diff --git a/lib/view.js b/lib/view.js
index fa5854e0b8..7d28421d1e 100644
--- a/lib/view.js
+++ b/lib/view.js
@@ -195,6 +195,9 @@ res.render = function(view, opts, fn, parent){
   // merge render() .locals
   if (opts && opts.locals) merge(options, opts.locals);
 
+  // status support
+  if (options.status) this.statusCode = options.status;
+
   // Defaults
   var self = this
     , root = app.set('views') || process.cwd() + '/views'
diff --git a/test/view.test.js b/test/view.test.js
index ffcb757b47..c35ae50580 100644
--- a/test/view.test.js
+++ b/test/view.test.js
@@ -182,6 +182,13 @@ module.exports = {
       res.render('ferret', { layout: false, ferret: { name: 'Tobi' }});
     });
 
+    app.get('/status', function(req, res){
+      res.render('hello.jade', { status: 500 });
+    });
+
+    assert.response(app,
+      { url: '/status' },
+      { status: 500 });
     assert.response(app,
       { url: '/ferret' },
       { body: '<li class="ferret">Tobi</li>' });