diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index cfa68ecff..fd868ab4e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1099,8 +1099,9 @@ var response = await gitHubApi.GetUser("octocat");
 //Getting the status code (returns a value from the System.Net.HttpStatusCode enumeration)
 var httpStatus = response.StatusCode;
 
-//Determining if a success status code was received
-if(response.IsSuccessStatusCode)
+//Determining if a success status code was received and there wasn't any other error
+//(for example, during content deserialization)
+if(response.IsSuccessful)
 {
     //YAY! Do the thing...
 }
@@ -1362,7 +1363,7 @@ You can then decide what to do like so:
 
 ```csharp
 var response = await _myRefitClient.GetSomeStuff();
-if(response.IsSuccessStatusCode)
+if(response.IsSuccessful)
 {
    //do your thing
 }
@@ -1372,6 +1373,9 @@ else
 }
 ```
 
+> [!NOTE]  
+> The `IsSuccessful` property checks whether the response status code is in the range 200-299 and there wasn't any other error (for example, during content deserialization). If you just want to check the HTTP response status code, you can use the `IsSuccessStatusCode` property.
+
 #### When returning `Task<T>`
 Refit throws any `ApiException` raised by the `ExceptionFactory` when processing the response and any errors that occur when attempting to deserialize the response to `Task<T>`.
 
