diff --git a/cpp_utils/include/cpp_utils/ReturnCode.hpp b/cpp_utils/include/cpp_utils/ReturnCode.hpp
index 6d82a4c..b148c6a 100644
--- a/cpp_utils/include/cpp_utils/ReturnCode.hpp
+++ b/cpp_utils/include/cpp_utils/ReturnCode.hpp
@@ -58,6 +58,10 @@ class ReturnCode
     ReturnCode(
             const fastdds::dds::ReturnCode_t& value);
 
+    CPP_UTILS_DllAPI
+    ReturnCode(
+            const ReturnCodeValue& value);
+
     CPP_UTILS_DllAPI
     std::uint32_t operator ()() const noexcept;
 
@@ -84,9 +88,8 @@ class ReturnCode
     //! Link every ReturnCodeValue available with a string to deserialize
     static const std::map<ReturnCodeValue, std::string> to_string_conversion_;
 
-    //! \c ReturnCode value
-    std::uint32_t value_;
-
+    //! \c ReturnCodeValue
+    ReturnCodeValue value_;
 
     // operator << needs access to the object
     CPP_UTILS_DllAPI
diff --git a/cpp_utils/src/cpp/ReturnCode.cpp b/cpp_utils/src/cpp/ReturnCode.cpp
index 1a04b79..8102aba 100644
--- a/cpp_utils/src/cpp/ReturnCode.cpp
+++ b/cpp_utils/src/cpp/ReturnCode.cpp
@@ -61,6 +61,12 @@ ReturnCode::ReturnCode(
     }
 }
 
+ReturnCode::ReturnCode(
+        const ReturnCode::ReturnCodeValue& value)
+{
+    value_ = value;
+}
+
 std::uint32_t ReturnCode::operator ()() const noexcept
 {
     return value_;