diff --git a/exerr/exerr.go b/exerr/exerr.go
index f423e06..0471d20 100644
--- a/exerr/exerr.go
+++ b/exerr/exerr.go
@@ -41,6 +41,24 @@ func (ee *ExErr) Is(e error) bool {
 	return IsFrom(ee, e)
 }
 
+// As must be implemented so that error.As(x) works
+//
+//goland:noinspection GoTypeAssertionOnErrors
+func (ee *ExErr) As(e any) bool {
+	if dstErr, ok := e.(*ExErr); ok {
+		if dst0, ok := ee.contains(dstErr); ok {
+			dstErr = dst0
+			return true
+		} else {
+			return false
+		}
+	} else if dstErr, ok := e.(error); ok {
+		return IsFrom(ee, dstErr)
+	} else {
+		return false
+	}
+}
+
 func (ee *ExErr) Log(evt *zerolog.Event) {
 	evt.Msg(ee.FormatLog(LogPrintFull))
 }
@@ -196,6 +214,7 @@ func (ee *ExErr) RecursiveMeta(key string) *MetaValue {
 	return nil
 }
 
+// Depth returns the depth of recursively contained errors
 func (ee *ExErr) Depth() int {
 	if ee.OriginalError == nil {
 		return 1
@@ -204,6 +223,59 @@ func (ee *ExErr) Depth() int {
 	}
 }
 
+// contains test if the supplied error is contained in this error (anywhere in the chain)
+func (ee *ExErr) contains(original *ExErr) (*ExErr, bool) {
+	if original == nil {
+		return nil, false
+	}
+
+	if ee == original {
+		return ee, true
+	}
+
+	for curr := ee; curr != nil; curr = curr.OriginalError {
+		if curr.equalsDirectProperties(curr) {
+			return curr, true
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil, false
+}
+
+// equalsDirectProperties tests if ee and other are equals, but only looks at primary properties (not `OriginalError` or `Meta`)
+func (ee *ExErr) equalsDirectProperties(other *ExErr) bool {
+
+	if ee.UniqueID != other.UniqueID {
+		return false
+	}
+	if ee.Timestamp != other.Timestamp {
+		return false
+	}
+	if ee.Category != other.Category {
+		return false
+	}
+	if ee.Severity != other.Severity {
+		return false
+	}
+	if ee.Type != other.Type {
+		return false
+	}
+	if ee.StatusCode != other.StatusCode {
+		return false
+	}
+	if ee.Message != other.Message {
+		return false
+	}
+	if ee.WrappedErrType != other.WrappedErrType {
+		return false
+	}
+	if ee.Caller != other.Caller {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	return true
+}
+
 func newID() string {
 	return xid.New().String()
 }
diff --git a/goextVersion.go b/goextVersion.go
index 7b8831d..988f493 100644
--- a/goextVersion.go
+++ b/goextVersion.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 package goext
 
-const GoextVersion = "0.0.223"
+const GoextVersion = "0.0.224"
 
-const GoextVersionTimestamp = "2023-08-08T11:52:40+0200"
+const GoextVersionTimestamp = "2023-08-08T12:38:22+0200"