diff --git a/atom/browser/net/atom_network_delegate.cc b/atom/browser/net/atom_network_delegate.cc
index 91b63fada359..dd3e83f07322 100644
--- a/atom/browser/net/atom_network_delegate.cc
+++ b/atom/browser/net/atom_network_delegate.cc
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include "atom/browser/net/atom_network_delegate.h"
 
 #include <string>
+#include <utility>
 
 #include "atom/common/native_mate_converters/net_converter.h"
 #include "base/stl_util.h"
@@ -19,6 +20,9 @@ namespace atom {
 
 namespace {
 
+using ResponseHeadersContainer =
+    std::pair<scoped_refptr<net::HttpResponseHeaders>*, const std::string&>;
+
 const char* ResourceTypeToString(content::ResourceType type) {
   switch (type) {
     case content::RESOURCE_TYPE_MAIN_FRAME:
@@ -170,10 +174,15 @@ void ReadFromResponseObject(const base::DictionaryValue& response,
 }
 
 void ReadFromResponseObject(const base::DictionaryValue& response,
-                            scoped_refptr<net::HttpResponseHeaders>* headers) {
+                            const ResponseHeadersContainer& container) {
   const base::DictionaryValue* dict;
+  std::string status_line;
+  if (!response.GetString("statusLine", &status_line))
+    status_line = container.second;
   if (response.GetDictionary("responseHeaders", &dict)) {
+    auto headers = container.first;
     *headers = new net::HttpResponseHeaders("");
+    (*headers)->ReplaceStatusLine(status_line);
     for (base::DictionaryValue::Iterator it(*dict);
          !it.IsAtEnd();
          it.Advance()) {
@@ -263,7 +272,8 @@ int AtomNetworkDelegate::OnHeadersReceived(
         request, callback, original, override, allowed);
 
   return HandleResponseEvent(
-      kOnHeadersReceived, request, callback, override, original);
+      kOnHeadersReceived, request, callback,
+      std::make_pair(override, original->GetStatusLine()), original);
 }
 
 void AtomNetworkDelegate::OnBeforeRedirect(net::URLRequest* request,
diff --git a/docs/api/session.md b/docs/api/session.md
index cc90a0b542cf..9cccefcbdb66 100644
--- a/docs/api/session.md
+++ b/docs/api/session.md
@@ -446,6 +446,8 @@ The `callback` has to be called with an `response` object:
   * `cancel` Boolean
   * `responseHeaders` Object (optional) - When provided, the server is assumed
     to have responded with these headers.
+  * `statusLine` String (optional) - Should be provided when overriding `responseHeaders`
+    to change header status otherwise original response header's status will be used.
 
 #### `ses.webRequest.onResponseStarted([filter, ]listener)`
 
diff --git a/spec/api-web-request-spec.js b/spec/api-web-request-spec.js
index abc4f9568cd3..211c69a14765 100644
--- a/spec/api-web-request-spec.js
+++ b/spec/api-web-request-spec.js
@@ -7,12 +7,18 @@ const session = remote.session
 describe('webRequest module', function () {
   var ses = session.defaultSession
   var server = http.createServer(function (req, res) {
-    res.setHeader('Custom', ['Header'])
-    var content = req.url
-    if (req.headers.accept === '*/*;test/header') {
-      content += 'header/received'
+    if (req.url == '/serverRedirect') {
+      res.statusCode = 301
+      res.setHeader('Location', 'http://' + req.rawHeaders[1])
+      res.end()
+    } else {
+      res.setHeader('Custom', ['Header'])
+      var content = req.url
+      if (req.headers.accept === '*/*;test/header') {
+        content += 'header/received'
+      }
+      res.end(content)
     }
-    res.end(content)
   })
   var defaultURL = null
 
@@ -297,6 +303,44 @@ describe('webRequest module', function () {
         }
       })
     })
+
+    it('follows server redirect', function (done) {
+      ses.webRequest.onHeadersReceived(function (details, callback) {
+        var responseHeaders = details.responseHeaders
+        callback({
+          responseHeaders: responseHeaders,
+        })
+      })
+      $.ajax({
+        url: defaultURL + 'serverRedirect',
+        success: function (data, status, xhr) {
+          assert.equal(xhr.getResponseHeader('Custom'), 'Header')
+          done()
+        },
+        error: function (xhr, errorType) {
+          done(errorType)
+        }
+      })
+    })
+
+    it('can change the header status', function (done) {
+      ses.webRequest.onHeadersReceived(function (details, callback) {
+        var responseHeaders = details.responseHeaders
+        callback({
+          responseHeaders: responseHeaders,
+          statusLine: "HTTP/1.1 404 Not Found"
+        })
+      })
+      $.ajax({
+        url: defaultURL,
+        success: function (data, status, xhr) {
+        },
+        error: function (xhr, errorType) {
+          assert.equal(xhr.getResponseHeader('Custom'), 'Header')
+          done()
+        }
+      })
+    })
   })
 
   describe('webRequest.onResponseStarted', function () {