diff --git a/lib/net/sftp/protocol/03/base.rb b/lib/net/sftp/protocol/03/base.rb
index bb93cd7..72e3ba5 100644
--- a/lib/net/sftp/protocol/03/base.rb
+++ b/lib/net/sftp/protocol/03/base.rb
@@ -18,6 +18,16 @@ def version
       3
     end
 
+    # Version 3 adds a message and language tag to status responses.
+    def parse_status_packet(packet)
+      data = super
+      unless packet.eof?
+        data[:message] = packet.read_string
+        data[:language] = packet.read_string
+      end
+      data
+    end
+
     # Sends a FXP_READLINK packet to the server to request that the target of
     # the given symlink on the remote host (+path+) be returned.
     def readlink(path)
@@ -32,4 +42,4 @@ def symlink(path, target)
 
   end
 
-end; end; end; end
\ No newline at end of file
+end; end; end; end