diff --git a/spec/common_exception_handler_spec.cr b/spec/common_exception_handler_spec.cr
index 3cb480f..f4a3877 100644
--- a/spec/common_exception_handler_spec.cr
+++ b/spec/common_exception_handler_spec.cr
@@ -2,10 +2,27 @@ require "./spec_helper"
 
 describe "Kemal::CommonExceptionHandler" do
   it "renders 404 on route not found" do
-    common_exception_handler = Kemal::CommonExceptionHandler::INSTANCE
-    request = HTTP::Request.new("GET", "/?message=world")
-    io_with_context = create_request_and_return_io(common_exception_handler, request)
-    client_response = HTTP::Client::Response.from_io(io_with_context, decompress: false)
+    get "/" do |env|
+      "Hello"
+    end
+
+    request = HTTP::Request.new("GET", "/asd")
+    client_response = call_request_on_app(request)
     client_response.status_code.should eq 404
   end
+
+  it "renders custom error" do
+    error 403 do
+      "403 error"
+    end
+
+    get "/" do |env|
+      env.response.status_code = 403
+    end
+
+    request = HTTP::Request.new("GET", "/")
+    client_response = call_request_on_app(request)
+    client_response.status_code.should eq 403
+    client_response.body.should eq "403 error"
+  end
 end
diff --git a/src/kemal.cr b/src/kemal.cr
index 088e897..62beb49 100644
--- a/src/kemal.cr
+++ b/src/kemal.cr
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ require "./kemal/*"
 require "./kemal/middleware/*"
 
 module Kemal
-
   # The command to run a `Kemal` application.
   def self.run
     Kemal::CLI.new
@@ -13,6 +12,10 @@ module Kemal
     config.server = HTTP::Server.new(config.host_binding.not_nil!, config.port, config.handlers)
     config.server.not_nil!.ssl = config.ssl
 
+    error 404 do |env|
+      render_404(env)
+    end
+
     # Test environment doesn't need to have signal trap, built-in images, and logging.
     unless config.env == "test"
       Signal::INT.trap {
diff --git a/src/kemal/common_exception_handler.cr b/src/kemal/common_exception_handler.cr
index 293bbeb..8ed70cb 100644
--- a/src/kemal/common_exception_handler.cr
+++ b/src/kemal/common_exception_handler.cr
@@ -1,18 +1,22 @@
-class Kemal::CommonExceptionHandler < HTTP::Handler
-  INSTANCE = new
+module Kemal
+  class CommonExceptionHandler < HTTP::Handler
+    INSTANCE = new
 
-  def call(context)
-    begin
-      call_next context
-    rescue ex : Kemal::Exceptions::RouteNotFound
-      context.response.content_type = "text/html"
-      Kemal.config.logger.write("Exception: #{ex.inspect_with_backtrace}\n")
-      return render_404(context)
-    rescue ex
-      context.response.content_type = "text/html"
-      Kemal.config.logger.write("Exception: #{ex.inspect_with_backtrace}\n")
-      verbosity = Kemal.config.env == "production" ? false : true
-      return render_500(context, ex.inspect_with_backtrace, verbosity)
+    def call(context)
+      begin
+        call_next(context)
+      rescue ex : Kemal::Exceptions::RouteNotFound
+        return Kemal.config.error_handlers[404].call(context)
+      rescue ex1 : Kemal::Exceptions::CustomException
+        status_code = ex1.context.response.status_code
+        return Kemal.config.error_handlers[status_code].call(context) if Kemal.config.error_handlers.key?(status_code)
+      rescue ex2
+        Kemal.config.error_handlers[500].call(context) if Kemal.config.error_handlers.key?(500)
+        context.response.content_type = "text/html"
+        Kemal.config.logger.write("Exception: #{ex2.inspect_with_backtrace}\n")
+        verbosity = Kemal.config.env == "production" ? false : true
+        return render_500(context, ex2.inspect_with_backtrace, verbosity)
+      end
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/src/kemal/config.cr b/src/kemal/config.cr
index 7a092f1..1531019 100644
--- a/src/kemal/config.cr
+++ b/src/kemal/config.cr
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 module Kemal
   class Config
-    INSTANCE = Config.new
-    HANDLERS = [] of HTTP::Handler
+    INSTANCE       = Config.new
+    HANDLERS       = [] of HTTP::Handler
+    ERROR_HANDLERS = {} of Int32 => HTTP::Server::Context -> String
     @ssl : OpenSSL::SSL::Context?
     @server : HTTP::Server?
 
     property host_binding, ssl, port, env, public_folder, logging,
-      always_rescue, serve_static, server
+      always_rescue, serve_static, server, error_handler
 
     def initialize
       @host_binding = "0.0.0.0"
@@ -19,8 +20,6 @@ module Kemal
       @error_handler = nil
       @always_rescue = true
       @run = false
-      @ssl = nil
-      @server = nil
     end
 
     def logger
@@ -47,6 +46,14 @@ module Kemal
       HANDLERS << handler
     end
 
+    def error_handlers
+      ERROR_HANDLERS
+    end
+
+    def add_error_handler(status_code, &handler : HTTP::Server::Context -> _)
+      ERROR_HANDLERS[status_code] = ->(context : HTTP::Server::Context) { handler.call(context).to_s }
+    end
+
     def setup
       setup_log_handler
       setup_error_handler
diff --git a/src/kemal/dsl.cr b/src/kemal/dsl.cr
index 6b5d589..de16a86 100644
--- a/src/kemal/dsl.cr
+++ b/src/kemal/dsl.cr
@@ -9,3 +9,7 @@ HTTP_METHODS = %w(get post put patch delete options)
 def ws(path, &block : HTTP::WebSocket, HTTP::Server::Context -> Void)
   Kemal::WebSocketHandler.new path, &block
 end
+
+def error(status_code, &block : HTTP::Server::Context -> _)
+  Kemal.config.add_error_handler status_code, &block
+end
diff --git a/src/kemal/exceptions.cr b/src/kemal/exceptions.cr
index b7d7275..ef5d9a6 100644
--- a/src/kemal/exceptions.cr
+++ b/src/kemal/exceptions.cr
@@ -4,4 +4,12 @@ module Kemal::Exceptions
       super "Requested path: '#{context.request.override_method as String}:#{context.request.path}' was not found."
     end
   end
+
+  class CustomException < Exception
+    getter context
+
+    def initialize(@context)
+      super "Rendered error with #{@context.response.status_code}"
+    end
+  end
 end
diff --git a/src/kemal/route_handler.cr b/src/kemal/route_handler.cr
index a3278d5..995ea6f 100644
--- a/src/kemal/route_handler.cr
+++ b/src/kemal/route_handler.cr
@@ -31,9 +31,12 @@ class Kemal::RouteHandler < HTTP::Handler
 
   # Processes the route if it's a match. Otherwise renders 404.
   def process_request(context)
-    raise Kemal::Exceptions::RouteNotFound.new(context) unless context.route_defined?
+    return raise Kemal::Exceptions::RouteNotFound.new(context) unless context.route_defined?
     route = context.route_lookup.payload as Route
     context.response.print(route.handler.call(context))
+    if Kemal.config.error_handlers.has_key?(context.response.status_code)
+      return raise Kemal::Exceptions::CustomException.new(context)
+    end
     context
   end