diff --git a/gin.go b/gin.go
index 3b584d94..4b619183 100644
--- a/gin.go
+++ b/gin.go
@@ -301,7 +301,9 @@ func (c *Context) Next() {
 // For example, the first handler checks if the request is authorized. If it's not, context.Abort(401) should be called.
 // The rest of pending handlers would never be called for that request.
 func (c *Context) Abort(code int) {
-	c.Writer.WriteHeader(code)
+	if code >= 0 {
+		c.Writer.WriteHeader(code)
+	}
 	c.index = AbortIndex
 }