diff --git a/src/Mvc/Mvc.Core/src/ControllerBase.cs b/src/Mvc/Mvc.Core/src/ControllerBase.cs
index e502ca144a..dd83af24ad 100644
--- a/src/Mvc/Mvc.Core/src/ControllerBase.cs
+++ b/src/Mvc/Mvc.Core/src/ControllerBase.cs
@@ -1870,7 +1870,10 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc
                 detail: detail,
                 instance: instance);
 
-            return new ObjectResult(problemDetails);
+            return new ObjectResult(problemDetails)
+            {
+                StatusCode = problemDetails.Status
+            };
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -1946,7 +1949,10 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc
                 return new BadRequestObjectResult(validationProblem);
             }
 
-            return new ObjectResult(validationProblem);
+            return new ObjectResult(validationProblem)
+            {
+                StatusCode = validationProblem.Status
+            };
         }
 
         /// <summary>
diff --git a/src/Mvc/Mvc.Core/test/ControllerBaseTest.cs b/src/Mvc/Mvc.Core/test/ControllerBaseTest.cs
index 8c3a4b17c6..74e99b5942 100644
--- a/src/Mvc/Mvc.Core/test/ControllerBaseTest.cs
+++ b/src/Mvc/Mvc.Core/test/ControllerBaseTest.cs
@@ -2316,6 +2316,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Core.Test
             // Assert
             var badRequestResult = Assert.IsType<BadRequestObjectResult>(actionResult);
             var problemDetails = Assert.IsType<ValidationProblemDetails>(badRequestResult.Value);
+            Assert.Equal(400, badRequestResult.StatusCode);
             Assert.Equal(400, problemDetails.Status);
             Assert.Equal("One or more validation errors occurred.", problemDetails.Title);
             Assert.Equal("https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7231#section-6.5.1", problemDetails.Type);
@@ -2348,6 +2349,48 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Core.Test
             Assert.Equal(detail, problemDetails.Detail);
         }
 
+        [Fact]
+        public void ValidationProblemDetails_UsesSpecifiedStatusCode()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var options = GetApiBehaviorOptions();
+
+            var controller = new TestableController
+            {
+                ProblemDetailsFactory = new DefaultProblemDetailsFactory(Options.Create(options)),
+            };
+
+            // Act
+            var actionResult = controller.ValidationProblem(statusCode: 405);
+
+            // Assert
+            var objectResult = Assert.IsType<ObjectResult>(actionResult);
+            var problemDetails = Assert.IsType<ValidationProblemDetails>(objectResult.Value);
+            Assert.Equal(405, objectResult.StatusCode);
+            Assert.Equal(405, problemDetails.Status);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void ValidationProblemDetails_StatusCode400_ReturnsBadRequestObjectResultFor2xCompatibility()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var options = GetApiBehaviorOptions();
+
+            var controller = new TestableController
+            {
+                ProblemDetailsFactory = new DefaultProblemDetailsFactory(Options.Create(options)),
+            };
+
+            // Act
+            var actionResult = controller.ValidationProblem(statusCode: 400);
+
+            // Assert
+            var badRequestResult = Assert.IsType<BadRequestObjectResult>(actionResult);
+            var problemDetails = Assert.IsType<ValidationProblemDetails>(badRequestResult.Value);
+            Assert.Equal(400, badRequestResult.StatusCode);
+            Assert.Equal(400, problemDetails.Status);
+        }
+
         [Fact]
         public void ProblemDetails_Works()
         {
@@ -2371,6 +2414,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Core.Test
             // Assert
             var badRequestResult = Assert.IsType<ObjectResult>(actionResult);
             var problemDetails = Assert.IsType<ProblemDetails>(badRequestResult.Value);
+            Assert.Equal(500, actionResult.StatusCode);
             Assert.Equal(500, problemDetails.Status);
             Assert.Equal("An error occured while processing your request.", problemDetails.Title);
             Assert.Equal("https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7231#section-6.6.1", problemDetails.Type);
@@ -2396,6 +2440,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Core.Test
             // Assert
             var badRequestResult = Assert.IsType<ObjectResult>(actionResult);
             var problemDetails = Assert.IsType<ProblemDetails>(badRequestResult.Value);
+            Assert.Equal(500, actionResult.StatusCode);
             Assert.Equal(500, problemDetails.Status);
             Assert.Equal(title, problemDetails.Title);
             Assert.Equal("https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7231#section-6.6.1", problemDetails.Type);
@@ -2419,6 +2464,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Core.Test
             // Assert
             var badRequestResult = Assert.IsType<ObjectResult>(actionResult);
             var problemDetails = Assert.IsType<ProblemDetails>(badRequestResult.Value);
+            Assert.Equal(422, actionResult.StatusCode);
             Assert.Equal(422, problemDetails.Status);
             Assert.Equal("Unprocessable entity.", problemDetails.Title);
             Assert.Equal("https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4918#section-11.2", problemDetails.Type);