diff --git a/modules/reitit-middleware/src/reitit/ring/middleware/exception.clj b/modules/reitit-middleware/src/reitit/ring/middleware/exception.clj
index 62a9a03c..92bbdec5 100644
--- a/modules/reitit-middleware/src/reitit/ring/middleware/exception.clj
+++ b/modules/reitit-middleware/src/reitit/ring/middleware/exception.clj
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@
 (def default-handlers
   {::default default-handler
    ::ring/response http-response-handler
+   :ring.util.http-response/response http-response-handler
    :muuntaja/decode request-parsing-handler
    ::coercion/request-coercion (create-coercion-handler 400)
    ::coercion/response-coercion (create-coercion-handler 500)})
diff --git a/project.clj b/project.clj
index 90125dd9..e1e1e975 100644
--- a/project.clj
+++ b/project.clj
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@
 
                                   [ring "1.7.1"]
                                   [ikitommi/immutant-web "3.0.0-alpha1"]
+                                  [metosin/ring-http-response "0.9.1"]
                                   [metosin/ring-swagger-ui "2.2.10"]
                                   [metosin/muuntaja]
                                   [metosin/sieppari]
diff --git a/test/clj/reitit/ring/middleware/exception_test.clj b/test/clj/reitit/ring/middleware/exception_test.clj
index 8414a020..5ef64770 100644
--- a/test/clj/reitit/ring/middleware/exception_test.clj
+++ b/test/clj/reitit/ring/middleware/exception_test.clj
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@
             [clojure.spec.alpha :as s]
             [reitit.coercion.spec]
             [reitit.ring.coercion]
-            [muuntaja.core :as m])
+            [muuntaja.core :as m]
+            [ring.util.http-response :as http-response])
   (:import (java.sql SQLException SQLWarning)))
 
 (derive ::kikka ::kukka)
@@ -20,6 +21,9 @@
                (ring/router
                  [["/defaults"
                    {:handler f}]
+                  ["/http-response"
+                   {:handler (fn [req]
+                               (http-response/unauthorized! "Unauthorized"))}]
                   ["/coercion"
                    {:middleware [reitit.ring.coercion/coerce-request-middleware
                                  reitit.ring.coercion/coerce-response-middleware]
@@ -56,6 +60,13 @@
             app (create (fn [_] (throw (ex-info "fail" {:type ::ring/response, :response response}))))]
         (is (= response (app {:request-method :get, :uri "/defaults"})))))
 
+    (testing "::ring.util.http-response/response"
+      (let [response {:status 401 :body "Unauthorized" :headers {}}
+            app (create (fn [_] (throw (ex-info "Unauthorized!" {:type ::http-response/response
+                                                                 :response response}))))]
+        (is (= response (app {:request-method :post, :uri "/http-response"})))))
+
+
     (testing ":muuntaja/decode"
       (let [app (create (fn [_] (m/decode m/instance "application/json" "{:so \"invalid\"}")))]
         (is (= {:body "Malformed \"application/json\" request."