diff --git a/opentracing/span.py b/opentracing/span.py
index 97f9401..7786b7e 100644
--- a/opentracing/span.py
+++ b/opentracing/span.py
@@ -18,6 +18,14 @@
 
 from opentracing.ext import tags
 
+on_error_callbacks = []
+
+
+def add_on_error_callback(fn):
+    global on_error_callbacks
+
+    on_error_callbacks.append(fn)
+
 
 class SpanContext(object):
     """SpanContext represents :class:`Span` state that must propagate to
@@ -223,6 +231,9 @@ def _on_error(span, exc_type, exc_val, exc_tb):
         if not span or not exc_val:
             return
 
+        for callback in on_error_callbacks:
+            callback(span, exc_type, exc_val, exc_tb)
+
         span.set_tag(tags.ERROR, True)
         span.log_kv({
             logs.EVENT: tags.ERROR,
diff --git a/tests/test_noop_span.py b/tests/test_noop_span.py
index 0753d32..01b8c4d 100644
--- a/tests/test_noop_span.py
+++ b/tests/test_noop_span.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 
 from __future__ import absolute_import
 import mock
+import sys
 import time
 import types
 from opentracing import child_of
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@
 from opentracing import Tracer
 from opentracing import logs
 from opentracing import tags
+from opentracing import span as span_module
 
 
 def test_span():
@@ -67,26 +69,48 @@ def test_span_error_report():
     span = tracer.start_span('foo')
     error_message = 'unexpected_situation'
 
-    with mock.patch.object(span, 'log_kv') as log_kv:
-        with mock.patch.object(span, 'set_tag') as set_tag:
-            try:
-                with span:
-                    raise ValueError(error_message)
-            except ValueError:
-                pass
-
-            assert set_tag.call_count == 1
-            assert set_tag.call_args[0] == (tags.ERROR, True)
-
-            assert log_kv.call_count == 1
-            log_kv_args = log_kv.call_args[0][0]
-            assert log_kv_args.get(logs.EVENT, None) is tags.ERROR
-            assert log_kv_args.get(logs.MESSAGE, None) is error_message
-            assert log_kv_args.get(logs.ERROR_KIND, None) is ValueError
-            assert isinstance(log_kv_args.get(logs.ERROR_OBJECT, None),
-                              ValueError)
-            assert isinstance(log_kv_args.get(logs.STACK, None),
-                              types.TracebackType)
+    callback1 = mock.Mock()
+    callback2 = mock.Mock()
+
+    with mock.patch.object(span_module, 'on_error_callbacks', []):
+        with mock.patch.object(span, 'log_kv') as log_kv:
+            with mock.patch.object(span, 'set_tag') as set_tag:
+                span_module.add_on_error_callback(callback1)
+                span_module.add_on_error_callback(callback2)
+
+                exc_type = None
+                exc_value = None
+                exc_tb = None
+
+                try:
+                    with span:
+                        raise ValueError(error_message)
+                except ValueError:
+                    exc_type, exc_value, exc_tb = sys.exc_info()
+                    pass
+
+                def test_callback_called(callback):
+                    assert callback.call_count == 1
+                    assert callback.call_args[0] == (span,
+                                                     exc_type,
+                                                     exc_value,
+                                                     exc_tb)
+
+                test_callback_called(callback1)
+                test_callback_called(callback2)
+
+                assert set_tag.call_count == 1
+                assert set_tag.call_args[0] == (tags.ERROR, True)
+
+                assert log_kv.call_count == 1
+                log_kv_args = log_kv.call_args[0][0]
+                assert log_kv_args.get(logs.EVENT, None) is tags.ERROR
+                assert log_kv_args.get(logs.MESSAGE, None) is error_message
+                assert log_kv_args.get(logs.ERROR_KIND, None) is ValueError
+                assert isinstance(log_kv_args.get(logs.ERROR_OBJECT, None),
+                                  ValueError)
+                assert isinstance(log_kv_args.get(logs.STACK, None),
+                                  types.TracebackType)
 
 
 def test_inject():