diff --git a/Refit.Tests/API/ApiApprovalTests.Refit.DotNet6_0.verified.txt b/Refit.Tests/API/ApiApprovalTests.Refit.DotNet6_0.verified.txt
index 34fd210ce..aca0a3307 100644
--- a/Refit.Tests/API/ApiApprovalTests.Refit.DotNet6_0.verified.txt
+++ b/Refit.Tests/API/ApiApprovalTests.Refit.DotNet6_0.verified.txt
@@ -40,12 +40,17 @@ namespace Refit
         public Refit.ApiException? Error { get; }
         public System.Net.Http.Headers.HttpResponseHeaders Headers { get; }
         [System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.MemberNotNullWhen(false, "Error")]
+        [System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.MemberNotNullWhen(true, "ContentHeaders")]
+        [get: System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.MemberNotNullWhen(false, "Error")]
+        [get: System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.MemberNotNullWhen(true, "ContentHeaders")]
+        public bool IsSuccessStatusCode { get; }
+        [System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.MemberNotNullWhen(false, "Error")]
         [System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.MemberNotNullWhen(true, "Content")]
         [System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.MemberNotNullWhen(true, "ContentHeaders")]
         [get: System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.MemberNotNullWhen(false, "Error")]
         [get: System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.MemberNotNullWhen(true, "Content")]
         [get: System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.MemberNotNullWhen(true, "ContentHeaders")]
-        public bool IsSuccessStatusCode { get; }
+        public bool IsSuccessful { get; }
         public string? ReasonPhrase { get; }
         public System.Net.Http.HttpRequestMessage? RequestMessage { get; }
         public Refit.RefitSettings Settings { get; }
@@ -53,6 +58,7 @@ namespace Refit
         public System.Version Version { get; }
         public void Dispose() { }
         public System.Threading.Tasks.Task<Refit.ApiResponse<T>> EnsureSuccessStatusCodeAsync() { }
+        public System.Threading.Tasks.Task<Refit.ApiResponse<T>> EnsureSuccessfulAsync() { }
     }
     [System.AttributeUsage(System.AttributeTargets.Property | System.AttributeTargets.Parameter)]
     [System.Obsolete("Use Refit.StreamPart, Refit.ByteArrayPart, Refit.FileInfoPart or if necessary, in" +
@@ -190,6 +196,11 @@ namespace Refit
         [get: System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.MemberNotNullWhen(false, "Error")]
         [get: System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.MemberNotNullWhen(true, "ContentHeaders")]
         bool IsSuccessStatusCode { get; }
+        [System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.MemberNotNullWhen(false, "Error")]
+        [System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.MemberNotNullWhen(true, "ContentHeaders")]
+        [get: System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.MemberNotNullWhen(false, "Error")]
+        [get: System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.MemberNotNullWhen(true, "ContentHeaders")]
+        bool IsSuccessful { get; }
         string? ReasonPhrase { get; }
         System.Net.Http.HttpRequestMessage? RequestMessage { get; }
         System.Net.HttpStatusCode StatusCode { get; }
@@ -201,12 +212,17 @@ namespace Refit
         new System.Net.Http.Headers.HttpContentHeaders? ContentHeaders { get; }
         new Refit.ApiException? Error { get; }
         [System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.MemberNotNullWhen(false, "Error")]
+        [System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.MemberNotNullWhen(true, "ContentHeaders")]
+        [get: System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.MemberNotNullWhen(false, "Error")]
+        [get: System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.MemberNotNullWhen(true, "ContentHeaders")]
+        new bool IsSuccessStatusCode { get; }
+        [System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.MemberNotNullWhen(false, "Error")]
         [System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.MemberNotNullWhen(true, "Content")]
         [System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.MemberNotNullWhen(true, "ContentHeaders")]
         [get: System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.MemberNotNullWhen(false, "Error")]
         [get: System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.MemberNotNullWhen(true, "Content")]
         [get: System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.MemberNotNullWhen(true, "ContentHeaders")]
-        new bool IsSuccessStatusCode { get; }
+        new bool IsSuccessful { get; }
     }
     public interface IFormUrlEncodedParameterFormatter
     {
diff --git a/Refit.Tests/API/ApiApprovalTests.Refit.DotNet8_0.verified.txt b/Refit.Tests/API/ApiApprovalTests.Refit.DotNet8_0.verified.txt
index 182ebd24d..7706d4756 100644
--- a/Refit.Tests/API/ApiApprovalTests.Refit.DotNet8_0.verified.txt
+++ b/Refit.Tests/API/ApiApprovalTests.Refit.DotNet8_0.verified.txt
@@ -40,12 +40,17 @@ namespace Refit
         public Refit.ApiException? Error { get; }
         public System.Net.Http.Headers.HttpResponseHeaders Headers { get; }
         [System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.MemberNotNullWhen(false, "Error")]
+        [System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.MemberNotNullWhen(true, "ContentHeaders")]
+        [get: System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.MemberNotNullWhen(false, "Error")]
+        [get: System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.MemberNotNullWhen(true, "ContentHeaders")]
+        public bool IsSuccessStatusCode { get; }
+        [System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.MemberNotNullWhen(false, "Error")]
         [System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.MemberNotNullWhen(true, "Content")]
         [System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.MemberNotNullWhen(true, "ContentHeaders")]
         [get: System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.MemberNotNullWhen(false, "Error")]
         [get: System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.MemberNotNullWhen(true, "Content")]
         [get: System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.MemberNotNullWhen(true, "ContentHeaders")]
-        public bool IsSuccessStatusCode { get; }
+        public bool IsSuccessful { get; }
         public string? ReasonPhrase { get; }
         public System.Net.Http.HttpRequestMessage? RequestMessage { get; }
         public Refit.RefitSettings Settings { get; }
@@ -53,6 +58,7 @@ namespace Refit
         public System.Version Version { get; }
         public void Dispose() { }
         public System.Threading.Tasks.Task<Refit.ApiResponse<T>> EnsureSuccessStatusCodeAsync() { }
+        public System.Threading.Tasks.Task<Refit.ApiResponse<T>> EnsureSuccessfulAsync() { }
     }
     [System.AttributeUsage(System.AttributeTargets.Property | System.AttributeTargets.Parameter)]
     [System.Obsolete("Use Refit.StreamPart, Refit.ByteArrayPart, Refit.FileInfoPart or if necessary, in" +
@@ -190,6 +196,11 @@ namespace Refit
         [get: System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.MemberNotNullWhen(false, "Error")]
