diff --git a/autoload/ale/handlers/css.vim b/autoload/ale/handlers/css.vim
index 4c1b81cb..c7ae7c42 100644
--- a/autoload/ale/handlers/css.vim
+++ b/autoload/ale/handlers/css.vim
@@ -14,23 +14,22 @@ function! ale#handlers#css#HandleCSSLintFormat(buffer, lines) abort
     let l:output = []
 
     for l:match in ale#util#GetMatches(a:lines, l:pattern)
-        let l:text = l:match[4]
-        let l:type = l:match[3]
-
-        let l:group_match = matchlist(l:text, '\v^(.+) \((.+)\)$')
-
-        " Put the error group at the front, so we can see what kind of error
-        " it is on small echo lines.
-        if !empty(l:group_match)
-            let l:text = '(' . l:group_match[2] . ') ' . l:group_match[1]
-        endif
-
-        call add(l:output, {
+        let l:item = {
         \   'lnum': l:match[1] + 0,
         \   'col': l:match[2] + 0,
-        \   'text': l:text,
-        \   'type': l:type is# 'Warning' ? 'W' : 'E',
-        \})
+        \   'type': l:match[3] is# 'Warning' ? 'W' : 'E',
+        \   'text': l:match[4],
+        \}
+
+        let l:code_match = matchlist(l:match[4], '\v(.+) \(([^(]+)\)$')
+
+        " Split up the error code and the text if we find one.
+        if !empty(l:code_match)
+            let l:item.text = l:code_match[1]
+            let l:item.code = l:code_match[2]
+        endif
+
+        call add(l:output, l:item)
     endfor
 
     return l:output
diff --git a/test/handler/test_common_handlers.vader b/test/handler/test_common_handlers.vader
index 65026d80..ee29da36 100644
--- a/test/handler/test_common_handlers.vader
+++ b/test/handler/test_common_handlers.vader
@@ -5,13 +5,15 @@ Execute(HandleCSSLintFormat should handle CSS errors):
   \     'lnum': 2,
   \     'col': 1,
   \     'type': 'E',
-  \     'text': '(errors) Expected RBRACE at line 2, col 1.',
+  \     'text': 'Expected RBRACE at line 2, col 1.',
+  \     'code': 'errors',
   \   },
   \   {
   \    'lnum': 2,
   \    'col': 5,
   \    'type': 'W',
-  \    'text': '(known-properties) Expected ... but found ''wat''.',
+  \    'text': 'Expected ... but found ''wat''.',
+  \    'code': 'known-properties',
   \   },
   \ ],
   \ ale#handlers#css#HandleCSSLintFormat(42, [