diff --git a/sentinel-adapter/sentinel-zuul-adapter/src/main/java/com/alibaba/csp/sentinel/adapter/gateway/zuul/fallback/BlockResponse.java b/sentinel-adapter/sentinel-zuul-adapter/src/main/java/com/alibaba/csp/sentinel/adapter/gateway/zuul/fallback/BlockResponse.java
index 435850fce6..6b1a9361aa 100644
--- a/sentinel-adapter/sentinel-zuul-adapter/src/main/java/com/alibaba/csp/sentinel/adapter/gateway/zuul/fallback/BlockResponse.java
+++ b/sentinel-adapter/sentinel-zuul-adapter/src/main/java/com/alibaba/csp/sentinel/adapter/gateway/zuul/fallback/BlockResponse.java
@@ -24,19 +24,42 @@
 public class BlockResponse {
 
     /**
-     * HTTP status code.
+     * HTTP status code used for the actual HTTP response.
+     */
+    private int status;
+
+    /**
+     * Business code carried in the response body, independent of {@link #status}.
      */
     private int code;
 
     private String message;
     private String route;
 
+    /**
+     * @deprecated use {@link #BlockResponse(int, int, String, String)} instead.
+     * The given {@code code} will be used as both the HTTP status and the body code.
+     */
+    @Deprecated
     public BlockResponse(int code, String message, String route) {
+        this(code, code, message, route);
+    }
+
+    public BlockResponse(int status, int code, String message, String route) {
+        this.status = status;
         this.code = code;
         this.message = message;
         this.route = route;
     }
 
+    public int getStatus() {
+        return status;
+    }
+
+    public void setStatus(int status) {
+        this.status = status;
+    }
+
     public int getCode() {
         return code;
     }
diff --git a/sentinel-adapter/sentinel-zuul-adapter/src/main/java/com/alibaba/csp/sentinel/adapter/gateway/zuul/filters/SentinelZuulPreFilter.java b/sentinel-adapter/sentinel-zuul-adapter/src/main/java/com/alibaba/csp/sentinel/adapter/gateway/zuul/filters/SentinelZuulPreFilter.java
index 95e643281d..ed26232468 100644
--- a/sentinel-adapter/sentinel-zuul-adapter/src/main/java/com/alibaba/csp/sentinel/adapter/gateway/zuul/filters/SentinelZuulPreFilter.java
+++ b/sentinel-adapter/sentinel-zuul-adapter/src/main/java/com/alibaba/csp/sentinel/adapter/gateway/zuul/filters/SentinelZuulPreFilter.java
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ public Object run() throws ZuulException {
 
             // Set fallback response.
             ctx.setResponseBody(blockResponse.toString());
-            ctx.setResponseStatusCode(blockResponse.getCode());
+            ctx.setResponseStatusCode(blockResponse.getStatus());
             // Set Response ContentType
             ctx.getResponse().setContentType("application/json; charset=utf-8");
         } finally {
diff --git a/sentinel-adapter/sentinel-zuul-adapter/src/test/java/com/alibaba/csp/sentinel/adapter/gateway/zuul/fallback/BlockResponseTest.java b/sentinel-adapter/sentinel-zuul-adapter/src/test/java/com/alibaba/csp/sentinel/adapter/gateway/zuul/fallback/BlockResponseTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9bdb4fbed9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sentinel-adapter/sentinel-zuul-adapter/src/test/java/com/alibaba/csp/sentinel/adapter/gateway/zuul/fallback/BlockResponseTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 1999-2018 Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package com.alibaba.csp.sentinel.adapter.gateway.zuul.fallback;
+
+import org.junit.Assert;
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+/**
+ * Test cases for {@link BlockResponse}.
+ */
+public class BlockResponseTest {
+
+    @Test
+    public void testDeprecatedConstructorKeepsStatusAndCodeInSync() {
+        BlockResponse response = new BlockResponse(429, "blocked", "/foo");
+
+        Assert.assertEquals(429, response.getStatus());
+        Assert.assertEquals(429, response.getCode());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testStatusAndCodeCanBeCustomizedIndependently() {
+        // Body code can differ from the actual HTTP status, see issue #2985.
+        BlockResponse response = new BlockResponse(200, 10018, "blocked", "/foo");
+
+        Assert.assertEquals(200, response.getStatus());
+        Assert.assertEquals(10018, response.getCode());
+        Assert.assertTrue(response.toString().contains("\"code\":10018"));
+    }
+}
diff --git a/sentinel-adapter/sentinel-zuul2-adapter/src/main/java/com/alibaba/csp/sentinel/adapter/gateway/zuul2/fallback/BlockResponse.java b/sentinel-adapter/sentinel-zuul2-adapter/src/main/java/com/alibaba/csp/sentinel/adapter/gateway/zuul2/fallback/BlockResponse.java
index 5209f2329a..dc35b69f85 100644
--- a/sentinel-adapter/sentinel-zuul2-adapter/src/main/java/com/alibaba/csp/sentinel/adapter/gateway/zuul2/fallback/BlockResponse.java
+++ b/sentinel-adapter/sentinel-zuul2-adapter/src/main/java/com/alibaba/csp/sentinel/adapter/gateway/zuul2/fallback/BlockResponse.java
@@ -24,19 +24,42 @@
 public class BlockResponse {
 
