diff --git a/src/framework/types.ts b/src/framework/types.ts
index 41733a9c..80a95d45 100644
--- a/src/framework/types.ts
+++ b/src/framework/types.ts
@@ -560,6 +560,14 @@ interface ErrorHeaders {
   Allow?: string;
 }
 
+export class CustomError extends Error {
+  error!: any;
+  constructor(error: any) {
+    super(error.message || "Custom Error");
+    this.error = error;
+  }
+}
+
 export class HttpError extends Error implements ValidationError {
   status!: number;
   path?: string;
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 60a8b949..8135fce6 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import * as res from './resolvers';
 import { OpenApiValidator, OpenApiValidatorOpts } from './openapi.validator';
 import { OpenApiSpecLoader } from './framework/openapi.spec.loader';
 import {
+  CustomError,
   InternalServerError,
   UnsupportedMediaType,
   RequestEntityTooLarge,
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@ import {
 export const resolvers = res;
 export const middleware = openapiValidator;
 export const error = {
+  CustomError,
   InternalServerError,
   UnsupportedMediaType,
   RequestEntityTooLarge,
diff --git a/src/middlewares/openapi.security.ts b/src/middlewares/openapi.security.ts
index b3dbfe98..059512ef 100644
--- a/src/middlewares/openapi.security.ts
+++ b/src/middlewares/openapi.security.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import {
   OpenApiRequestHandler,
   InternalServerError,
   HttpError,
+  CustomError,
 } from '../framework/types';
 
 const defaultSecurityHandler = (
@@ -20,7 +21,7 @@ type SecuritySchemesMap = {
 interface SecurityHandlerResult {
   success: boolean;
   status?: number;
-  error?: string;
+  error?: string | Error;
 }
 export function security(
   apiDoc: OpenAPIV3.Document,
@@ -108,12 +109,19 @@ export function security(
         throw firstError;
       }
     } catch (e) {
-      const message = e?.error?.message || 'unauthorized';
-      const err = HttpError.create({
-        status: e.status,
-        path: path,
-        message: message,
-      });
+      let err: Error;
+
+      // Pass a custom Error instance to next if available
+      if (e?.error instanceof CustomError) {
+        err = e.error.error;
+      } else {
+        const message = e?.error?.message || 'unauthorized';
+        err = HttpError.create({
+          status: e.status,
+          path: path,
+          message: message,
+        });
+      }
       /*const err =
         e.status == 500
           ? new InternalServerError({ path: path, message: message })
diff --git a/test/common/app.ts b/test/common/app.ts
index cbefea40..48a8b74b 100644
--- a/test/common/app.ts
+++ b/test/common/app.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,18 @@ import * as OpenApiValidator  from '../../src';
 import { startServer, routes } from './app.common';
 import { OpenApiValidatorOpts } from '../../src/framework/types';
 
+export class JsonResponse {
+  public status: number;
+  public message: string;
+  public data: any;
+
+  constructor(status: number, message: string, data: any) {
+    this.status = status;
+    this.message = message;
+    this.data = data;  
+  }
+}
+
 export async function createApp(
   opts?: OpenApiValidatorOpts,
   port = 3000,
@@ -31,6 +43,16 @@ export async function createApp(
 
   app.use(OpenApiValidator.middleware(opts));
 
+  // Add custom error handler
+  app.use((err, req, res, next) => {
+    if (err instanceof JsonResponse) {
+      res.status(err.status);
+      res.json(JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(err, null, 2)));
+    } else {
+      next(err);
+    }
+  });  
+
   if (useRoutes) {
     // register common routes
     routes(app);
diff --git a/test/security.handlers.spec.ts b/test/security.handlers.spec.ts
index 209f16d1..9db5481e 100644
--- a/test/security.handlers.spec.ts
+++ b/test/security.handlers.spec.ts
@@ -2,11 +2,12 @@ import * as path from 'path';
 import * as express from 'express';
 import { expect } from 'chai';
 import * as request from 'supertest';
-import { createApp } from './common/app';
+import { createApp, JsonResponse } from './common/app';
 import {
   OpenApiValidatorOpts,
   ValidateSecurityOpts,
   OpenAPIV3,
+  CustomError,
 } from '../src/framework/types';
 
 // NOTE/TODO: These tests modify eovConf.validateSecurity.handlers
@@ -67,6 +68,34 @@ describe('security.handlers', () => {
         );
       }));
 
+  it('should return Custom Error for the security validation is provided', async () => {
+
+    const validateSecurity = <ValidateSecurityOpts>eovConf.validateSecurity;
+    validateSecurity.handlers.ApiKeyAuth = <any>function (req, scopes, schema) {
+      const jsonResponse = new JsonResponse(418, "Just Kidding", {
+        data1: true,
+        data2: "false",
+        data3: null
+      });
+      throw new CustomError(jsonResponse);
+    };
+
+    return request(app)
+      .get(`${basePath}/api_key`)
+      .set('X-API-Key', 'test')
+      .expect(418)
+      .then((r) => {
+        const body = r.body;
+        expect(body.status).to.equal(418);
+        expect(body.message).to.equal("Just Kidding");
+        expect(body.data).to.deep.equal({
+          data1: true,
+          data2: "false",
+          data3: null
+        })
+      });
+  });
+    
   it('should return 401 if apikey handler returns false', async () => {
     const validateSecurity = <ValidateSecurityOpts>eovConf.validateSecurity;
     validateSecurity.handlers.ApiKeyAuth = <any>function (req, scopes, schema) {