diff --git a/auth.go b/auth.go
index 2503c515..0439e50f 100644
--- a/auth.go
+++ b/auth.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ package gin
 import (
 	"crypto/subtle"
 	"encoding/base64"
+	"errors"
 	"net/http"
 	"strconv"
 
@@ -26,6 +27,11 @@ type authPair struct {
 
 type authPairs []authPair
 
+var (
+	// ErrUnauthorized cannot authorize the request.
+	ErrUnauthorized = errors.New("unauthorized")
+)
+
 func (a authPairs) searchCredential(authValue string) (string, bool) {
 	if authValue == "" {
 		return "", false
@@ -53,6 +59,7 @@ func BasicAuthForRealm(accounts Accounts, realm string) HandlerFunc {
 		user, found := pairs.searchCredential(c.requestHeader("Authorization"))
 		if !found {
 			// Credentials doesn't match, we return 401 and abort handlers chain.
+			c.Error(ErrUnauthorized)
 			c.Header("WWW-Authenticate", realm)
 			c.AbortWithStatus(http.StatusUnauthorized)
 			return
diff --git a/auth_test.go b/auth_test.go
index 42b6f8fd..4e6a936c 100644
--- a/auth_test.go
+++ b/auth_test.go
@@ -137,3 +137,27 @@ func TestBasicAuth401WithCustomRealm(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, http.StatusUnauthorized, w.Code)
 	assert.Equal(t, "Basic realm=\"My Custom \\\"Realm\\\"\"", w.Header().Get("WWW-Authenticate"))
 }
+
+func TestBasicAuthWithMiddleware(t *testing.T) {
+	called := false
+	router := New()
+	router.Use(func(c *Context) {
+		called = true
+		c.Next()
+		if c.Errors.Last().Err == ErrUnauthorized {
+			c.JSON(401, H{"message": "Begone!"})
+		}
+	}, BasicAuth(Accounts{"foo": "bar"}))
+	router.GET("/login", func(c *Context) {
+		c.String(http.StatusOK, c.MustGet(AuthUserKey).(string))
+	})
+
+	w := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", "/login", nil)
+	req.Header.Set("Authorization", "Basic "+base64.StdEncoding.EncodeToString([]byte("admin:password")))
+	router.ServeHTTP(w, req)
+
+	assert.True(t, called)
+	assert.Equal(t, http.StatusUnauthorized, w.Code)
+	assert.JSONEq(t, `{"message": "Begone!"}`, w.Body.String())
+}
diff --git a/docs/doc.md b/docs/doc.md
index e48c2ba1..d7d47cd9 100644
--- a/docs/doc.md
+++ b/docs/doc.md
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
   - [Redirects](#redirects)
   - [Custom Middleware](#custom-middleware)
   - [Using BasicAuth() middleware](#using-basicauth-middleware)
+  - [Detecting authorization failure in custom middleware](#detecting-authorization-failure-in-custom-middleware)
   - [Goroutines inside a middleware](#goroutines-inside-a-middleware)
   - [Custom HTTP configuration](#custom-http-configuration)
   - [Support Let's Encrypt](#support-lets-encrypt)
@@ -1468,6 +1469,26 @@ func main() {
 }
 ```
 
+#### Detecting authorization failure in custom middleware
+
+When the `BasicAuth` middleware fails authorization, an `Error` is added to the `gin.Context.Errors` slice. You can detect this failure in a custom middleware with code like this:
+
+```go
+func main() {
+  router := New()
+  router.Use(func(c *Context) {
+    c.Next()
+    if c.Errors.Last().Err == ErrUnauthorized {
+      // Unauthorized detected, act accordingly
+    }
+  })
+  router.Use(BasicAuth(Accounts{"admin": "password"}))
+  router.GET("/login", func(c *Context) {
+    c.String(http.StatusOK, c.MustGet(AuthUserKey).(string))
+  })
+}
+```
+
 ### Goroutines inside a middleware
 
 When starting new Goroutines inside a middleware or handler, you **SHOULD NOT** use the original context inside it, you have to use a read-only copy.