diff --git a/exerr/exerr.go b/exerr/exerr.go
index e65055f..5064f18 100644
--- a/exerr/exerr.go
+++ b/exerr/exerr.go
@@ -162,7 +162,6 @@ func (ee *ExErr) RecursiveStatuscode() *int {
 		}
 	}
 
-	// fallback to <empty>
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -179,6 +178,18 @@ func (ee *ExErr) RecursiveCategory() ErrorCategory {
 	return ee.Category
 }
 
+// RecursiveMeta searches (top-down) for teh first error that has a meta value with teh specified key
+// and returns its value (or nil)
+func (ee *ExErr) RecursiveMeta(key string) *MetaValue {
+	for curr := ee; curr != nil; curr = curr.OriginalError {
+		if metaval, ok := curr.Meta[key]; ok {
+			return langext.Ptr(metaval)
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
 func (ee *ExErr) Depth() int {
 	if ee.OriginalError == nil {
 		return 1
diff --git a/goextVersion.go b/goextVersion.go
index 1681a20..09c8430 100644
--- a/goextVersion.go
+++ b/goextVersion.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 package goext
 
-const GoextVersion = "0.0.193"
+const GoextVersion = "0.0.194"
 
-const GoextVersionTimestamp = "2023-07-24T11:38:57+0200"
+const GoextVersionTimestamp = "2023-07-24T11:40:47+0200"