diff --git a/src/query/api/v1/handler/prom/common.go b/src/query/api/v1/handler/prom/common.go
index 7c4a66a0d6..7ef1d039a1 100644
--- a/src/query/api/v1/handler/prom/common.go
+++ b/src/query/api/v1/handler/prom/common.go
@@ -89,19 +89,3 @@ func Respond(w http.ResponseWriter, data interface{}, warnings promstorage.Warni
 	w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
 	w.Write(b)
 }
-
-// Responds with error status code and writes error JSON to response body.
-func RespondError(w http.ResponseWriter, err error) {
-	json := jsoniter.ConfigCompatibleWithStandardLibrary
-	b, marshalErr := json.Marshal(&response{
-		Status: statusError,
-		Error:  err.Error(),
-	})
-	if marshalErr != nil {
-		xhttp.WriteError(w, marshalErr)
-		return
-	}
-
-	w.Header().Set(xhttp.HeaderContentType, xhttp.ContentTypeJSON)
-	xhttp.WriteError(w, err, xhttp.WithErrorResponse(b))
-}
diff --git a/src/query/api/v1/handler/prom/read.go b/src/query/api/v1/handler/prom/read.go
index b69cdecc39..7b89fcbf67 100644
--- a/src/query/api/v1/handler/prom/read.go
+++ b/src/query/api/v1/handler/prom/read.go
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/m3db/m3/src/query/models"
 	"github.com/m3db/m3/src/query/storage/prometheus"
 	xerrors "github.com/m3db/m3/src/x/errors"
+	xhttp "github.com/m3db/m3/src/x/net/http"
 
 	"github.com/prometheus/prometheus/promql"
 	promstorage "github.com/prometheus/prometheus/storage"
@@ -99,13 +100,13 @@ func (h *readHandler) ServeHTTP(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 
 	fetchOptions, err := h.hOpts.FetchOptionsBuilder().NewFetchOptions(r)
 	if err != nil {
-		RespondError(w, err)
+		xhttp.WriteError(w, err)
 		return
 	}
 
 	request, err := native.ParseRequest(ctx, r, h.opts.instant, h.hOpts)
 	if err != nil {
-		RespondError(w, err)
+		xhttp.WriteError(w, err)
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -129,7 +130,7 @@ func (h *readHandler) ServeHTTP(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		h.logger.Error("error creating query",
 			zap.Error(err), zap.String("query", params.Query),
 			zap.Bool("instant", h.opts.instant))
-		RespondError(w, xerrors.NewInvalidParamsError(err))
+		xhttp.WriteError(w, xerrors.NewInvalidParamsError(err))
 		return
 	}
 	defer qry.Close()
@@ -139,7 +140,7 @@ func (h *readHandler) ServeHTTP(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		h.logger.Error("error executing query",
 			zap.Error(res.Err), zap.String("query", params.Query),
 			zap.Bool("instant", h.opts.instant))
-		RespondError(w, res.Err)
+		xhttp.WriteError(w, res.Err)
 		return
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/x/net/http/errors.go b/src/x/net/http/errors.go
index 082fce1b5d..5e10e54e5f 100644
--- a/src/x/net/http/errors.go
+++ b/src/x/net/http/errors.go
@@ -25,10 +25,19 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"errors"
 	"net/http"
+	"sync"
 
 	xerrors "github.com/m3db/m3/src/x/errors"
 )
 
+// ErrorRewriteFn is a function for rewriting response error.
+type ErrorRewriteFn func(error) error
+
+var (
+	errorRewriteFn     ErrorRewriteFn = func(err error) error { return err }
+	errorRewriteFnLock sync.RWMutex
+)
+
 // Error is an HTTP JSON error that also sets a return status code.
 type Error interface {
 	// Fulfill error interface.
@@ -93,6 +102,10 @@ func WriteError(w http.ResponseWriter, err error, opts ...WriteErrorOption) {
 		fn(&o)
 	}
 
+	errorRewriteFnLock.RLock()
+	err = errorRewriteFn(err)
+	errorRewriteFnLock.RUnlock()
+
 	statusCode := getStatusCode(err)
 	if o.response == nil {
 		w.Header().Set(HeaderContentType, ContentTypeJSON)
@@ -104,6 +117,16 @@ func WriteError(w http.ResponseWriter, err error, opts ...WriteErrorOption) {
 	}
 }
 
+// SetErrorRewriteFn sets error rewrite function.
+func SetErrorRewriteFn(f ErrorRewriteFn) ErrorRewriteFn {
+	errorRewriteFnLock.Lock()
+	defer errorRewriteFnLock.Unlock()
+
+	res := errorRewriteFn
+	errorRewriteFn = f
+	return res
+}
+
 func getStatusCode(err error) int {
 	switch v := err.(type) {
 	case Error:
@@ -118,7 +141,7 @@ func getStatusCode(err error) int {
 	return http.StatusInternalServerError
 }
 
-// IsClientError returns true if this error would result in 4xx status code
+// IsClientError returns true if this error would result in 4xx status code.
 func IsClientError(err error) bool {
 	code := getStatusCode(err)
 	return code >= 400 && code < 500
diff --git a/src/x/net/http/errors_test.go b/src/x/net/http/errors_test.go
index 4bd5ecf46d..f5c0e6fabe 100644
--- a/src/x/net/http/errors_test.go
+++ b/src/x/net/http/errors_test.go
@@ -21,14 +21,55 @@
 package xhttp
 
 import (
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"net/http/httptest"
 	"testing"
 
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 
 	xerrors "github.com/m3db/m3/src/x/errors"
 )
 
+func TestErrorRewrite(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name           string
+		err            error
+		expectedStatus int
+		expectedBody   string
+	}{
+		{
+			name:           "error that should not be rewritten",
+			err:            errors.New("random error"),
+			expectedStatus: 500,
+			expectedBody:   `{"status":"error","error":"random error"}`,
+		},
+		{
+			name:           "error that should be rewritten",
+			err:            xerrors.NewInvalidParamsError(errors.New("to be rewritten")),
+			expectedStatus: 500,
+			expectedBody:   `{"status":"error","error":"rewritten error"}`,
+		},
+	}
+
+	SetErrorRewriteFn(func(err error) error {
+		if xerrors.IsInvalidParams(err) {
+			return errors.New("rewritten error")
+		}
+		return err
+	})
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			recorder := httptest.NewRecorder()
+			WriteError(recorder, tt.err)
+			assert.Equal(t, tt.expectedStatus, recorder.Code)
+			assert.JSONEq(t, tt.expectedBody, recorder.Body.String())
+		})
+	}
+}
+
 func TestIsClientError(t *testing.T) {
 	tests := []struct {
 		err      error