diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.http.server/src/org/eclipse/jgit/http/server/RepositoryFilter.java b/org.eclipse.jgit.http.server/src/org/eclipse/jgit/http/server/RepositoryFilter.java
index a021c1ff5..b3fad3d95 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.http.server/src/org/eclipse/jgit/http/server/RepositoryFilter.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.http.server/src/org/eclipse/jgit/http/server/RepositoryFilter.java
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ public class RepositoryFilter implements Filter {
 			res.sendError(SC_UNAUTHORIZED, e.getMessage());
 			return;
 		} catch (ServiceMayNotContinueException e) {
-			sendError(req, res, SC_FORBIDDEN, e.getMessage());
+			sendError(req, res, e.getStatusCode(), e.getMessage());
 			return;
 		}
 		try {
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.http.server/src/org/eclipse/jgit/http/server/SmartServiceInfoRefs.java b/org.eclipse.jgit.http.server/src/org/eclipse/jgit/http/server/SmartServiceInfoRefs.java
index 7d4f21b5c..a06bb1e9e 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.http.server/src/org/eclipse/jgit/http/server/SmartServiceInfoRefs.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.http.server/src/org/eclipse/jgit/http/server/SmartServiceInfoRefs.java
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ abstract class SmartServiceInfoRefs implements Filter {
 			if (e.isOutput())
 				buf.close();
 			else
-				sendError(req, res, SC_FORBIDDEN, e.getMessage());
+				sendError(req, res, e.getStatusCode(), e.getMessage());
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.http.server/src/org/eclipse/jgit/http/server/UploadPackServlet.java b/org.eclipse.jgit.http.server/src/org/eclipse/jgit/http/server/UploadPackServlet.java
index 8c27b712b..a9a0c5b12 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.http.server/src/org/eclipse/jgit/http/server/UploadPackServlet.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.http.server/src/org/eclipse/jgit/http/server/UploadPackServlet.java
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ class UploadPackServlet extends HttpServlet {
 				out.close();
 			} else if (!rsp.isCommitted()) {
 				rsp.reset();
-				sendError(req, rsp, SC_FORBIDDEN, e.getMessage());
+				sendError(req, rsp, e.getStatusCode(), e.getMessage());
 			}
 			return;
 
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit/BUCK b/org.eclipse.jgit/BUCK
index 73e208057..2bae6dcf2 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit/BUCK
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit/BUCK
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ java_library(
     '//lib:javaewah',
     '//lib:jsch',
     '//lib:httpcomponents',
+    '//lib:servlet-api',
     '//lib:slf4j-api',
   ],
   visibility = ['PUBLIC'],
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF b/org.eclipse.jgit/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
index 4a9b79466..d87657e8f 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@ Import-Package: com.googlecode.javaewah;version="[0.7.9,0.8.0)",
  com.jcraft.jsch;version="[0.1.37,0.2.0)",
  javax.crypto,
  javax.net.ssl,
+ javax.servlet.http;version="[2.5.0,3.2.0)",
  org.slf4j;version="[1.7.0,2.0.0)",
  org.xml.sax,
  org.xml.sax.helpers
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit/pom.xml b/org.eclipse.jgit/pom.xml
index 1f8907e4f..e8a3213b8 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit/pom.xml
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit/pom.xml
@@ -88,6 +88,12 @@
       <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
       <artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
     </dependency>
+
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>javax.servlet</groupId>
+      <artifactId>javax.servlet-api</artifactId>
+      <scope>provided</scope>
+    </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 
   <build>
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/ServiceMayNotContinueException.java b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/ServiceMayNotContinueException.java
index e000cfbe6..ce5ccaa65 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/ServiceMayNotContinueException.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/ServiceMayNotContinueException.java
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
 package org.eclipse.jgit.transport;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
+import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse;
 
 import org.eclipse.jgit.internal.JGitText;
 
@@ -55,11 +56,13 @@ import org.eclipse.jgit.internal.JGitText;
 public class ServiceMayNotContinueException extends IOException {
 	private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
 
+	private final int statusCode;
 	private boolean output;
 
 	/** Initialize with no message. */
 	public ServiceMayNotContinueException() {
 		// Do not set a message.
+		statusCode = HttpServletResponse.SC_FORBIDDEN;
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -69,6 +72,20 @@ public class ServiceMayNotContinueException extends IOException {
 	 */
 	public ServiceMayNotContinueException(String msg) {
 		super(msg);
+		statusCode = HttpServletResponse.SC_FORBIDDEN;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @param msg
+	 *            a message explaining why it cannot continue. This message may
+	 *            be shown to an end-user.
+	 * @param statusCode
+	 *            the HTTP status code.
+	 * @since 4.5
+	 */
+	public ServiceMayNotContinueException(String msg, int statusCode) {
+		super(msg);
+		this.statusCode = statusCode;
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -80,8 +97,24 @@ public class ServiceMayNotContinueException extends IOException {
 	 * @since 3.2
 	 */
 	public ServiceMayNotContinueException(String msg, Throwable cause) {
-		super(msg);
-		initCause(cause);
+		super(msg, cause);
+		statusCode = HttpServletResponse.SC_FORBIDDEN;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @param msg
+	 *            a message explaining why it cannot continue. This message may
+	 *            be shown to an end-user.
+	 * @param cause
+	 *            the cause of the exception.
+	 * @param statusCode
+	 *            the HTTP status code.
+	 * @since 4.5
+	 */
+	public ServiceMayNotContinueException(
+			String msg, Throwable cause, int statusCode) {
+		super(msg, cause);
+		this.statusCode = statusCode;
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -104,4 +137,12 @@ public class ServiceMayNotContinueException extends IOException {
 	public void setOutput() {
 		output = true;
 	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @return true if the message was already output to the client.
+	 * @since 4.5
+	 */
+	public int getStatusCode() {
+		return statusCode;
+	}
 }