diff --git a/config/src/test/groovy/org/springframework/security/config/http/InterceptUrlConfigTests.groovy b/config/src/test/groovy/org/springframework/security/config/http/InterceptUrlConfigTests.groovy
index 212956cd0f..c0f3d1fe09 100644
--- a/config/src/test/groovy/org/springframework/security/config/http/InterceptUrlConfigTests.groovy
+++ b/config/src/test/groovy/org/springframework/security/config/http/InterceptUrlConfigTests.groovy
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@ class InterceptUrlConfigTests extends AbstractHttpConfigTests {
 		when: 'user cannot access otheruser'
 		request = new MockHttpServletRequest(method:'GET', servletPath : '/user/otheruser/abc')
 		login(request, 'user', 'password')
+		response = new MockHttpServletResponse()
 		chain.reset()
 		springSecurityFilterChain.doFilter(request,response,chain)
 		then: 'The response is OK'
@@ -138,6 +139,7 @@ class InterceptUrlConfigTests extends AbstractHttpConfigTests {
 		when: 'user can access case insensitive URL'
 		request = new MockHttpServletRequest(method:'GET', servletPath : '/USER/user/abc')
 		login(request, 'user', 'password')
+		response = new MockHttpServletResponse()
 		chain.reset()
 		springSecurityFilterChain.doFilter(request,response,chain)
 		then: 'The response is OK'
@@ -164,6 +166,7 @@ class InterceptUrlConfigTests extends AbstractHttpConfigTests {
 		when: 'user cannot access otheruser'
 		request = new MockHttpServletRequest(method:'GET', servletPath : '/user/otheruser/abc')
 		login(request, 'user', 'password')
+		response = new MockHttpServletResponse()
 		chain.reset()
 		springSecurityFilterChain.doFilter(request,response,chain)
 		then: 'The response is OK'
@@ -171,6 +174,7 @@ class InterceptUrlConfigTests extends AbstractHttpConfigTests {
 		when: 'user can access case insensitive URL'
 		request = new MockHttpServletRequest(method:'GET', servletPath : '/USER/user/abc')
 		login(request, 'user', 'password')
+		response = new MockHttpServletResponse()
 		chain.reset()
 		springSecurityFilterChain.doFilter(request,response,chain)
 		then: 'The response is OK'
diff --git a/web/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/web/access/ExceptionTranslationFilter.java b/web/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/web/access/ExceptionTranslationFilter.java
index 0fb87f73d9..5b1010d02c 100644
--- a/web/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/web/access/ExceptionTranslationFilter.java
+++ b/web/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/web/access/ExceptionTranslationFilter.java
@@ -135,6 +135,9 @@ public class ExceptionTranslationFilter extends GenericFilterBean {
 			}
 
 			if (ase != null) {
+				if (response.isCommitted()) {
+					throw new ServletException("Unable to handle the Spring Security Exception because the response is already committed.", ex);
+				}
 				handleSpringSecurityException(request, response, chain, ase);
 			}
 			else {
diff --git a/web/src/test/java/org/springframework/security/web/access/ExceptionTranslationFilterTests.java b/web/src/test/java/org/springframework/security/web/access/ExceptionTranslationFilterTests.java
index 5602c71a2c..14d779f292 100644
--- a/web/src/test/java/org/springframework/security/web/access/ExceptionTranslationFilterTests.java
+++ b/web/src/test/java/org/springframework/security/web/access/ExceptionTranslationFilterTests.java
@@ -15,6 +15,23 @@
  */
 package org.springframework.security.web.access;
 
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThatThrownBy;
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.fail;
+import static org.mockito.Matchers.any;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.doThrow;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.verifyZeroInteractions;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.util.Locale;
+
+import javax.servlet.FilterChain;
+import javax.servlet.ServletException;
+import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
+import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse;
+import javax.servlet.http.HttpSession;
+
 import org.junit.After;
 import org.junit.Before;
 import org.junit.Test;
@@ -36,20 +53,6 @@ import org.springframework.security.web.WebAttributes;
 import org.springframework.security.web.savedrequest.HttpSessionRequestCache;
 import org.springframework.security.web.savedrequest.SavedRequest;
 
-import javax.servlet.FilterChain;
-import javax.servlet.ServletException;
-import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
-import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse;
-import javax.servlet.http.HttpSession;
-import java.io.IOException;
-import java.util.Locale;
-
-import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
-import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.fail;
-import static org.mockito.Matchers.any;
-import static org.mockito.Mockito.doThrow;
-import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
-
 /**
  * Tests {@link ExceptionTranslationFilter}.
  *
@@ -302,7 +305,26 @@ public class ExceptionTranslationFilterTests {
 		}
 	}
 
-	private final AuthenticationEntryPoint mockEntryPoint = new AuthenticationEntryPoint() {
+	@Test
+	public void doFilterWhenResponseCommittedThenRethrowsException() throws Exception {
+		this.mockEntryPoint = mock(AuthenticationEntryPoint.class);
+		FilterChain chain = (request, response) -> {
+			HttpServletResponse httpResponse = (HttpServletResponse) response;
+			httpResponse.sendError(HttpServletResponse.SC_BAD_REQUEST);
+			throw new AccessDeniedException("Denied");
+		};
+		MockHttpServletRequest request = new MockHttpServletRequest();
+		MockHttpServletResponse response = new MockHttpServletResponse();
+		ExceptionTranslationFilter filter = new ExceptionTranslationFilter(mockEntryPoint);
+
+		assertThatThrownBy(() -> filter.doFilter(request, response, chain))
+			.isInstanceOf(ServletException.class)
+			.hasCauseInstanceOf(AccessDeniedException.class);
+
+		verifyZeroInteractions(mockEntryPoint);
+	}
+
+	private AuthenticationEntryPoint mockEntryPoint = new AuthenticationEntryPoint() {
 		public void commence(HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response,
 				AuthenticationException authException) throws IOException,
 				ServletException {