diff --git a/websocketpp/transport/asio/security/none.hpp b/websocketpp/transport/asio/security/none.hpp
index 1c9486fa8d..96bf868589 100644
--- a/websocketpp/transport/asio/security/none.hpp
+++ b/websocketpp/transport/asio/security/none.hpp
@@ -229,6 +229,23 @@ protected:
     lib::error_code get_ec() const {
         return lib::error_code();
     }
+    
+    /// Translate any security policy specific information about an error code
+    /**
+     * Translate_ec takes a boost error code and attempts to convert its value
+     * to an appropriate websocketpp error code. The plain socket policy does
+     * not presently provide any additional information so all errors will be
+     * reported as the generic transport pass_through error.
+     *
+     * @since 0.4.0-beta1
+     *
+     * @param ec The error code to translate_ec
+     * @return The translated error code
+     */
+    lib::error_code translate_ec(boost::system::error_code ec) {
+        // We don't know any more information about this error so pass through
+        return make_error_code(transport::error::pass_through);
+    }
 private:
     enum state {
         UNINITIALIZED = 0,
diff --git a/websocketpp/transport/asio/security/tls.hpp b/websocketpp/transport/asio/security/tls.hpp
index 2a743112bb..4f383e5a27 100644
--- a/websocketpp/transport/asio/security/tls.hpp
+++ b/websocketpp/transport/asio/security/tls.hpp
@@ -284,6 +284,37 @@ protected:
     void async_shutdown(socket_shutdown_handler callback) {
         m_socket->async_shutdown(callback);
     }
+    
+    /// Translate any security policy specific information about an error code
+    /**
+     * Translate_ec takes a boost error code and attempts to convert its value
+     * to an appropriate websocketpp error code. Any error that is determined to
+     * be related to TLS but does not have a more specific websocketpp error
+     * code is returned under the catch all error "tls_error".
+     *
+     * Non-TLS related errors are returned as the transport generic pass_through
+     * error.
+     *
+     * @since 0.4.0-beta1
+     *
+     * @param ec The error code to translate_ec
+     * @return The translated error code
+     */
+    lib::error_code translate_ec(boost::system::error_code ec) {
+        if (ec.category() == boost::asio::error::get_ssl_category()) {
+            if (ERR_GET_REASON(ec.value()) == SSL_R_SHORT_READ) {
+                return make_error_code(transport::error::tls_short_read);
+            } else {
+                // We know it is a TLS related error, but otherwise don't know
+                // more. Pass through as TLS generic.
+                return make_error_code(transport::error::tls_error);
+            }
+        } else {
+            // We don't know any more information about this error so pass
+            // through
+            return make_error_code(transport::error::pass_through);
+        }
+    }
 private:
     socket_type::handshake_type get_handshake_type() {
         if (m_is_server) {