diff --git a/lib/grape/error_formatter/base.rb b/lib/grape/error_formatter/base.rb
index f2cf223c6..9cef2ead6 100644
--- a/lib/grape/error_formatter/base.rb
+++ b/lib/grape/error_formatter/base.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ module Grape
   module ErrorFormatter
     class Base
       class << self
-        def call(message, backtrace, options = {}, env = nil, original_exception = nil)
+        def call(message, backtrace, options = {}, env = nil, original_exception = nil, _status = nil)
           merge_backtrace = backtrace.present? && options.dig(:rescue_options, :backtrace)
           merge_original_exception = original_exception && options.dig(:rescue_options, :original_exception)
 
diff --git a/lib/grape/middleware/error.rb b/lib/grape/middleware/error.rb
index f201ee8ef..af42ef8c4 100644
--- a/lib/grape/middleware/error.rb
+++ b/lib/grape/middleware/error.rb
@@ -43,10 +43,10 @@ def rack_response(status, headers, message)
         Rack::Response.new(Array.wrap(message), Rack::Utils.status_code(status), Grape::Util::Header.new.merge(headers))
       end
 
-      def format_message(message, backtrace, original_exception = nil)
+      def format_message(message, backtrace, original_exception = nil, status = nil)
         format = env[Grape::Env::API_FORMAT] || options[:format]
         formatter = Grape::ErrorFormatter.formatter_for(format, options[:error_formatters], options[:default_error_formatter])
-        return formatter.call(message, backtrace, options, env, original_exception) if formatter
+        return formatter.call(message, backtrace, options, env, original_exception, status) if formatter
 
         throw :error,
               status: 406,
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ def error_response(error = {})
         end
         backtrace = error[:backtrace] || error[:original_exception]&.backtrace || []
         original_exception = error.is_a?(Exception) ? error : error[:original_exception] || nil
-        rack_response(status, headers, format_message(message, backtrace, original_exception))
+        rack_response(status, headers, format_message(message, backtrace, original_exception, status))
       end
 
       def default_rescue_handler(exception)
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ def run_rescue_handler(handler, error, endpoint)
       def error!(message, status = options[:default_status], headers = {}, backtrace = [], original_exception = nil)
         rack_response(
           status, headers.reverse_merge(Rack::CONTENT_TYPE => content_type),
-          format_message(message, backtrace, original_exception)
+          format_message(message, backtrace, original_exception, status)
         )
       end
 
diff --git a/spec/grape/api_spec.rb b/spec/grape/api_spec.rb
index 20193ccb3..6c410af09 100644
--- a/spec/grape/api_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/grape/api_spec.rb
@@ -2509,8 +2509,8 @@ def rescue_all_errors
     context 'class' do
       let(:custom_error_formatter) do
         Class.new do
-          def self.call(message, _backtrace, _options, _env, _original_exception)
-            "message: #{message} @backtrace"
+          def self.call(message, _backtrace, _options, _env, _original_exception, status)
+            "message: #{message} status: #{status} @backtrace"
           end
         end
       end
@@ -2521,7 +2521,7 @@ def self.call(message, _backtrace, _options, _env, _original_exception)
         subject.get('/exception') { raise 'rain!' }
 
         get '/exception'
-        expect(last_response.body).to eq('message: rain! @backtrace')
+        expect(last_response.body).to eq('message: rain! status: 500 @backtrace')
       end
 
       it 'returns a custom error format (using keyword :with)' do
@@ -2530,7 +2530,7 @@ def self.call(message, _backtrace, _options, _env, _original_exception)
         subject.get('/exception') { raise 'rain!' }
 
         get '/exception'
-        expect(last_response.body).to eq('message: rain! @backtrace')
+        expect(last_response.body).to eq('message: rain! status: 500 @backtrace')
       end
 
       it 'returns a modified error with a custom error format' do
@@ -2542,7 +2542,7 @@ def self.call(message, _backtrace, _options, _env, _original_exception)
           raise 'rain!'
         end
         get '/exception'
-        expect(last_response.body).to eq('message: raining dogs and cats @backtrace')
+        expect(last_response.body).to eq('message: raining dogs and cats status: 418 @backtrace')
       end
     end