diff --git a/opencensus/trace/span.py b/opencensus/trace/span.py
index cb8e42dae..796e56000 100644
--- a/opencensus/trace/span.py
+++ b/opencensus/trace/span.py
@@ -362,6 +362,20 @@ def set_status(self, status):
             raise TypeError("Type Error: received {}, but requires Status.".
                             format(type(status).__name__))
 
+    def set_status_fields(self, code, message=None, details=None):
+        """Set span status.
+
+        :type code: int
+        :param code: An enum value of :class: `~google.rpc.Code`.
+
+        :type message: str
+        :param message: A developer-facing error message, should be in English.
+
+        :type details: list
+        :param details: A list of messages that carry the error details.
+        """
+        self.set_status(status_module.Status(code, message, details))
+
     def start(self):
         """Set the start time for a span."""
         self.start_time = utils.to_iso_str()
diff --git a/tests/unit/trace/test_span.py b/tests/unit/trace/test_span.py
index f7ddf5d7b..958c28e66 100644
--- a/tests/unit/trace/test_span.py
+++ b/tests/unit/trace/test_span.py
@@ -201,6 +201,31 @@ def test_set_status(self):
         self.assertEqual(span.status.description, message)
         self.assertEqual(span.status.details, details)
 
+    def test_set_status_fields(self):
+        span_name = 'test_span_name'
+        span = self._make_one(span_name)
+
+        code = 1
+        message = 'ok'
+        details = {'object': 'ok'}
+        span.set_status_fields(code, message, details)
+
+        self.assertEqual(span.status.canonical_code, code)
+        self.assertEqual(span.status.description, message)
+        self.assertEqual(span.status.details, details)
+
+    def test_set_status_fields_without_details(self):
+        span_name = 'test_span_name'
+        span = self._make_one(span_name)
+
+        code = 1
+        message = 'ok'
+        span.set_status_fields(code, message)
+
+        self.assertEqual(span.status.canonical_code, code)
+        self.assertEqual(span.status.description, message)
+        self.assertEqual(span.status.details, None)
+
     def test_start(self):
         span_name = 'root_span'
         span = self._make_one(span_name)