diff --git a/aiida/orm/nodes/process/process.py b/aiida/orm/nodes/process/process.py
index c677d2c74f..889a95f7f0 100644
--- a/aiida/orm/nodes/process/process.py
+++ b/aiida/orm/nodes/process/process.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 from ..node import Node, NodeLinks
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
-    from aiida.engine.processes import Process
+    from aiida.engine.processes import ExitCode, Process
     from aiida.engine.processes.builder import ProcessBuilder
 
 __all__ = ('ProcessNode',)
@@ -398,6 +398,24 @@ def is_failed(self) -> bool:
         """
         return self.is_finished and self.exit_status != 0
 
+    @property
+    def exit_code(self) -> Optional['ExitCode']:
+        """Return the exit code of the process.
+
+        It is reconstituted from the ``exit_status`` and ``exit_message`` attributes if both of those are defined.
+
+        :returns: The exit code if defined, or ``None``.
+        """
+        from aiida.engine.processes.exit_code import ExitCode
+
+        exit_status = self.exit_status
+        exit_message = self.exit_message
+
+        if exit_status is None or exit_message is None:
+            return None
+
+        return ExitCode(exit_status, exit_message)
+
     @property
     def exit_status(self) -> Optional[int]:
         """
diff --git a/tests/orm/nodes/process/test_process.py b/tests/orm/nodes/process/test_process.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..35392a1414
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/orm/nodes/process/test_process.py
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+"""Tests for :mod:`aiida.orm.nodes.process.process`."""
+from aiida.engine import ExitCode
+from aiida.orm.nodes.process.process import ProcessNode
+
+
+def test_exit_code():
+    """Test the :meth:`aiida.orm.nodes.process.process.ProcessNode.exit_code` property."""
+    node = ProcessNode()
+    assert node.exit_code is None
+
+    node.set_exit_status(418)
+    assert node.exit_code is None
+
+    node.set_exit_message('I am a teapot')
+    assert node.exit_code == ExitCode(418, 'I am a teapot')