diff --git a/src/cli.rs b/src/cli.rs
index 4d4a9fe..1613c7a 100644
--- a/src/cli.rs
+++ b/src/cli.rs
@@ -90,6 +90,10 @@ pub struct Record {
     #[arg(long, value_name = "COLSxROWS", value_parser = parse_window_size)]
     pub window_size: Option<(Option<u16>, Option<u16>)>,
 
+    /// Return session exit status
+    #[arg(long)]
+    pub return_: bool,
+
     #[arg(long, hide = true)]
     pub cols: Option<u16>,
 
@@ -161,6 +165,10 @@ pub struct Stream {
     #[arg(long, value_name = "COLSxROWS", value_parser = parse_window_size)]
     pub window_size: Option<(Option<u16>, Option<u16>)>,
 
+    /// Return session exit status
+    #[arg(long)]
+    pub return_: bool,
+
     /// Log file path
     #[arg(long, value_name = "PATH")]
     pub log_file: Option<PathBuf>,
@@ -224,6 +232,10 @@ pub struct Session {
     #[arg(long, value_name = "COLSxROWS", value_parser = parse_window_size)]
     pub window_size: Option<(Option<u16>, Option<u16>)>,
 
+    /// Return session exit status
+    #[arg(long)]
+    pub return_: bool,
+
     /// Log file path
     #[arg(long, value_name = "PATH")]
     pub log_file: Option<PathBuf>,
diff --git a/src/cmd/session.rs b/src/cmd/session.rs
index dbd6787..0a0d041 100644
--- a/src/cmd/session.rs
+++ b/src/cmd/session.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ use std::fs::{self, OpenOptions};
 use std::io::LineWriter;
 use std::net::TcpListener;
 use std::path::Path;
+use std::process::ExitCode;
 use std::time::Duration;
 
 use anyhow::{anyhow, bail, Context, Result};
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@ use crate::stream::Stream;
 use crate::tty::{DevTty, FixedSizeTty, NullTty, Tty};
 
 impl cli::Session {
-    pub fn run(mut self) -> Result<()> {
+    pub fn run(mut self) -> Result<ExitCode> {
         locale::check_utf8_locale()?;
 
         let config = Config::new(self.server_url.clone())?;
@@ -160,11 +161,11 @@ impl cli::Session {
         let exec_command = build_exec_command(command.as_ref().cloned());
         let exec_extra_env = build_exec_extra_env(relay_id.as_ref());
 
-        {
+        let (exit_status, _) = {
             let starter = SessionStarter::new(outputs, record_input, keys, notifier);
             let mut tty = self.get_tty(true)?;
-            pty::exec(&exec_command, &exec_extra_env, &mut tty, starter)?;
-        }
+            pty::exec(&exec_command, &exec_extra_env, &mut tty, starter)?
+        };
 
         runtime.block_on(async {
             debug!("session shutting down...");
@@ -185,7 +186,13 @@ impl cli::Session {
 
         status::info!("asciinema session ended");
 
-        Ok(())
+        if !self.return_ || exit_status == 0 {
+            Ok(ExitCode::from(0))
+        } else if exit_status > 0 {
+            Ok(ExitCode::from(exit_status as u8))
+        } else {
+            Ok(ExitCode::from(1))
+        }
     }
 
     fn get_file_writer<N: Notifier + 'static>(
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 3a4597e..ee9a16b 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -22,11 +22,13 @@ mod stream;
 mod tty;
 mod util;
 
+use std::process::{ExitCode, Termination};
+
 use clap::Parser;
 
 use self::cli::{Cli, Commands, Session};
 
-fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+fn main() -> ExitCode {
     let cli = Cli::parse();
 
     if cli.quiet {
@@ -51,11 +53,12 @@ fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
                 window_size: cmd.window_size,
                 stream_local: None,
                 stream_remote: None,
+                return_: cmd.return_,
                 log_file: None,
                 server_url: None,
             };
 
-            cmd.run()
+            cmd.run().report()
         }
 
         Commands::Stream(stream) => {
@@ -73,18 +76,19 @@ fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
                 window_size: stream.window_size,
                 stream_local: stream.local,
                 stream_remote: stream.remote,
+                return_: stream.return_,
                 log_file: stream.log_file,
                 server_url: stream.server_url,
             };
 
-            cmd.run()
+            cmd.run().report()
         }
 
-        Commands::Session(cmd) => cmd.run(),
-        Commands::Play(cmd) => cmd.run(),
-        Commands::Cat(cmd) => cmd.run(),
-        Commands::Convert(cmd) => cmd.run(),
-        Commands::Upload(cmd) => cmd.run(),
-        Commands::Auth(cmd) => cmd.run(),
+        Commands::Session(cmd) => cmd.run().report(),
+        Commands::Play(cmd) => cmd.run().report(),
+        Commands::Cat(cmd) => cmd.run().report(),
+        Commands::Convert(cmd) => cmd.run().report(),
+        Commands::Upload(cmd) => cmd.run().report(),
+        Commands::Auth(cmd) => cmd.run().report(),
     }
 }