diff --git a/zio-http/jvm/src/test/scala/zio/http/RouteSpec.scala b/zio-http/jvm/src/test/scala/zio/http/RouteSpec.scala
index 82b4b2a3ab..d778c2670e 100644
--- a/zio-http/jvm/src/test/scala/zio/http/RouteSpec.scala
+++ b/zio-http/jvm/src/test/scala/zio/http/RouteSpec.scala
@@ -163,6 +163,58 @@ object RouteSpec extends ZIOHttpSpec {
           bodyString <- response.body.asString
         } yield assertTrue(extractStatus(response) == Status.InternalServerError, bodyString == "error")
       },
+      test("tapErrorZIO is not called when the route succeeds") {
+        val route       = Method.GET / "endpoint" -> handler { (_: Request) => ZIO.attempt(Response.ok) }
+        val errorTapped = route.tapErrorZIO(_ => ZIO.log("tapErrorZIO")).sandbox
+        for {
+          _      <- errorTapped(Request.get("/endpoint"))
+          didLog <- ZTestLogger.logOutput.map(out => out.find(_.message() == "tapErrorZIO").isDefined)
+        } yield assertTrue(!didLog)
+      },
+      test("tapErrorZIO is called when the route fails with an error") {
+        val route       = Method.GET / "endpoint" -> handler { (_: Request) => ZIO.fail(new Exception("hm...")) }
+        val errorTapped = route.tapErrorZIO(_ => ZIO.log("tapErrorZIO")).sandbox
+        for {
+          _      <- errorTapped(Request.get("/endpoint")).sandbox
+          didLog <- ZTestLogger.logOutput.map(out => out.find(_.message() == "tapErrorZIO").isDefined)
+        } yield assertTrue(didLog)
+      },
+      test("tapErrorZIO is not called when the route fails with a defect") {
+        val route: Route[Any, Unit] = Method.GET / "endpoint" -> handler { (_: Request) =>
+          ZIO.die(new Exception("hm..."))
+        }
+        val errorTapped             = route.tapErrorZIO(_ => ZIO.log("tapErrorZIO")).sandbox
+        for {
+          _      <- errorTapped(Request.get("/endpoint")).sandbox
+          didLog <- ZTestLogger.logOutput.map(out => out.find(_.message() == "tapErrorZIO").isDefined)
+        } yield assertTrue(!didLog)
+      },
+      test("tapErrorCauseZIO is not called when the route succeeds") {
+        val route       = Method.GET / "endpoint" -> handler { (_: Request) => ZIO.attempt(Response.ok) }
+        val causeTapped = route.tapErrorCauseZIO(_ => ZIO.log("tapErrorCauseZIO")).sandbox
+        for {
+          _      <- causeTapped(Request.get("/endpoint"))
+          didLog <- ZTestLogger.logOutput.map(out => out.find(_.message() == "tapErrorCauseZIO").isDefined)
+        } yield assertTrue(!didLog)
+      },
+      test("tapErrorCauseZIO is called when the route fails with an error") {
+        val route       = Method.GET / "endpoint" -> handler { (_: Request) => ZIO.fail(new Exception("hm...")) }
+        val causeTapped = route.tapErrorCauseZIO(_ => ZIO.log("tapErrorCauseZIO")).sandbox
+        for {
+          _      <- causeTapped(Request.get("/endpoint")).sandbox
+          didLog <- ZTestLogger.logOutput.map(out => out.find(_.message() == "tapErrorCauseZIO").isDefined)
+        } yield assertTrue(didLog)
+      },
+      test("tapErrorCauseZIO is called when the route fails with a defect") {
+        val route: Route[Any, Unit] = Method.GET / "endpoint" -> handler { (_: Request) =>
+          ZIO.die(new Exception("hm..."))
+        }
+        val causeTapped             = route.tapErrorCauseZIO(_ => ZIO.log("tapErrorCauseZIO")).sandbox
+        for {
+          _      <- causeTapped(Request.get("/endpoint")).sandbox
+          didLog <- ZTestLogger.logOutput.map(out => out.find(_.message() == "tapErrorCauseZIO").isDefined)
+        } yield assertTrue(didLog)
+      },
     ),
   )
 }
diff --git a/zio-http/shared/src/main/scala/zio/http/Route.scala b/zio-http/shared/src/main/scala/zio/http/Route.scala
index 768a0d10b9..91e3ae3dde 100644
--- a/zio-http/shared/src/main/scala/zio/http/Route.scala
+++ b/zio-http/shared/src/main/scala/zio/http/Route.scala
@@ -15,8 +15,10 @@
  */
 package zio.http
 