     /**
-     * HTTP status code.
+     * HTTP status code used for the actual HTTP response.
+     */
+    private int status;
+
+    /**
+     * Business code carried in the response body, independent of {@link #status}.
      */
     private int code;
 
     private String message;
     private String route;
 
+    /**
+     * @deprecated use {@link #BlockResponse(int, int, String, String)} instead.
+     * The given {@code code} will be used as both the HTTP status and the body code.
+     */
+    @Deprecated
     public BlockResponse(int code, String message, String route) {
+        this(code, code, message, route);
+    }
+
+    public BlockResponse(int status, int code, String message, String route) {
+        this.status = status;
         this.code = code;
         this.message = message;
         this.route = route;
     }
 
+    public int getStatus() {
+        return status;
+    }
+
+    public void setStatus(int status) {
+        this.status = status;
+    }
+
     public int getCode() {
         return code;
     }
diff --git a/sentinel-adapter/sentinel-zuul2-adapter/src/main/java/com/alibaba/csp/sentinel/adapter/gateway/zuul2/filters/endpoint/SentinelZuulEndpoint.java b/sentinel-adapter/sentinel-zuul2-adapter/src/main/java/com/alibaba/csp/sentinel/adapter/gateway/zuul2/filters/endpoint/SentinelZuulEndpoint.java
index 6713127415..0c6ca95ff5 100644
--- a/sentinel-adapter/sentinel-zuul2-adapter/src/main/java/com/alibaba/csp/sentinel/adapter/gateway/zuul2/filters/endpoint/SentinelZuulEndpoint.java
+++ b/sentinel-adapter/sentinel-zuul2-adapter/src/main/java/com/alibaba/csp/sentinel/adapter/gateway/zuul2/filters/endpoint/SentinelZuulEndpoint.java
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ public HttpResponseMessage apply(HttpRequestMessage request) {
         ZuulBlockFallbackProvider zuulBlockFallbackProvider = ZuulBlockFallbackManager
             .getFallbackProvider(fallBackRoute);
         BlockResponse response = zuulBlockFallbackProvider.fallbackResponse(fallBackRoute, throwable);
-        HttpResponseMessage resp = new HttpResponseMessageImpl(context, request, response.getCode());
+        HttpResponseMessage resp = new HttpResponseMessageImpl(context, request, response.getStatus());
         resp.setBodyAsText(response.toString());
         return resp;
     }
diff --git a/sentinel-adapter/sentinel-zuul2-adapter/src/test/java/com/alibaba/csp/sentinel/adapter/gateway/zuul2/fallback/BlockResponseTest.java b/sentinel-adapter/sentinel-zuul2-adapter/src/test/java/com/alibaba/csp/sentinel/adapter/gateway/zuul2/fallback/BlockResponseTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a811a75148
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sentinel-adapter/sentinel-zuul2-adapter/src/test/java/com/alibaba/csp/sentinel/adapter/gateway/zuul2/fallback/BlockResponseTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 1999-2018 Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package com.alibaba.csp.sentinel.adapter.gateway.zuul2.fallback;
+
+import org.junit.Assert;
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+/**
+ * Test cases for {@link BlockResponse}.
+ */
+public class BlockResponseTest {
+
+    @Test
+    public void testDeprecatedConstructorKeepsStatusAndCodeInSync() {
+        BlockResponse response = new BlockResponse(429, "blocked", "/foo");
+
+        Assert.assertEquals(429, response.getStatus());
+        Assert.assertEquals(429, response.getCode());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testStatusAndCodeCanBeCustomizedIndependently() {
+        // Body code can differ from the actual HTTP status, see issue #2985.
+        BlockResponse response = new BlockResponse(200, 10018, "blocked", "/foo");
+
+        Assert.assertEquals(200, response.getStatus());
+        Assert.assertEquals(10018, response.getCode());
+        Assert.assertTrue(response.toString().contains("\"code\":10018"));
+    }
+}