diff --git a/axum/CHANGELOG.md b/axum/CHANGELOG.md
index 9195b0ff76..62890aad9d 100644
--- a/axum/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/axum/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 - **added:** Implement `IntoResponse` for `(R,) where R: IntoResponse` ([#2143])
 - **changed:** For SSE, add space between field and value for compatibility ([#2149])
 - **added:** Add `NestedPath` extractor ([#1924])
+- **added:** Add `handle_error` function to existing `ServiceExt` trait ([#2235])
 - **breaking:** `impl<T> IntoResponse(Parts) for Extension<T>` now requires
   `T: Clone`, as that is required by the http crate ([#1882])
 - **added:** Add `axum::Json::from_bytes` ([#2244])
@@ -92,6 +93,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 [#2140]: https://github.com/tokio-rs/axum/pull/2140
 [#2143]: https://github.com/tokio-rs/axum/pull/2143
 [#2149]: https://github.com/tokio-rs/axum/pull/2149
+[#2235]: https://github.com/tokio-rs/axum/pull/2235
 [#2244]: https://github.com/tokio-rs/axum/pull/2244
 [#2328]: https://github.com/tokio-rs/axum/pull/2328
 
diff --git a/axum/src/routing/tests/handle_error.rs b/axum/src/routing/tests/handle_error.rs
index a1af97af70..9b81a20f1d 100644
--- a/axum/src/routing/tests/handle_error.rs
+++ b/axum/src/routing/tests/handle_error.rs
@@ -95,3 +95,17 @@ async fn handler_multiple_methods_last() {
     let res = client.get("/").send().await;
     assert_eq!(res.status(), StatusCode::REQUEST_TIMEOUT);
 }
+
+#[crate::test]
+async fn handler_service_ext() {
+    let fallible_service = tower::service_fn(|_| async { Err::<(), ()>(()) });
+    let handle_error_service =
+        fallible_service.handle_error(|_| async { StatusCode::INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR });
+
+    let app = Router::new().route("/", get_service(handle_error_service));
+
+    let client = TestClient::new(app);
+
+    let res = client.get("/").send().await;
+    assert_eq!(res.status(), StatusCode::INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR);
+}
diff --git a/axum/src/routing/tests/mod.rs b/axum/src/routing/tests/mod.rs
index f53e1baa4b..6c00a6de67 100644
--- a/axum/src/routing/tests/mod.rs
+++ b/axum/src/routing/tests/mod.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ use crate::{
         tracing_helpers::{capture_tracing, TracingEvent},
         *,
     },
-    BoxError, Extension, Json, Router,
+    BoxError, Extension, Json, Router, ServiceExt,
 };
 use axum_core::extract::Request;
 use futures_util::stream::StreamExt;
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ use std::{
     task::{Context, Poll},
     time::Duration,
 };
-use tower::{service_fn, util::MapResponseLayer, ServiceExt};
+use tower::{service_fn, util::MapResponseLayer, ServiceExt as TowerServiceExt};
 use tower_http::{
     limit::RequestBodyLimitLayer, timeout::TimeoutLayer,
     validate_request::ValidateRequestHeaderLayer,
diff --git a/axum/src/service_ext.rs b/axum/src/service_ext.rs
index e603d65f16..1b49f244b6 100644
--- a/axum/src/service_ext.rs
+++ b/axum/src/service_ext.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+use crate::error_handling::HandleError;
 #[cfg(feature = "tokio")]
 use crate::extract::connect_info::IntoMakeServiceWithConnectInfo;
 use crate::routing::IntoMakeService;
@@ -30,6 +31,17 @@ pub trait ServiceExt<R>: Service<R> + Sized {
     /// [`ConnectInfo`]: crate::extract::connect_info::ConnectInfo
     #[cfg(feature = "tokio")]
     fn into_make_service_with_connect_info<C>(self) -> IntoMakeServiceWithConnectInfo<Self, C>;
+
+    /// Convert this service into a [`HandleError`], that will handle errors
+    /// by converting them into responses.
+    ///
+    ///  See ["error handling model"] for more details.
+    ///
+    /// [`HandleError`]: crate::error_handling::HandleError
+    /// ["error handling model"]: crate::error_handling#axums-error-handling-model
+    fn handle_error<F, T>(self, f: F) -> HandleError<Self, F, T> {
+        HandleError::new(self, f)
+    }
 }
 
 impl<S, R> ServiceExt<R> for S