diff --git a/http-server-jetty/src/test/groovy/io/micronaut/servlet/jetty/JettyExceptionHandlerSpec.groovy b/http-server-jetty/src/test/groovy/io/micronaut/servlet/jetty/JettyExceptionHandlerSpec.groovy
index c2393e005..d900d5747 100644
--- a/http-server-jetty/src/test/groovy/io/micronaut/servlet/jetty/JettyExceptionHandlerSpec.groovy
+++ b/http-server-jetty/src/test/groovy/io/micronaut/servlet/jetty/JettyExceptionHandlerSpec.groovy
@@ -3,17 +3,23 @@ package io.micronaut.servlet.jetty
 import groovy.transform.InheritConstructors
 import io.micronaut.context.annotation.Property
 import io.micronaut.context.annotation.Requires
+import io.micronaut.core.async.publisher.Publishers
+import io.micronaut.http.HttpAttributes
 import io.micronaut.http.HttpRequest
 import io.micronaut.http.HttpResponse
 import io.micronaut.http.HttpStatus
 import io.micronaut.http.MutableHttpResponse
 import io.micronaut.http.annotation.Controller
+import io.micronaut.http.annotation.Filter
 import io.micronaut.http.annotation.Get
 import io.micronaut.http.client.HttpClient
 import io.micronaut.http.client.annotation.Client
 import io.micronaut.http.client.exceptions.HttpClientResponseException
+import io.micronaut.http.filter.OncePerRequestHttpServerFilter
+import io.micronaut.http.filter.ServerFilterChain
 import io.micronaut.http.server.exceptions.ExceptionHandler
 import io.micronaut.test.extensions.spock.annotation.MicronautTest
+import org.reactivestreams.Publisher
 import spock.lang.Specification
 
 import javax.inject.Inject
@@ -45,6 +51,15 @@ class JettyExceptionHandlerSpec extends Specification {
         ex.response.getBody().get() == "hello"
     }
 
+    void "test a filter throwing an exception on a 404"() {
+        when:
+        client.toBlocking().retrieve("/exception/doesnt-exist")
+
+        then:
+        def ex = thrown(HttpClientResponseException)
+        ex.response.status() == HttpStatus.UNAUTHORIZED
+    }
+
     @Controller("/exception")
     static class ExceptionController {
 
@@ -78,4 +93,30 @@ class JettyExceptionHandlerSpec extends Specification {
 
     @InheritConstructors
     static class MyException extends Exception {}
+
+    @Singleton
+    @Filter("/**")
+    @Requires(property = "spec.name", value = "JettyExceptionHandlerSpec")
+    static class MyFilter extends OncePerRequestHttpServerFilter {
+
+        @Override
+        protected Publisher<MutableHttpResponse<?>> doFilterOnce(HttpRequest<?> request, ServerFilterChain chain) {
+            if (!request.getAttribute(HttpAttributes.ROUTE_MATCH).isPresent()) {
+                return Publishers.just(new Unauthorized())
+            }
+            chain.proceed(request)
+        }
+    }
+
+    @InheritConstructors
+    static class Unauthorized extends Exception {}
+
+    @Singleton
+    @Requires(property = "spec.name", value = "JettyExceptionHandlerSpec")
+    static class UnauthorizedExceptionHandler implements ExceptionHandler<Unauthorized, MutableHttpResponse<?>> {
+        @Override
+        MutableHttpResponse<?> handle(HttpRequest request, Unauthorized exception) {
+            return HttpResponse.unauthorized()
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/servlet-core/src/main/java/io/micronaut/servlet/http/ServletHttpHandler.java b/servlet-core/src/main/java/io/micronaut/servlet/http/ServletHttpHandler.java
index 3b7962783..4b043cdc4 100644
--- a/servlet-core/src/main/java/io/micronaut/servlet/http/ServletHttpHandler.java
+++ b/servlet-core/src/main/java/io/micronaut/servlet/http/ServletHttpHandler.java
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ private void emitError(ServletExchange<Req, Res> exchange,
                 req,
                 res,
                 null,
-                true,
+                false,
                 exchange,
                 responsePublisher,
                 AnnotationMetadata.EMPTY_METADATA
@@ -743,9 +743,7 @@ private void handleException(
                         emitter.onComplete();
                     }));
                 }
-
             } else {
-
                 RouteMatch<Object> errorRoute = lookupErrorRoute(route, e);
                 if (errorRoute == null) {
                     if (e instanceof CodecException) {