diff --git a/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/context/web/ErrorPageFilter.java b/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/context/web/ErrorPageFilter.java
index efa21c1d9a0..1d74ec93779 100644
--- a/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/context/web/ErrorPageFilter.java
+++ b/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/context/web/ErrorPageFilter.java
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ import org.springframework.web.filter.OncePerRequestFilter;
 @Component
 @Order(Ordered.HIGHEST_PRECEDENCE)
 class ErrorPageFilter extends AbstractConfigurableEmbeddedServletContainer implements
-Filter, NonEmbeddedServletContainerFactory {
+		Filter, NonEmbeddedServletContainerFactory {
 
 	private static Log logger = LogFactory.getLog(ErrorPageFilter.class);
 
@@ -123,19 +123,20 @@ Filter, NonEmbeddedServletContainerFactory {
 
 	private void handleErrorStatus(HttpServletRequest request,
 			HttpServletResponse response, int status, String message)
-					throws ServletException, IOException {
+			throws ServletException, IOException {
 		String errorPath = getErrorPath(this.statuses, status);
 		if (errorPath == null) {
 			response.sendError(status, message);
 			return;
 		}
+		response.setStatus(status);
 		setErrorAttributes(request, status, message);
 		request.getRequestDispatcher(errorPath).forward(request, response);
 	}
 
 	private void handleException(HttpServletRequest request,
 			HttpServletResponse response, ErrorWrapperResponse wrapped, Throwable ex)
-					throws IOException, ServletException {
+			throws IOException, ServletException {
 		Class<?> type = ex.getClass();
 		String errorPath = getErrorPath(type);
 		if (errorPath == null) {
diff --git a/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/context/web/ErrorPageFilterTests.java b/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/context/web/ErrorPageFilterTests.java
index d29127ffffd..32075143940 100644
--- a/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/context/web/ErrorPageFilterTests.java
+++ b/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/context/web/ErrorPageFilterTests.java
@@ -63,6 +63,28 @@ public class ErrorPageFilterTests {
 		assertTrue(this.response.isCommitted());
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void unauthorizedWithErrorPath() throws Exception {
+		this.filter.addErrorPages(new ErrorPage("/error"));
+		this.chain = new MockFilterChain() {
+			@Override
+			public void doFilter(ServletRequest request, ServletResponse response)
+					throws IOException, ServletException {
+				((HttpServletResponse) response).sendError(401, "UNAUTHORIZED");
+				super.doFilter(request, response);
+			}
+		};
+		this.filter.doFilter(this.request, this.response, this.chain);
+		assertThat(this.chain.getRequest(), equalTo((ServletRequest) this.request));
+		HttpServletResponseWrapper wrapper = (HttpServletResponseWrapper) this.chain
+				.getResponse();
+		assertThat(wrapper.getResponse(), equalTo((ServletResponse) this.response));
+		assertTrue(this.response.isCommitted());
+		assertThat(wrapper.getStatus(), equalTo(401));
+		// The real response has to be 401 as well...
+		assertThat(this.response.getStatus(), equalTo(401));
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	public void responseCommitted() throws Exception {
 		this.filter.addErrorPages(new ErrorPage("/error"));