diff --git a/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/web/reactive/server/ExchangeResult.java b/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/web/reactive/server/ExchangeResult.java
index 544f46e8744c..4d229f598cb9 100644
--- a/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/web/reactive/server/ExchangeResult.java
+++ b/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/web/reactive/server/ExchangeResult.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2021 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2022 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@
  * respectively.
  *
  * @author Rossen Stoyanchev
+ * @author Sam Brannen
  * @since 5.0
  * @see EntityExchangeResult
  * @see FluxExchangeResult
@@ -171,6 +172,8 @@ public byte[] getRequestBodyContent() {
 
 	/**
 	 * Return the HTTP status code as an {@link HttpStatus} enum value.
+	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException in case of an unknown HTTP status code
+	 * @see #getRawStatusCode()
 	 */
 	public HttpStatus getStatus() {
 		return this.response.getStatusCode();
@@ -248,13 +251,22 @@ public String toString() {
 				"\n" +
 				formatBody(getRequestHeaders().getContentType(), this.requestBody) + "\n" +
 				"\n" +
-				"< " + getStatus() + " " + getStatus().getReasonPhrase() + "\n" +
+				"< " + formatStatus() + "\n" +
 				"< " + formatHeaders(getResponseHeaders(), "\n< ") + "\n" +
 				"\n" +
 				formatBody(getResponseHeaders().getContentType(), this.responseBody) +"\n" +
 				formatMockServerResult();
 	}
 
+	private String formatStatus() {
+		try {
+			return getStatus() + " " + getStatus().getReasonPhrase();
+		}
+		catch (Exception ex) {
+			return Integer.toString(getRawStatusCode());
+		}
+	}
+
 	private String formatHeaders(HttpHeaders headers, String delimiter) {
 		return headers.entrySet().stream()
 				.map(entry -> entry.getKey() + ": " + entry.getValue())
diff --git a/spring-test/src/test/java/org/springframework/test/web/reactive/server/StatusAssertionTests.java b/spring-test/src/test/java/org/springframework/test/web/reactive/server/StatusAssertionTests.java
index f84c2fc75a11..70301b9e9050 100644
--- a/spring-test/src/test/java/org/springframework/test/web/reactive/server/StatusAssertionTests.java
+++ b/spring-test/src/test/java/org/springframework/test/web/reactive/server/StatusAssertionTests.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2021 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2022 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
  * Unit tests for {@link StatusAssertions}.
  *
  * @author Rossen Stoyanchev
+ * @author Sam Brannen
  */
 class StatusAssertionTests {
 
@@ -56,9 +57,20 @@ void isEqualTo() {
 				assertions.isEqualTo(408));
 	}
 
-	@Test  // gh-23630
+	@Test  // gh-23630, gh-29283
 	void isEqualToWithCustomStatus() {
-		statusAssertions(600).isEqualTo(600);
+		StatusAssertions assertions = statusAssertions(600);
+
+		// Success
+		assertions.isEqualTo(600);
+
+		// Wrong status
+		assertThatExceptionOfType(AssertionError.class).isThrownBy(() ->
+				assertions.isEqualTo(HttpStatus.REQUEST_TIMEOUT));
+
+		// Wrong status value
+		assertThatExceptionOfType(AssertionError.class).isThrownBy(() ->
+				assertions.isEqualTo(408));
 	}
 
 	@Test