diff --git a/src/Ocelot/Errors/OcelotErrorCode.cs b/src/Ocelot/Errors/OcelotErrorCode.cs
index d8b6f333..6ca67e7d 100644
--- a/src/Ocelot/Errors/OcelotErrorCode.cs
+++ b/src/Ocelot/Errors/OcelotErrorCode.cs
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
         CannotAddPlaceholderError = 34,
         CannotRemovePlaceholderError = 35,
         QuotaExceededError = 36,
-        RequestCanceled = 37,
+        RequestCanceled = 37,
+        ConnectionToDownstreamServiceError = 38,
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Ocelot/Requester/ConnectionToDownstreamServiceError.cs b/src/Ocelot/Requester/ConnectionToDownstreamServiceError.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d2087983
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Ocelot/Requester/ConnectionToDownstreamServiceError.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+using Ocelot.Errors;
+using System;
+
+namespace Ocelot.Requester
+{
+    class ConnectionToDownstreamServiceError : Error
+    {
+        public ConnectionToDownstreamServiceError(Exception exception)
+            : base($"Error connecting to downstream service, exception: {exception}", OcelotErrorCode.ConnectionToDownstreamServiceError)
+        {
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Ocelot/Requester/HttpExeptionToErrorMapper.cs b/src/Ocelot/Requester/HttpExeptionToErrorMapper.cs
index f2fbad2d..f696a02b 100644
--- a/src/Ocelot/Requester/HttpExeptionToErrorMapper.cs
+++ b/src/Ocelot/Requester/HttpExeptionToErrorMapper.cs
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ namespace Ocelot.Requester
     using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
     using System;
     using System.Collections.Generic;
+    using System.Net.Http;
+    using System.Net.Sockets;
 
     public class HttpExeptionToErrorMapper : IExceptionToErrorMapper
     {
@@ -28,6 +30,11 @@ namespace Ocelot.Requester
                 return new RequestCanceledError(exception.Message);
             }
 
+            if (type == typeof(HttpRequestException))
+            {
+                return new ConnectionToDownstreamServiceError(exception);
+            }
+
             return new UnableToCompleteRequestError(exception);
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/Ocelot/Responder/ErrorsToHttpStatusCodeMapper.cs b/src/Ocelot/Responder/ErrorsToHttpStatusCodeMapper.cs
index c50daa27..6b0ee6cc 100644
--- a/src/Ocelot/Responder/ErrorsToHttpStatusCodeMapper.cs
+++ b/src/Ocelot/Responder/ErrorsToHttpStatusCodeMapper.cs
@@ -38,6 +38,11 @@ namespace Ocelot.Responder
             if (errors.Any(e => e.Code == OcelotErrorCode.UnableToFindDownstreamRouteError))
             {
                 return 404;
+            }
+
+            if (errors.Any(e => e.Code == OcelotErrorCode.ConnectionToDownstreamServiceError))
+            {
+                return 502;
             }
 
             if (errors.Any(e => e.Code == OcelotErrorCode.UnableToCompleteRequestError))
diff --git a/test/Ocelot.AcceptanceTests/HttpTests.cs b/test/Ocelot.AcceptanceTests/HttpTests.cs
index 57947d07..da59d000 100644
--- a/test/Ocelot.AcceptanceTests/HttpTests.cs
+++ b/test/Ocelot.AcceptanceTests/HttpTests.cs
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ namespace Ocelot.AcceptanceTests
         }
 
         [Fact]
-        public void should_return_response_500_when_using_http_one_to_talk_to_server_running_http_two()
+        public void should_return_response_502_when_using_http_one_to_talk_to_server_running_http_two()
         {
             var port = RandomPortFinder.GetRandomPort();
 
