diff --git a/spring-integration-http/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/http/inbound/HttpRequestHandlingMessagingGateway.java b/spring-integration-http/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/http/inbound/HttpRequestHandlingMessagingGateway.java
index 574c3d3b3b..7507454e38 100644
--- a/spring-integration-http/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/http/inbound/HttpRequestHandlingMessagingGateway.java
+++ b/spring-integration-http/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/http/inbound/HttpRequestHandlingMessagingGateway.java
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import javax.servlet.ServletException;
 import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
 import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse;
 
+import org.springframework.http.HttpStatus;
 import org.springframework.http.MediaType;
 import org.springframework.http.converter.HttpMessageConverter;
 import org.springframework.http.server.ServletServerHttpRequest;
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ import org.springframework.web.HttpRequestHandler;
  * the {@link #setMessageConverters(List)} method.
  * 
  * @author Mark Fisher
+ * @author Oleg Zhurakousky
  * @since 2.0
  */
 public class HttpRequestHandlingMessagingGateway extends HttpRequestHandlingEndpointSupport implements HttpRequestHandler {
@@ -96,7 +98,12 @@ public class HttpRequestHandlingMessagingGateway extends HttpRequestHandlingEndp
 		if (responseContent != null) {
 			ServletServerHttpRequest request = new ServletServerHttpRequest(servletRequest);
 			ServletServerHttpResponse response = new ServletServerHttpResponse(servletResponse);
-			this.writeResponse(responseContent, response, request.getHeaders().getAccept());
+			if (responseContent instanceof HttpStatus){
+				response.setStatusCode((HttpStatus) responseContent);
+			}
+			else {
+				this.writeResponse(responseContent, response, request.getHeaders().getAccept());
+			}			
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/spring-integration-http/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/http/outbound/HttpRequestExecutingMessageHandler.java b/spring-integration-http/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/http/outbound/HttpRequestExecutingMessageHandler.java
index 7e57479cfc..9d9808f540 100755
--- a/spring-integration-http/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/http/outbound/HttpRequestExecutingMessageHandler.java
+++ b/spring-integration-http/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/http/outbound/HttpRequestExecutingMessageHandler.java
@@ -240,7 +240,9 @@ public class HttpRequestExecutingMessageHandler extends AbstractReplyProducingMe
 					return replyBuilder.copyHeaders(headers).build();
 				}
 				else {
-					return MessageBuilder.withPayload(httpResponse.getStatusCode()).copyHeaders(headers).build();
+					return MessageBuilder.withPayload(httpResponse.getStatusCode()).
+							copyHeaders(headers).setHeader(org.springframework.integration.http.HttpHeaders.STATUS_CODE, httpResponse.getStatusCode()).
+							build();
 				}
 			}
 			return null;