diff --git a/src/monger/core.clj b/src/monger/core.clj
index 4943eb1..697d3e8 100644
--- a/src/monger/core.clj
+++ b/src/monger/core.clj
@@ -164,3 +164,25 @@
   DBCursor
   (count [^com.mongodb.DBCursor this]
     (.count this)))
+
+(defn ^DBObject get-last-error
+  "Returns the the error (if there is one) from the previous operation on this connection.
+
+   The result of this command looks like:
+
+      #<CommandResult { \"serverUsed\" : \"127.0.0.1:27017\" , \"n\" : 0 , \"connectionId\" : 66 , \"err\" :  null  , \"ok\" : 1.0}>\"
+
+   The value for err will be null if no error occurred, or a description otherwise.
+
+   Important note: when calling this method directly, it is undefined which connection \"getLastError\" is called on.
+   You may need to explicitly use a \"consistent Request\", see requestStart() For most purposes it is better not to call this method directly but instead use WriteConcern."
+  ([]
+     (.getLastError ^DB *mongodb-database*))
+  ([^DB database]
+     (.getLastError ^DB database))
+  ([^DB database ^Integer w ^Integer wtimeout ^Boolean fsync]
+     (.getLastError ^DB database w wtimeout fsync))
+  ([^DB database ^WriteConcern write-concern]
+     (.getLastError ^DB database write-concern)))
+
+
diff --git a/test/monger/test/core.clj b/test/monger/test/core.clj
index 20c36c2..738d3ee 100644
--- a/test/monger/test/core.clj
+++ b/test/monger/test/core.clj
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 (ns monger.test.core
   (:require [monger core collection util result])
-  (:import (com.mongodb Mongo DB))
+  (:import (com.mongodb Mongo DB WriteConcern))
   (:use [clojure.test]))
 
 
@@ -42,3 +42,11 @@
                { :collstats "things" :scale (* 1024 1024) }
                { :getLastError 1 }]]
       (is (monger.result/ok? (monger.core/command c))))))
+
+(deftest get-last-error
+  (let [connection (monger.core/connect)
+        db         (monger.core/get-db connection "monger-test")]
+    (is (monger.result/ok? (monger.core/get-last-error)))
+    (is (monger.result/ok? (monger.core/get-last-error db)))
+    (is (monger.result/ok? (monger.core/get-last-error db WriteConcern/NORMAL)))
+    (is (monger.result/ok? (monger.core/get-last-error db 1 100 true)))))
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