diff --git a/src/pawsqlite_error.mjs b/src/pawsqlite_error.mjs
index d712cd5..843ee3c 100644
--- a/src/pawsqlite_error.mjs
+++ b/src/pawsqlite_error.mjs
@@ -1,4 +1,10 @@
 export class PawSQLiteError extends Error {
+  static from(err) {
+    const p_err = new PawSQLiteError(err.toString());
+    p_err.cause = err;
+    return p_err;
+  }
+
   constructor(message) {
     super(message);
     this.name = "PawSQLiteError";