diff --git a/tonic/src/lib.rs b/tonic/src/lib.rs
index f126ada16..9ab6b6967 100644
--- a/tonic/src/lib.rs
+++ b/tonic/src/lib.rs
@@ -122,3 +122,7 @@ pub(crate) type Error = Box<dyn std::error::Error + Send + Sync>;
 #[cfg(feature = "codegen")]
 #[cfg_attr(docsrs, doc(cfg(feature = "codegen")))]
 pub mod codegen;
+
+/// `Result` is a type that represents either success ([`Ok`]) or failure ([`Err`]).
+/// By default, the Err value is of type [`Status`] but this can be overridden if desired.
+pub type Result<T, E = Status> = std::result::Result<T, E>;