diff --git a/internal/elements.go b/internal/elements.go
index eb76842..ebabbf7 100644
--- a/internal/elements.go
+++ b/internal/elements.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package internal
 
 import (
 	"encoding/xml"
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/url"
@@ -134,6 +135,27 @@ func NewOKResponse(path string) *Response {
 	}
 }
 
+func NewErrorResponse(path string, err error) *Response {
+	code := http.StatusInternalServerError
+	var httpErr *HTTPError
+	if errors.As(err, &httpErr) {
+		code = httpErr.Code
+	}
+
+	var errElt *Error
+	if !errors.As(err, &errElt) {
+		errElt = &Error{}
+	}
+
+	href := Href{Path: path}
+	return &Response{
+		Hrefs:               []Href{href},
+		Status:              &Status{Code: code},
+		ResponseDescription: err.Error(),
+		Error:               errElt,
+	}
+}
+
 func (resp *Response) Path() (string, error) {
 	err := resp.Status.Err()
 	var path string