diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Security/Http/Firewall/ExceptionListener.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Security/Http/Firewall/ExceptionListener.php
index 2aa3ac621fc10..08e08f7454c3a 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Security/Http/Firewall/ExceptionListener.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Security/Http/Firewall/ExceptionListener.php
@@ -131,8 +131,6 @@ private function handleAccessDeniedException(GetResponseForExceptionEvent $event
             } catch (\Exception $e) {
                 $event->setException($e);
             }
-
-            return;
         }
 
         if (null !== $this->logger) {
@@ -150,7 +148,7 @@ private function handleAccessDeniedException(GetResponseForExceptionEvent $event
                 $subRequest = $this->httpUtils->createRequest($event->getRequest(), $this->errorPage);
                 $subRequest->attributes->set(Security::ACCESS_DENIED_ERROR, $exception);
 
-                $event->setResponse($event->getKernel()->handle($subRequest, HttpKernelInterface::SUB_REQUEST, true));
+                $event->setResponse($event->getKernel()->handle($subRequest, HttpKernelInterface::SUB_REQUEST));
                 $event->allowCustomResponseCode();
             }
         } catch (\Exception $e) {
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Security/Http/Tests/Firewall/ExceptionListenerTest.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Security/Http/Tests/Firewall/ExceptionListenerTest.php
index 53fedebcad705..6812405ff7e34 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Security/Http/Tests/Firewall/ExceptionListenerTest.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Security/Http/Tests/Firewall/ExceptionListenerTest.php
@@ -130,10 +130,15 @@ public function testAccessDeniedExceptionFullFledgedAndWithAccessDeniedHandlerAn
     {
         $event = $this->createEvent($exception);
 
-        $accessDeniedHandler = $this->getMockBuilder('Symfony\Component\Security\Http\Authorization\AccessDeniedHandlerInterface')->getMock();
-        $accessDeniedHandler->expects($this->once())->method('handle')->will($this->returnValue(new Response('error')));
+        $listener = $this->createExceptionListener(
+            null,
+            $this->createTrustResolver(true),
+            null,
+            null,
+            null,
+            $this->createCustomAccessDeniedHandler(new Response('error'))
+        );
 
-        $listener = $this->createExceptionListener(null, $this->createTrustResolver(true), null, null, null, $accessDeniedHandler);
         $listener->onKernelException($event);
 
         $this->assertEquals('error', $event->getResponse()->getContent());
@@ -147,16 +152,70 @@ public function testAccessDeniedExceptionNotFullFledged(\Exception $exception, \
     {
         $event = $this->createEvent($exception);
 
-        $tokenStorage = $this->getMockBuilder('Symfony\Component\Security\Core\Authentication\Token\Storage\TokenStorageInterface')->getMock();
-        $tokenStorage->expects($this->once())->method('getToken')->will($this->returnValue($this->getMockBuilder('Symfony\Component\Security\Core\Authentication\Token\TokenInterface')->getMock()));
-
-        $listener = $this->createExceptionListener($tokenStorage, $this->createTrustResolver(false), null, $this->createEntryPoint());
+        $listener = $this->createExceptionListener(
+            $this->createTokenStorage(),
+            $this->createTrustResolver(false),
+            null,
+            $this->createEntryPoint()
+        );
         $listener->onKernelException($event);
 