+import zio.Cause.Fail
 import zio._
 
+import zio.http.Route.CheckResponse
 import zio.http.codec.PathCodec
 
 /*
@@ -131,6 +133,42 @@ sealed trait Route[-Env, +Err] { self =>
         Handled(rpm.routePattern, handler2, location)
     }
 
+  /**
+   * Effectfully peeks at the unhandled failure of this Route.
+   */
+  final def tapErrorZIO[Err1 >: Err](
+    f: Err => ZIO[Any, Err1, Any],
+  )(implicit trace: Trace, ev: CheckResponse[Err]): Route[Env, Err1] =
+    self match {
+      case Provided(route, env)                        => Provided(route.tapErrorZIO(f), env)
+      case Augmented(route, aspect)                    => Augmented(route.tapErrorZIO(f), aspect)
+      case handled @ Handled(_, _, _)                  => handled
+      case Unhandled(rpm, handler, zippable, location) => Unhandled(rpm, handler.tapErrorZIO(f), zippable, location)
+    }
+
+  /**
+   * Effectfully peeks at the unhandled failure cause of this Route.
+   */
+  final def tapErrorCauseZIO[Err1 >: Err](
+    f: Cause[Err] => ZIO[Any, Err1, Any],
+  )(implicit trace: Trace, ev: CheckResponse[Err]): Route[Env, Err1] =
+    self match {
+      case Provided(route, env)                        =>
+        Provided(route.tapErrorCauseZIO(f), env)
+      case Augmented(route, aspect)                    =>
+        Augmented(route.tapErrorCauseZIO(f), aspect)
+      case Handled(routePattern, handler, location)    =>
+        Handled(
+          routePattern,
+          handler.map(_.tapErrorCauseZIO { cause0 =>
+            f(cause0.asInstanceOf[Cause[Nothing]]).catchAllCause(cause => ZIO.fail(Response.fromCause(cause)))
+          }),
+          location,
+        )
+      case Unhandled(rpm, handler, zippable, location) =>
+        Unhandled(rpm, handler.tapErrorCauseZIO(f), zippable, location)
+    }
+
   /**
    * Allows the transformation of the Err type through a function allowing one
    * to build up a Routes in Stages targets the Unhandled case
@@ -489,4 +527,16 @@ object Route                   {
     }
   }
 
+  sealed trait CheckResponse[-A] { def isResponse: Boolean }
+  object CheckResponse           {
+    implicit val response: CheckResponse[Response] = new CheckResponse[Response] {
+      val isResponse = true
+    }
+
+    // to avoid unnecessary allocation
+    private val otherInstance: CheckResponse[Nothing] = new CheckResponse[Nothing] {
+      val isResponse = false
+    }
+    implicit def other[A]: CheckResponse[A]           = otherInstance.asInstanceOf[CheckResponse[A]]
+  }
 }
diff --git a/zio-http/shared/src/main/scala/zio/http/Routes.scala b/zio-http/shared/src/main/scala/zio/http/Routes.scala
index 84136a6595..3d77aa8ba0 100644
--- a/zio-http/shared/src/main/scala/zio/http/Routes.scala
+++ b/zio-http/shared/src/main/scala/zio/http/Routes.scala
@@ -102,6 +102,18 @@ final case class Routes[-Env, +Err](routes: Chunk[zio.http.Route[Env, Err]]) { s
   def handleErrorCauseZIO(f: Cause[Err] => ZIO[Any, Nothing, Response])(implicit trace: Trace): Routes[Env, Nothing] =
     new Routes(routes.map(_.handleErrorCauseZIO(f)))
 
+  /**
+   * Effectfully peeks at the unhandled failure of this Routes.
+   */
+  def tapErrorZIO[Err1 >: Err](f: Err => ZIO[Any, Err1, Any])(implicit trace: Trace): Routes[Env, Err1] =
+    new Routes(routes.map(_.tapErrorZIO(f)))
+
+  /**
+   * Effectfully peeks at the unhandled failure cause of this Routes.
+   */
+  def tapErrorCauseZIO[Err1 >: Err](f: Cause[Err] => ZIO[Any, Err1, Any])(implicit trace: Trace): Routes[Env, Err1] =
+    new Routes(routes.map(_.tapErrorCauseZIO(f)))
+
   /**
    * Allows the transformation of the Err type through an Effectful program
    * allowing one to build up Routes in Stages delegates to the Route.