diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index ca85ba5..3a2bbe9 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ Endpoint                                 Description
 `/delete`                                Returns DELETE data
 `/gzip`_                                 Returns gzip-encoded data.
 `/deflate`_                              Returns deflate-encoded data.
-`/status/:code`_                         Returns given HTTP Status code.
+`/status/:code`_                         Returns given HTTP Status code or random if more than one are given.
 `/response-headers`_                     Returns given response headers.
 `/redirect/:n`_                          302 Redirects *n* times.
 `/redirect-to?url=foo`_                  302 Redirects to the *foo* URL.
diff --git a/httpbin/core.py b/httpbin/core.py
index e3ca094..50e7524 100644
--- a/httpbin/core.py
+++ b/httpbin/core.py
@@ -294,7 +294,10 @@ def view_status_code(codes):
     """Return status code or random status code if more than one are given"""
 
     if ',' not in codes:
-        code = int(codes)
+        try:
+            code = int(codes)
+        except ValueError:
+            return Response('Invalid status code', status=400)
         return status_code(code)
 
     choices = []
@@ -305,7 +308,10 @@ def view_status_code(codes):
         else:
             code, weight = choice.split(':')
 
-        choices.append((int(code), float(weight)))
+        try:
+            choices.append((int(code), float(weight)))
+        except ValueError:
+            return Response('Invalid status code', status=400)
 
     code = weighted_choice(choices)
 
diff --git a/test_httpbin.py b/test_httpbin.py
index 321a818..edb7ed6 100755
--- a/test_httpbin.py
+++ b/test_httpbin.py
@@ -373,6 +373,14 @@ class HttpbinTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
             response = self.app.open(path='/status/418', method=m)
             self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 418)
 
+    def test_status_endpoint_invalid_code(self):
+        response = self.app.get(path='/status/4!9')
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 400)
+
+    def test_status_endpoint_invalid_codes(self):
+        response = self.app.get(path='/status/200,402,foo')
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 400)
+
     def test_xml_endpoint(self):
         response = self.app.get(path='/xml')
         self.assertEqual(