diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 5aa591cd..0245ce3d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 ## `reitit-core`
 
 * `reitit.coercion/coerce!` coerced all parameters found in match, e.g. injecting in `:query-parameters` into `Match` with coerce those too if `:query` coercion is defined.
+* if response coercion is not defined for a response status, response is still returned
 * `spec-tools.data-spec/maybe` can be used in spec-coercion.
 
 ```clj
diff --git a/modules/reitit-core/src/reitit/coercion.cljc b/modules/reitit-core/src/reitit/coercion.cljc
index 4fdababa..91a02231 100644
--- a/modules/reitit-core/src/reitit/coercion.cljc
+++ b/modules/reitit-core/src/reitit/coercion.cljc
@@ -116,7 +116,8 @@
 (defn coerce-response [coercers request response]
   (if response
     (if-let [coercer (or (coercers (:status response)) (coercers :default))]
-      (impl/fast-assoc response :body (coercer request response)))))
+      (impl/fast-assoc response :body (coercer request response))
+      response)))
 
 (defn request-coercers [coercion parameters opts]
   (->> (for [[k v] parameters
diff --git a/test/cljc/reitit/ring_coercion_test.cljc b/test/cljc/reitit/ring_coercion_test.cljc
index ea767457..d212a150 100644
--- a/test/cljc/reitit/ring_coercion_test.cljc
+++ b/test/cljc/reitit/ring_coercion_test.cljc
@@ -5,9 +5,8 @@
             [reitit.ring.coercion :as rrc]
             [reitit.coercion.spec :as spec]
             [reitit.coercion.schema :as schema]
-    #?@(:clj [
-            [muuntaja.middleware]
-            [jsonista.core :as j]]))
+            #?@(:clj [[muuntaja.middleware]
+                      [jsonista.core :as j]]))
   #?(:clj
      (:import (clojure.lang ExceptionInfo)
               (java.io ByteArrayInputStream))))
@@ -17,8 +16,11 @@
                  {:keys [c]} :form
                  {:keys [d]} :header
                  {:keys [e]} :path} :parameters}]
-  {:status 200
-   :body {:total (+ a b c d e)}})
+  (if (= 666 a)
+    {:status 500
+     :body {:evil true}}
+    {:status 200
+     :body {:total (+ a b c d e)}}))
 
 (def valid-request
   {:uri "/api/plus/5"
@@ -51,19 +53,23 @@
                                            :form {:c int?}
                                            :header {:d int?}
                                            :path {:e int?}}
-                              :responses {200 {:body {:total pos-int?}}}
+                              :responses {200 {:body {:total pos-int?}}
+                                          500 {:description "fail"}}
                               :handler handler}}]]
                      {:data {:middleware middleware
                              :coercion spec/coercion}})))]
 
-    (testing "withut exception handling"
+    (testing "without exception handling"
       (let [app (create [rrc/coerce-request-middleware
                          rrc/coerce-response-middleware])]
 
         (testing "all good"
           (is (= {:status 200
                   :body {:total 15}}
-                 (app valid-request))))
+                 (app valid-request)))
+          (is (= {:status 500
+                  :body {:evil true}}
+                 (app (assoc-in valid-request [:query-params "a"] "666")))))
 
         (testing "invalid request"
           (is (thrown-with-msg?
@@ -106,7 +112,8 @@
                                            :form {:c s/Int}
                                            :header {:d s/Int}
                                            :path {:e s/Int}}
-                              :responses {200 {:body {:total (s/constrained s/Int pos? 'positive)}}}
+                              :responses {200 {:body {:total (s/constrained s/Int pos? 'positive)}}
+                                          500 {:description "fail"}}
                               :handler handler}}]]
                      {:data {:middleware middleware
                              :coercion schema/coercion}})))]
@@ -118,7 +125,10 @@
         (testing "all good"
           (is (= {:status 200
                   :body {:total 15}}
-                 (app valid-request))))
+                 (app valid-request)))
+          (is (= {:status 500
+                  :body {:evil true}}
+                 (app (assoc-in valid-request [:query-params "a"] "666")))))
 
         (testing "invalid request"
           (is (thrown-with-msg?