diff --git a/elasticsearch/src/http/response.rs b/elasticsearch/src/http/response.rs
index 071d4311..ccc481d6 100644
--- a/elasticsearch/src/http/response.rs
+++ b/elasticsearch/src/http/response.rs
@@ -164,6 +164,12 @@ impl fmt::Debug for Response {
     }
 }
 
+impl Into<reqwest::Response> for Response {
+    fn into(self) -> reqwest::Response {
+        self.response
+    }
+}
+
 /// An exception raised by Elasticsearch.
 ///
 /// Contains details that indicate why the exception was raised which can help to determine