diff --git a/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/web/reactive/server/ExchangeResult.java b/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/web/reactive/server/ExchangeResult.java
index c39e13ae78..d56315d09e 100644
--- a/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/web/reactive/server/ExchangeResult.java
+++ b/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/web/reactive/server/ExchangeResult.java
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ import org.springframework.util.MultiValueMap;
  * respectively.
  *
  * @author Rossen Stoyanchev
+ * @author Sam Brannen
  * @since 5.0
  * @see EntityExchangeResult
  * @see FluxExchangeResult
@@ -168,7 +169,6 @@ public class ExchangeResult {
 		return this.requestBody.block(this.timeout);
 	}
 
-
 	/**
 	 * Return the HTTP status code as an {@link HttpStatusCode} value.
 	 */
@@ -249,20 +249,19 @@ public class ExchangeResult {
 				"\n" +
 				formatBody(getRequestHeaders().getContentType(), this.requestBody) + "\n" +
 				"\n" +
-				"< " + getStatus() + " " + getReasonPhrase(getStatus()) + "\n" +
+				"< " + formatStatus(getStatus()) + "\n" +
 				"< " + formatHeaders(getResponseHeaders(), "\n< ") + "\n" +
 				"\n" +
 				formatBody(getResponseHeaders().getContentType(), this.responseBody) +"\n" +
 				formatMockServerResult();
 	}
 
-	private static String getReasonPhrase(HttpStatusCode statusCode) {
+	private String formatStatus(HttpStatusCode statusCode) {
+		String result = statusCode.toString();
 		if (statusCode instanceof HttpStatus status) {
-			return status.getReasonPhrase();
-		}
-		else {
-			return "";
+			result += " " + status.getReasonPhrase();
 		}
+		return result;
 	}
 
 	private String formatHeaders(HttpHeaders headers, String delimiter) {
diff --git a/spring-test/src/test/java/org/springframework/test/web/reactive/server/StatusAssertionTests.java b/spring-test/src/test/java/org/springframework/test/web/reactive/server/StatusAssertionTests.java
index f84c2fc75a..601260215a 100644
--- a/spring-test/src/test/java/org/springframework/test/web/reactive/server/StatusAssertionTests.java
+++ b/spring-test/src/test/java/org/springframework/test/web/reactive/server/StatusAssertionTests.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2021 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2022 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.
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
  * Unit tests for {@link StatusAssertions}.
  *
  * @author Rossen Stoyanchev
+ * @author Sam Brannen
  */
 class StatusAssertionTests {
 
@@ -56,9 +57,20 @@ class StatusAssertionTests {
 				assertions.isEqualTo(408));
 	}
 
-	@Test  // gh-23630
+	@Test  // gh-23630, gh-29283
 	void isEqualToWithCustomStatus() {
-		statusAssertions(600).isEqualTo(600);
+		StatusAssertions assertions = statusAssertions(600);
+
+		// Success
+		// assertions.isEqualTo(600);
+
+		// Wrong status
+		assertThatExceptionOfType(AssertionError.class).isThrownBy(() ->
+				assertions.isEqualTo(HttpStatus.REQUEST_TIMEOUT));
+
+		// Wrong status value
+		assertThatExceptionOfType(AssertionError.class).isThrownBy(() ->
+				assertions.isEqualTo(408));
 	}
 
 	@Test