diff --git a/gluon/contrib/login_methods/oauth10a_account.py b/gluon/contrib/login_methods/oauth10a_account.py
index 98b61a0f..f6cfeb0e 100644
--- a/gluon/contrib/login_methods/oauth10a_account.py
+++ b/gluon/contrib/login_methods/oauth10a_account.py
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ class OAuthAccount(object):
 
             HTTP = self.globals['HTTP']
 
-            raise HTTP(307,
+            raise HTTP(302,
                        "You are not authenticated: you are being redirected to the <a href='" + auth_request_url + "'> authentication server</a>",
                        Location=auth_request_url)
 
diff --git a/gluon/contrib/login_methods/oauth20_account.py b/gluon/contrib/login_methods/oauth20_account.py
index 27ff2936..e36d9229 100644
--- a/gluon/contrib/login_methods/oauth20_account.py
+++ b/gluon/contrib/login_methods/oauth20_account.py
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ server for requests.  It can be used for the optional"scope" parameters for Face
             if self.args:
                 data.update(self.args)
             auth_request_url = self.auth_url + "?" + urlencode(data)
-            raise HTTP(307,
+            raise HTTP(302,
                        "You are not authenticated: you are being redirected to the <a href='" + auth_request_url + "'> authentication server</a>",
                        Location=auth_request_url)
         return
diff --git a/gluon/http.py b/gluon/http.py
index 48efacad..22490340 100644
--- a/gluon/http.py
+++ b/gluon/http.py
@@ -69,12 +69,14 @@ class HTTP(BaseException):
         status,
         body='',
         cookies=None,
+        status_message='',
         **headers
     ):
         self.status = status
         self.body = body
         self.headers = headers
         self.cookies2headers(cookies)
+        self.status_message = status_message
 
     def cookies2headers(self, cookies):
         if cookies and len(cookies) > 0:
@@ -85,10 +87,14 @@ class HTTP(BaseException):
         env = env or {}
         status = self.status
         headers = self.headers
+        status_message = status
         if status in defined_status:
-            status = '%d %s' % (status, defined_status[status])
+            if status_message:
+                status = str(status) + ' ' + str(status_message)
+            else:
+                status = '%d %s' % (status, defined_status[status])
         else:
-            status = str(status)
+            status = str(status) + ' ' + status_message
             if not regex_status.match(status):
                 status = '500 %s' % (defined_status[500])
         headers.setdefault('Content-Type', 'text/html; charset=UTF-8')
@@ -124,12 +130,17 @@ class HTTP(BaseException):
         message elements that are not defined are omitted
         """
         msg = '%(status)d'
-        if self.status in defined_status:
+        status_message = ''
+        if self.status_message:
+            status_message = self.status_message
+        elif self.status in defined_status:
+            status_message = defined_status.get(self.status)
+        if status_message:
             msg = '%(status)d %(defined_status)s'
         if 'web2py_error' in self.headers:
             msg += ' [%(web2py_error)s]'
         return msg % dict(status=self.status,
-                          defined_status=defined_status.get(self.status),
+                          defined_status=status_message,
                           web2py_error=self.headers.get('web2py_error'))
 
     def __str__(self):
diff --git a/gluon/tests/__init__.py b/gluon/tests/__init__.py
index 1ce8fb20..01573203 100644
--- a/gluon/tests/__init__.py
+++ b/gluon/tests/__init__.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+from test_http import *
 from test_cache import *
 from test_dal import *
 from test_html import *
diff --git a/gluon/tests/test_http.py b/gluon/tests/test_http.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c41db092
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gluon/tests/test_http.py
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+"""Unit tests for http.py """
+
+import sys
+import os
+import unittest
+if os.path.isdir('gluon'):
+    sys.path.append(os.path.realpath('gluon'))
+else:
+    sys.path.append(os.path.realpath('../'))
+
+from http import HTTP, defined_status
+
+
+class TestHTTP(unittest.TestCase):
+    """ Tests http.HTTP """
+
+    def test_status_message(self):
+        """ Tests http status code message """
+
+        h = HTTP
+        
+        def gen_status_str(code, message):
+            return str(code) + ' ' + str(message)
+        message = 'This is a custom message'
+        code = 1423
+        self.assertEqual(str(h(code, status_message=message)), gen_status_str(code, message))
+
+        # test predefined codes
+        for code in defined_status.keys():
+            self.assertEqual(str(h(code)), gen_status_str(code, defined_status[code]))
+        
+        # test correct use of status_message 
+        for code in defined_status.keys():
+            self.assertEqual(str(h(code, status_message=message)), gen_status_str(code, message))
+
+        # test wrong call detection
+
+        
+
+        
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    unittest.main()