diff --git a/lib/core/settle.js b/lib/core/settle.js
index 071d9e3e8f..886adb0c1f 100644
--- a/lib/core/settle.js
+++ b/lib/core/settle.js
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ var createError = require('./createError');
  */
 module.exports = function settle(resolve, reject, response) {
   var validateStatus = response.config.validateStatus;
-  if (!validateStatus || validateStatus(response.status)) {
+  if (!response.status || !validateStatus || validateStatus(response.status)) {
     resolve(response);
   } else {
     reject(createError(
diff --git a/test/specs/requests.spec.js b/test/specs/requests.spec.js
index e73eedc810..6f7bfbbb3e 100644
--- a/test/specs/requests.spec.js
+++ b/test/specs/requests.spec.js
@@ -157,6 +157,26 @@ describe('requests', function () {
     });
   });
 
+  it('should resolve when the response status is 0 (i.e. requesting with file protocol)', function (done) {
+    var resolveSpy = jasmine.createSpy('resolve');
+    var rejectSpy = jasmine.createSpy('reject');
+
+    axios('file:///xxx').then(resolveSpy)
+      .catch(rejectSpy)
+      .then(function () {
+        expect(resolveSpy).toHaveBeenCalled();
+        expect(rejectSpy).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+        done();
+      });
+
+    getAjaxRequest().then(function (request) {
+      request.respondWith({
+        status: 0,
+        responseURL: 'file:///xxx',
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
   // https://github.com/axios/axios/issues/378
   it('should return JSON when rejecting', function (done) {
     var response;