diff --git a/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/annotation/ResponseStatusExceptionResolver.java b/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/annotation/ResponseStatusExceptionResolver.java
index 0d58e8c134..3e5fd73659 100644
--- a/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/annotation/ResponseStatusExceptionResolver.java
+++ b/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/annotation/ResponseStatusExceptionResolver.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2012 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2013 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ package org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.annotation;
 import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
 import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse;
 
+import org.springframework.context.MessageSource;
+import org.springframework.context.MessageSourceAware;
+import org.springframework.context.i18n.LocaleContextHolder;
 import org.springframework.core.annotation.AnnotationUtils;
 import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.ResponseStatus;
@@ -32,9 +35,17 @@ import org.springframework.web.servlet.handler.AbstractHandlerExceptionResolver;
  * <p>This exception resolver is enabled by default in the {@link org.springframework.web.servlet.DispatcherServlet}.
  *
  * @author Arjen Poutsma
+ * @author Rossen Stoyanchev
  * @since 3.0
  */
-public class ResponseStatusExceptionResolver extends AbstractHandlerExceptionResolver {
+public class ResponseStatusExceptionResolver extends AbstractHandlerExceptionResolver implements MessageSourceAware {
+
+	private MessageSource messageSource;
+
+
+	public void setMessageSource(MessageSource messageSource) {
+		this.messageSource = messageSource;
+	}
 
 	@Override
 	protected ModelAndView doResolveException(HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response,
@@ -69,6 +80,9 @@ public class ResponseStatusExceptionResolver extends AbstractHandlerExceptionRes
 
 		int statusCode = responseStatus.value().value();
 		String reason = responseStatus.reason();
+		if (this.messageSource != null) {
+			reason = this.messageSource.getMessage(reason, null, reason, LocaleContextHolder.getLocale());
+		}
 		if (!StringUtils.hasLength(reason)) {
 			response.sendError(statusCode);
 		}
diff --git a/spring-webmvc/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/annotation/ResponseStatusExceptionResolverTests.java b/spring-webmvc/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/annotation/ResponseStatusExceptionResolverTests.java
index 684550e18d..25348f53f7 100644
--- a/spring-webmvc/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/annotation/ResponseStatusExceptionResolverTests.java
+++ b/spring-webmvc/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/annotation/ResponseStatusExceptionResolverTests.java
@@ -1,13 +1,20 @@
 package org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.annotation;
 
 import static org.junit.Assert.*;
+
+import java.util.Locale;
+
 import org.junit.Before;
 import org.junit.Test;
 
+import org.springframework.context.ApplicationContext;
+import org.springframework.context.i18n.LocaleContextHolder;
+import org.springframework.context.support.StaticMessageSource;
 import org.springframework.http.HttpStatus;
 import org.springframework.mock.web.test.MockHttpServletRequest;
 import org.springframework.mock.web.test.MockHttpServletResponse;
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.ResponseStatus;
+import org.springframework.web.context.support.StaticWebApplicationContext;
 import org.springframework.web.servlet.ModelAndView;
 
 /** @author Arjen Poutsma */
@@ -46,6 +53,24 @@ public class ResponseStatusExceptionResolverTests {
 		assertEquals("Invalid status reason", "You suck!", response.getErrorMessage());
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void statusCodeAndReasonMessage() {
+		Locale locale = Locale.CHINESE;
+		LocaleContextHolder.setLocale(locale);
+		try {
+			StaticMessageSource messageSource = new StaticMessageSource();
+			messageSource.addMessage("gone.reason", locale, "Gone reason message");
+			exceptionResolver.setMessageSource(messageSource);
+
+			StatusCodeAndReasonMessageException ex = new StatusCodeAndReasonMessageException();
+			ModelAndView mav = exceptionResolver.resolveException(request, response, null, ex);
+			assertEquals("Invalid status reason", "Gone reason message", response.getErrorMessage());
+		}
+		finally {
+			LocaleContextHolder.resetLocaleContext();
+		}
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	public void notAnnotated() {
 		Exception ex = new Exception();
@@ -65,4 +90,11 @@ public class ResponseStatusExceptionResolverTests {
 	private static class StatusCodeAndReasonException extends Exception {
 
 	}
+
+	@ResponseStatus(value = HttpStatus.GONE, reason = "gone.reason")
+	@SuppressWarnings("serial")
+	private static class StatusCodeAndReasonMessageException extends Exception {
+
+	}
+
 }