         $this->assertEquals('OK', $event->getResponse()->getContent());
         $this->assertSame(null === $eventException ? $exception : $eventException, $event->getException()->getPrevious());
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @dataProvider getAccessDeniedExceptionProvider
+     */
+    public function testAccessDeniedExceptionNotFullFledgedAndWithAccessDeniedHandlerAndWithoutErrorPage(\Exception $exception, \Exception $eventException = null)
+    {
+        $event = $this->createEvent($exception);
+
+        $listener = $this->createExceptionListener(
+            $this->createTokenStorage(),
+            $this->createTrustResolver(false),
+            null,
+            $this->createEntryPoint(),
+            null,
+            $this->createCustomAccessDeniedHandler(new Response('denied', 403))
+        );
+        $listener->onKernelException($event);
+
+        $this->assertEquals('denied', $event->getResponse()->getContent());
+        $this->assertEquals(403, $event->getResponse()->getStatusCode());
+        $this->assertSame(null === $eventException ? $exception : $eventException, $event->getException()->getPrevious());
+    }
+
+
+    /**
+     * @dataProvider getAccessDeniedExceptionProvider
+     */
+    public function testAccessDeniedExceptionNotFullFledgedAndWithoutAccessDeniedHandlerAndWithErrorPage(\Exception $exception, \Exception $eventException = null)
+    {
+        $kernel = $this->getMockBuilder('Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\HttpKernelInterface')->getMock();
+        $kernel->expects($this->once())->method('handle')->will($this->returnValue(new Response('Unauthorized', 401)));
+
+        $event = $this->createEvent($exception, $kernel);
+
+        $httpUtils = $this->getMockBuilder('Symfony\Component\Security\Http\HttpUtils')->getMock();
+        $httpUtils->expects($this->once())->method('createRequest')->will($this->returnValue(Request::create('/error')));
+
+        $listener = $this->createExceptionListener(
+            $this->createTokenStorage(),
+            $this->createTrustResolver(true),
+            $httpUtils,
+            null,
+            '/error'
+        );
+        $listener->onKernelException($event);
+
+        $this->assertTrue($event->isAllowingCustomResponseCode());
+
+        $this->assertEquals('Unauthorized', $event->getResponse()->getContent());
+        $this->assertEquals(401, $event->getResponse()->getStatusCode());
+        $this->assertSame(null === $eventException ? $exception : $eventException, $event->getException()->getPrevious());
+    }
+
     public function getAccessDeniedExceptionProvider()
     {
         return [
@@ -168,6 +227,28 @@ public function getAccessDeniedExceptionProvider()
         ];
     }
 
+    private function createTokenStorage()
+    {
+        $tokenStorage = $this->getMockBuilder('Symfony\Component\Security\Core\Authentication\Token\Storage\TokenStorageInterface')->getMock();
+        $tokenStorage
+            ->expects($this->once())
+            ->method('getToken')
+            ->will($this->returnValue($this->getMockBuilder('Symfony\Component\Security\Core\Authentication\Token\TokenInterface')->getMock()));
+
+        return $tokenStorage;
+    }
+
+    private function createCustomAccessDeniedHandler(Response $response)
+    {
+        $accessDeniedHandler = $this->getMockBuilder('Symfony\Component\Security\Http\Authorization\AccessDeniedHandlerInterface')->getMock();
+        $accessDeniedHandler
+            ->expects($this->once())
+            ->method('handle')
+            ->will($this->returnValue($response));
+
+        return $accessDeniedHandler;
+    }
+
     private function createEntryPoint(Response $response = null)
     {
         $entryPoint = $this->getMockBuilder('Symfony\Component\Security\Http\EntryPoint\AuthenticationEntryPointInterface')->getMock();
@@ -193,8 +274,14 @@ private function createEvent(\Exception $exception, $kernel = null)
         return new GetResponseForExceptionEvent($kernel, Request::create('/'), HttpKernelInterface::MASTER_REQUEST, $exception);
     }
 
-    private function createExceptionListener(TokenStorageInterface $tokenStorage = null, AuthenticationTrustResolverInterface $trustResolver = null, HttpUtils $httpUtils = null, AuthenticationEntryPointInterface $authenticationEntryPoint = null, $errorPage = null, AccessDeniedHandlerInterface $accessDeniedHandler = null)
-    {
+    private function createExceptionListener(
+        TokenStorageInterface $tokenStorage = null,
+        AuthenticationTrustResolverInterface $trustResolver = null,
+        HttpUtils $httpUtils = null,
+        AuthenticationEntryPointInterface $authenticationEntryPoint = null,
+        $errorPage = null,
+        AccessDeniedHandlerInterface $accessDeniedHandler = null
+    ) {
         return new ExceptionListener(
             $tokenStorage ?: $this->getMockBuilder('Symfony\Component\Security\Core\Authentication\Token\Storage\TokenStorageInterface')->getMock(),
             $trustResolver ?: $this->getMockBuilder('Symfony\Component\Security\Core\Authentication\AuthenticationTrustResolverInterface')->getMock(),