diff --git a/tests/pecantest/test/controllers/ws.py b/tests/pecantest/test/controllers/ws.py
index d85ff55..12bdd66 100644
--- a/tests/pecantest/test/controllers/ws.py
+++ b/tests/pecantest/test/controllers/ws.py
@@ -70,6 +70,10 @@ class AuthorsController(RestController):
     def get(self, id):
         if id == 999:
             raise wsme.exc.ClientSideError('Wrong ID')
+
+        if id == 911:
+            return wsme.api.Response(Author(),
+                                     status_code=401)
         author = Author()
         author.id = id
         author.firstname = u"aname"
@@ -81,7 +85,7 @@ class AuthorsController(RestController):
         ]
         return author
 
-    @wsmeext.pecan.wsexpose(Author, body=Author)
+    @wsmeext.pecan.wsexpose(Author, body=Author, status_code=201)
     def post(self, author):
         author.id = 10
         return author
diff --git a/tests/pecantest/test/tests/test_ws.py b/tests/pecantest/test/tests/test_ws.py
index 506f0ef..7916672 100644
--- a/tests/pecantest/test/tests/test_ws.py
+++ b/tests/pecantest/test/tests/test_ws.py
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ class TestWS(FunctionalTest):
             '/authors', '{"firstname": "test"}',
             headers={"Content-Type": "application/json"}
         )
+        assert res.status_int == 201
         a = json.loads(res.body)
         print a
         assert a['id'] == 10
@@ -87,6 +88,14 @@ class TestWS(FunctionalTest):
         self.assertEqual(res.status, '400 Bad Request')
         assert '<faultcode>Client</faultcode>' in res.body
 
+    def test_non_default_response(self):
+        res = self.app.get(
+            '/authors/911.json',
+            expect_errors=True
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(res.status_int, 401)
+        self.assertEqual(res.status, '401 Unauthorized')
+
     def test_serversideerror(self):
         res = self.app.get('/divide_by_zero.json', expect_errors=True)
         self.assertEqual(res.status, '500 Internal Server Error')
diff --git a/wsmeext/pecan.py b/wsmeext/pecan.py
index 42e1439..59c2fc5 100644
--- a/wsmeext/pecan.py
+++ b/wsmeext/pecan.py
@@ -68,6 +68,13 @@ def wsexpose(*args, **kwargs):
                 if funcdef.pass_request:
                     kwargs[funcdef.pass_request] = pecan.request
                 result = f(self, *args, **kwargs)
+
+                # NOTE: Support setting of status_code with default 201
+                pecan.response.status = funcdef.status_code
+                if isinstance(result, wsme.api.Response):
+                    pecan.response.status = result.status_code
+                    result = result.obj
+
             except:
                 data = wsme.api.format_exception(
                     sys.exc_info(),