         [get: System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.MemberNotNullWhen(true, "ContentHeaders")]
         bool IsSuccessStatusCode { get; }
+        [System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.MemberNotNullWhen(false, "Error")]
+        [System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.MemberNotNullWhen(true, "ContentHeaders")]
+        [get: System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.MemberNotNullWhen(false, "Error")]
+        [get: System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.MemberNotNullWhen(true, "ContentHeaders")]
+        bool IsSuccessful { get; }
         string? ReasonPhrase { get; }
         System.Net.Http.HttpRequestMessage? RequestMessage { get; }
         System.Net.HttpStatusCode StatusCode { get; }
@@ -201,12 +212,17 @@ namespace Refit
         new System.Net.Http.Headers.HttpContentHeaders? ContentHeaders { get; }
         new Refit.ApiException? Error { get; }
         [System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.MemberNotNullWhen(false, "Error")]
+        [System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.MemberNotNullWhen(true, "ContentHeaders")]
+        [get: System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.MemberNotNullWhen(false, "Error")]
+        [get: System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.MemberNotNullWhen(true, "ContentHeaders")]
+        new bool IsSuccessStatusCode { get; }
+        [System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.MemberNotNullWhen(false, "Error")]
         [System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.MemberNotNullWhen(true, "Content")]
         [System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.MemberNotNullWhen(true, "ContentHeaders")]
         [get: System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.MemberNotNullWhen(false, "Error")]
         [get: System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.MemberNotNullWhen(true, "Content")]
         [get: System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.MemberNotNullWhen(true, "ContentHeaders")]
-        new bool IsSuccessStatusCode { get; }
+        new bool IsSuccessful { get; }
     }
     public interface IFormUrlEncodedParameterFormatter
     {
diff --git a/Refit.Tests/ResponseTests.cs b/Refit.Tests/ResponseTests.cs
index 0b7149f2a..ed6ff63c6 100644
--- a/Refit.Tests/ResponseTests.cs
+++ b/Refit.Tests/ResponseTests.cs
@@ -174,6 +174,77 @@ public async Task When_BadRequest_EnsureSuccessStatusCodeAsync_ThrowsValidationE
         Assert.Equal("type", actualException.Content.Type);
     }
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Test to verify if IsSuccessful returns false if we have a success status code, but there is a deserialization error
+    /// </summary>
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task When_SerializationErrorOnSuccessStatusCode_IsSuccessful_ShouldReturnFalse()
+    {
+        var expectedResponse = new HttpResponseMessage(HttpStatusCode.OK)
+        {
+            Content = new StringContent("Invalid JSON")
+        };
+
+        mockHandler
+            .Expect(HttpMethod.Get, "http://api/GetApiResponseTestObject")
+            .Respond(req => expectedResponse);
+
+        using var response = await fixture.GetApiResponseTestObject();
+
+        Assert.True(response.IsSuccessStatusCode);
+        Assert.False(response.IsSuccessful);
+        Assert.NotNull(response.Error);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Test to verify if EnsureSuccessStatusCodeAsync do not throw an ApiException if we have a success status code, but there is a deserialization error
+    /// </summary>
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task When_SerializationErrorOnSuccessStatusCode_EnsureSuccesStatusCodeAsync_DoNotThrowApiException()
+    {
+        var expectedResponse = new HttpResponseMessage(HttpStatusCode.OK)
+        {
+            Content = new StringContent("Invalid JSON")
+        };
+
+        mockHandler
+            .Expect(HttpMethod.Get, "http://api/GetApiResponseTestObject")
+            .Respond(req => expectedResponse);
+
+        using var response = await fixture.GetApiResponseTestObject();
+        await response.EnsureSuccessStatusCodeAsync();        
+
+        Assert.True(response.IsSuccessStatusCode);
+        Assert.False(response.IsSuccessful);
+        Assert.NotNull(response.Error);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Test to verify if EnsureSuccessfulAsync throws an ApiException if we have a success status code, but there is a deserialization error
+    /// </summary>
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task When_SerializationErrorOnSuccessStatusCode_EnsureSuccessfulAsync_ThrowsApiException()
+    {
+        var expectedResponse = new HttpResponseMessage(HttpStatusCode.OK)
+        {           
+            Content = new StringContent("Invalid JSON")
+        };
+
+        mockHandler
+            .Expect(HttpMethod.Get, "http://api/GetApiResponseTestObject")
+            .Respond(req => expectedResponse);
+
+        using var response = await fixture.GetApiResponseTestObject();
+        var actualException = await Assert.ThrowsAsync<ApiException>(
+            () => response.EnsureSuccessfulAsync()
+        );
+
+        Assert.True(response.IsSuccessStatusCode);
+        Assert.False(response.IsSuccessful);
+        Assert.NotNull(actualException);
+        Assert.IsType<System.Text.Json.JsonException>(actualException.InnerException);
+    }
+
     [Fact]
     public async Task WhenProblemDetailsResponseContainsExtensions_ShouldHydrateExtensions()
     {
diff --git a/Refit/ApiResponse.cs b/Refit/ApiResponse.cs
index 2867b8147..4affdd5bc 100644
--- a/Refit/ApiResponse.cs
+++ b/Refit/ApiResponse.cs
@@ -71,12 +71,21 @@ public sealed class ApiResponse<T>(
         /// Indicates whether the request was successful.
         /// </summary>
 #if NET6_0_OR_GREATER
-        [MemberNotNullWhen(true, nameof(Content))]
         [MemberNotNullWhen(true, nameof(ContentHeaders))]
         [MemberNotNullWhen(false, nameof(Error))]
 #endif
         public bool IsSuccessStatusCode => response.IsSuccessStatusCode;
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Indicates whether the request was successful and there wasn't any other error (for example, during content deserialization).
+        /// </summary>
+#if NET6_0_OR_GREATER
+        [MemberNotNullWhen(true, nameof(Content))]
+        [MemberNotNullWhen(true, nameof(ContentHeaders))]
+        [MemberNotNullWhen(false, nameof(Error))]
+#endif
+        public bool IsSuccessful => IsSuccessStatusCode && Error is null;
+
         /// <summary>
         /// The reason phrase which typically is sent by the server together with the status code.
         /// </summary>
@@ -119,20 +128,22 @@ public async Task<ApiResponse<T>> EnsureSuccessStatusCodeAsync()
         {
             if (!IsSuccessStatusCode)
             {
-                var exception =
-                    Error
-                    ?? await ApiException
-                        .Create(
-                            response.RequestMessage!,
-                            response.RequestMessage!.Method,
-                            response,
-                            Settings
-                        )
-                        .ConfigureAwait(false);
+                await ThrowsApiExceptionAsync().ConfigureAwait(false);
+            }
 