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ namespace Ocelot.AcceptanceTests
                 .And(x => _steps.GivenThereIsAConfiguration(configuration))
                 .And(x => _steps.GivenOcelotIsRunning())
                 .When(x => _steps.WhenIGetUrlOnTheApiGateway("/", httpContent))
-                .Then(x => _steps.ThenTheStatusCodeShouldBe(HttpStatusCode.InternalServerError))
+                .Then(x => _steps.ThenTheStatusCodeShouldBe(HttpStatusCode.BadGateway))
                 .BDDfy();
         }
 
diff --git a/test/Ocelot.AcceptanceTests/ReturnsErrorTests.cs b/test/Ocelot.AcceptanceTests/ReturnsErrorTests.cs
index 1ebc1113..323c9e14 100644
--- a/test/Ocelot.AcceptanceTests/ReturnsErrorTests.cs
+++ b/test/Ocelot.AcceptanceTests/ReturnsErrorTests.cs
@@ -16,6 +16,38 @@
         {
             _serviceHandler = new ServiceHandler();
             _steps = new Steps();
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void should_return_bad_gateway_error_if_downstream_service_doesnt_respond()
+        {
+            var configuration = new FileConfiguration
+            {
+                ReRoutes = new List<FileReRoute>
+                    {
+                        new FileReRoute
+                        {
+                            DownstreamPathTemplate = "/",
+                            UpstreamPathTemplate = "/",
+                            UpstreamHttpMethod = new List<string> { "Get" },
+                            DownstreamHostAndPorts = new List<FileHostAndPort>
+                            {
+                                new FileHostAndPort
+                                {
+                                    Host = "localhost",
+                                    Port = 53877,
+                                },
+                            },
+                            DownstreamScheme = "http",
+                        },
+                    },
+            };
+
+            this.Given(x => _steps.GivenThereIsAConfiguration(configuration))
+                .And(x => _steps.GivenOcelotIsRunning())
+                .When(x => _steps.WhenIGetUrlOnTheApiGateway("/"))
+                .Then(x => _steps.ThenTheStatusCodeShouldBe(HttpStatusCode.BadGateway))
+                .BDDfy();
         }
 
         [Fact]
diff --git a/test/Ocelot.AcceptanceTests/SslTests.cs b/test/Ocelot.AcceptanceTests/SslTests.cs
index 58c9e6a1..ee1f8141 100644
--- a/test/Ocelot.AcceptanceTests/SslTests.cs
+++ b/test/Ocelot.AcceptanceTests/SslTests.cs
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ namespace Ocelot.AcceptanceTests
                 .And(x => _steps.GivenThereIsAConfiguration(configuration))
                 .And(x => _steps.GivenOcelotIsRunning())
                 .When(x => _steps.WhenIGetUrlOnTheApiGateway("/"))
-                .Then(x => _steps.ThenTheStatusCodeShouldBe(HttpStatusCode.InternalServerError))
+                .Then(x => _steps.ThenTheStatusCodeShouldBe(HttpStatusCode.BadGateway))
                 .BDDfy();
         }
 
diff --git a/test/Ocelot.UnitTests/Responder/ErrorsToHttpStatusCodeMapperTests.cs b/test/Ocelot.UnitTests/Responder/ErrorsToHttpStatusCodeMapperTests.cs
index 8b550a05..d662f86f 100644
--- a/test/Ocelot.UnitTests/Responder/ErrorsToHttpStatusCodeMapperTests.cs
+++ b/test/Ocelot.UnitTests/Responder/ErrorsToHttpStatusCodeMapperTests.cs
@@ -50,6 +50,13 @@ namespace Ocelot.UnitTests.Responder
         public void should_return_internal_server_error(OcelotErrorCode errorCode)
         {
             ShouldMapErrorToStatusCode(errorCode, HttpStatusCode.InternalServerError);
+        }
+
+        [Theory]
+        [InlineData(OcelotErrorCode.ConnectionToDownstreamServiceError)]
+        public void should_return_bad_gateway_error(OcelotErrorCode errorCode)
+        {
+            ShouldMapErrorToStatusCode(errorCode, HttpStatusCode.BadGateway);
         }
 
         [Theory]
@@ -125,7 +132,7 @@ namespace Ocelot.UnitTests.Responder
             // If this test fails then it's because the number of error codes has changed.
             // You should make the appropriate changes to the test cases here to ensure
             // they cover all the error codes, and then modify this assertion.
-            Enum.GetNames(typeof(OcelotErrorCode)).Length.ShouldBe(38, "Looks like the number of error codes has changed. Do you need to modify ErrorsToHttpStatusCodeMapper?");
+            Enum.GetNames(typeof(OcelotErrorCode)).Length.ShouldBe(39, "Looks like the number of error codes has changed. Do you need to modify ErrorsToHttpStatusCodeMapper?");
         }
 
         private void ShouldMapErrorToStatusCode(OcelotErrorCode errorCode, HttpStatusCode expectedHttpStatusCode)