diff --git a/src/HTTPServer/HTTPConnection.cpp b/src/HTTPServer/HTTPConnection.cpp
index de12b36ce..a5c6afd18 100644
--- a/src/HTTPServer/HTTPConnection.cpp
+++ b/src/HTTPServer/HTTPConnection.cpp
@@ -38,7 +38,9 @@ cHTTPConnection::~cHTTPConnection()
 
 void cHTTPConnection::SendStatusAndReason(int a_StatusCode, const AString & a_Response)
 {
-	SendData(Printf("%d %s\r\nContent-Length: 0\r\n\r\n", a_StatusCode, a_Response.c_str()));
+	SendData(Printf("HTTP/1.1 %d %s\r\n", a_StatusCode, a_Response.c_str()));
+	SendData(Printf("Content-Length: %u\r\n\r\n", static_cast<unsigned>(a_Response.size())));
+	SendData(a_Response.data(), a_Response.size());
 	m_State = wcsRecvHeaders;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/HTTPServer/HTTPConnection.h b/src/HTTPServer/HTTPConnection.h
index 8ecc4a4d4..e1ebeb9ee 100644
--- a/src/HTTPServer/HTTPConnection.h
+++ b/src/HTTPServer/HTTPConnection.h
@@ -41,7 +41,8 @@ public:
 	cHTTPConnection(cHTTPServer & a_HTTPServer);
 	virtual ~cHTTPConnection();
 	
-	/** Sends HTTP status code together with a_Reason (used for HTTP errors) */
+	/** Sends HTTP status code together with a_Reason (used for HTTP errors).
+	Sends the a_Reason as the body as well, so that browsers display it. */
 	void SendStatusAndReason(int a_StatusCode, const AString & a_Reason);
 	
 	/** Sends the "401 unauthorized" reply together with instructions on authorizing, using the specified realm */