as-is, otherwise it generates a generic error-message
 // based on the StatusCode.
 func (e StatusError) Error() string {
-	if e.Status == "" {
-		return "exit status " + strconv.Itoa(e.StatusCode)
+	if e.Status != "" {
+		return e.Status
 	}
-	return e.Status
+	if e.Cause != nil {
+		return e.Cause.Error()
+	}
+	return "exit status " + strconv.Itoa(e.StatusCode)
+}
+
+func (e StatusError) Unwrap() error {
+	return e.Cause
 }