diff --git a/packages/vue-ssr/README.md b/packages/vue-ssr/README.md
index 7876772..b70856f 100644
--- a/packages/vue-ssr/README.md
+++ b/packages/vue-ssr/README.md
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ VueSSR.createApp = function (context) {
 
       // no matched routes
       if (!matchedComponents.length) {
-        reject({ code: 404 })
+        reject({ code: 404, message: 'Not found' })
       }
 
       // Can use components prefetch here...
@@ -152,6 +152,60 @@ VueSSR.createApp = function (context) {
 }
 ```
 
+### Set status code for custom 404 error template
+
+`NotFound.vue`
+
+```vue
+<template>
+  <h1>404</h1>
+</template>
+
+<script>
+  export default {
+    name: 'NotFound',
+  };
+</script>
+```
+
+`routes.js`
+
+```javascript
+import NotFound from '/imports/ui/views/NotFound';
+
+export default [
+  // ...
+  {
+    path: '*',
+    name: 'not-found',
+    component: NotFound,
+  },
+];
+```
+
+`vue-ssr.js`
+
+```javascript
+VueSSR.createApp = function (context) {
+  return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+    const { app, router } = CreateApp()
+    // Set the URL in the router
+    router.push(context.url)
+
+    router.onReady(() => {
+      // name of wildcard route
+      if (router.currentRoute.name === 'not-found') {
+        context.statusCode = 404;
+      }
+      
+      // ...
+
+      resolve(app)
+    })
+  })
+}
+```
+
 ---
 
 LICENCE ISC - Created by Guillaume CHAU (@Akryum)
diff --git a/packages/vue-ssr/server/index.js b/packages/vue-ssr/server/index.js
index de7e855..212af22 100644
--- a/packages/vue-ssr/server/index.js
+++ b/packages/vue-ssr/server/index.js
@@ -64,8 +64,9 @@ patchSubscribeData(VueSSR)
 
 const renderer = createRenderer()
 
-function writeServerError (sink) {
-  sink.appendToBody('Server Error')
+function writeServerError (sink, { code = 500, message = 'Server Error' } = {}) {
+  sink.setStatusCode(code)
+  sink.appendToBody(message)
 }
 
 WebApp.rawConnectHandlers.use(cookieParser())
@@ -125,9 +126,11 @@ onPageLoad(sink => new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
               const head = ((appendHtml && appendHtml.head) || context.head) || ''
               const body = ((appendHtml && appendHtml.body) || context.body) || ''
               const js = ((appendHtml && appendHtml.js) || context.js) || ''
+              const statusCode = ((appendHtml && appendHtml.statusCode) || context.statusCode) || 200
 
               const script = js && `<script type="text/javascript">${js}</script>`
 
+              sink.setStatusCode(statusCode)
               sink.renderIntoElementById(VueSSR.outlet, html)
               sink.appendToHead(head)
               sink.appendToBody([body, script])
@@ -137,7 +140,7 @@ onPageLoad(sink => new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
           )
         }).catch(e => {
           console.error(e)
-          writeServerError(sink)
+          writeServerError(sink, e)
           resolve()
         })
       } catch (error) {