-                Dispose();
+            return this;
+        }
 
-                throw exception;
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Ensures the request was successful and without any other error by throwing an exception in case of failure
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <returns>The current <see cref="ApiResponse{T}"/></returns>
+        /// <exception cref="ApiException"></exception>
+        public async Task<ApiResponse<T>> EnsureSuccessfulAsync()
+        {
+            if (!IsSuccessful)
+            {
+                await ThrowsApiExceptionAsync().ConfigureAwait(false);
             }
 
             return this;
@@ -147,6 +158,24 @@ void Dispose(bool disposing)
 
             response.Dispose();
         }
+
+        private async Task<ApiException> ThrowsApiExceptionAsync()
+        {
+            var exception =
+                    Error
+                    ?? await ApiException
+                        .Create(
+                            response.RequestMessage!,
+                            response.RequestMessage!.Method,
+                            response,
+                            Settings
+                        )
+                        .ConfigureAwait(false);
+
+            Dispose();
+
+            throw exception;
+        }
     }
 
     /// <inheritdoc/>
@@ -171,10 +200,17 @@ public interface IApiResponse<out T> : IApiResponse
         /// <summary>
         /// Indicates whether the request was successful.
         /// </summary>
-        [MemberNotNullWhen(true, nameof(Content))]
         [MemberNotNullWhen(true, nameof(ContentHeaders))]
         [MemberNotNullWhen(false, nameof(Error))]
         new bool IsSuccessStatusCode { get; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Indicates whether the request was successful and there wasn't any other error (for example, during content deserialization).
+        /// </summary>
+        [MemberNotNullWhen(true, nameof(Content))]
+        [MemberNotNullWhen(true, nameof(ContentHeaders))]
+        [MemberNotNullWhen(false, nameof(Error))]
+        new bool IsSuccessful { get; }
 #endif
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -207,6 +243,15 @@ public interface IApiResponse : IDisposable
 #endif
         bool IsSuccessStatusCode { get; }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Indicates whether the request was successful and there wasn't any other error (for example, during content deserialization).
+        /// </summary>
+#if NET6_0_OR_GREATER        
+        [MemberNotNullWhen(true, nameof(ContentHeaders))]
+        [MemberNotNullWhen(false, nameof(Error))]
+#endif
+        bool IsSuccessful { get; }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// HTTP response status code.
         /// </summary>