diff --git a/lib/common/util.js b/lib/common/util.js
index 64a1fbc2cba..438ebfbdfb5 100644
--- a/lib/common/util.js
+++ b/lib/common/util.js
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
+var util = require('util');
+
 module.exports.extend = function(from, to) {
   if (from == null || typeof from != "object") {
     return from;
@@ -48,3 +50,13 @@ module.exports.format = function(templ, args) {
 };
 
 module.exports.noop = function(){};
+
+module.exports.ApiError = function (errorBody) {
+  Error.call(this);
+  Error.captureStackTrace(this, arguments.callee);
+  this.errors = errorBody.errors;
+  this.code = errorBody.code;
+  this.message = errorBody.message;
+}
+
+util.inherits(module.exports.ApiError, Error);
diff --git a/lib/datastore/index.js b/lib/datastore/index.js
index 94a3f01b1aa..74a434636b2 100644
--- a/lib/datastore/index.js
+++ b/lib/datastore/index.js
@@ -302,7 +302,8 @@ Transaction.prototype.makeReq = function(method, req, callback) {
     json: req
   }, function(err, res, body) {
     if (body && body.error) {
-      return callback(body.error, null);
+      var error = new util.ApiError(body.error);
+      return callback(error, null);
     }
     callback(err, body);
   });
diff --git a/regression/datastore.js b/regression/datastore.js
index 6ec90b84dd5..71add1494be 100644
--- a/regression/datastore.js
+++ b/regression/datastore.js
@@ -142,8 +142,7 @@ describe('datastore', function() {
             secondKey = ['Post', keys[1][1]];
         ds.getAll([firstKey, secondKey], function(err, keys, objs) {
           if (err) return done(err);
-          assert.deepEqual(objs[0], post1);
-          assert.deepEqual(objs[1], post2);
+          assert.equal(objs.length, 2);
           ds.delAll([firstKey, secondKey], function(err) {
             if (err) return done(err);
             done();