diff --git a/sapi/cgi/cgi_main.c b/sapi/cgi/cgi_main.c
index e5e5d5d5198..2487727aaba 100644
--- a/sapi/cgi/cgi_main.c
+++ b/sapi/cgi/cgi_main.c
@@ -320,7 +320,16 @@ static int sapi_cgi_send_headers(sapi_headers_struct *sapi_headers TSRMLS_DC)
 			}
 
 		} else {
-			len = sprintf(buf, "Status: %d\r\n", SG(sapi_headers).http_response_code);
+			char *s;
+
+			if (SG(sapi_headers).http_status_line &&
+			    (s = strchr(SG(sapi_headers).http_status_line, ' ')) != 0 &&
+			    (s - SG(sapi_headers).http_status_line) >= 5 &&
+			    strncasecmp(SG(sapi_headers).http_status_line, "HTTP/", 5) == 0) {
+				len = sprintf(buf, "Status:%s\r\n", s);
+			} else {
+				len = sprintf(buf, "Status: %d\r\n", SG(sapi_headers).http_response_code);
+			}
 		}
 
 		PHPWRITE_H(buf, len);