diff --git a/wp-includes/rest-api/class-wp-rest-server.php b/wp-includes/rest-api/class-wp-rest-server.php
index c69cb4834c..56322f90c4 100644
--- a/wp-includes/rest-api/class-wp-rest-server.php
+++ b/wp-includes/rest-api/class-wp-rest-server.php
@@ -908,7 +908,7 @@ class WP_REST_Server {
 						if ( is_wp_error( $permission ) ) {
 							$response = $permission;
 						} elseif ( false === $permission || null === $permission ) {
-							$response = new WP_Error( 'rest_forbidden', __( 'Sorry, you are not allowed to do that.' ), array( 'status' => 403 ) );
+							$response = new WP_Error( 'rest_forbidden', __( 'Sorry, you are not allowed to do that.' ), array( 'status' => rest_authorization_required_code() ) );
 						}
 					}
 				}