diff --git a/django/core/handlers/base.py b/django/core/handlers/base.py
index df79ad2029..6002d54443 100644
--- a/django/core/handlers/base.py
+++ b/django/core/handlers/base.py
@@ -78,39 +78,43 @@ class BaseHandler(object):
                 urlconf = settings.ROOT_URLCONF
                 urlresolvers.set_urlconf(urlconf)
                 resolver = urlresolvers.RegexURLResolver(r'^/', urlconf)
+                response = None
 
                 # Apply request middleware
                 for middleware_method in self._request_middleware:
                     response = middleware_method(request)
                     if response:
-                        return response
+                        break
 
-                if hasattr(request, "urlconf"):
-                    # Reset url resolver with a custom urlconf.
-                    urlconf = request.urlconf
-                    urlresolvers.set_urlconf(urlconf)
-                    resolver = urlresolvers.RegexURLResolver(r'^/', urlconf)
+                if response is None:
+                    if hasattr(request, "urlconf"):
+                        # Reset url resolver with a custom urlconf.
+                        urlconf = request.urlconf
+                        urlresolvers.set_urlconf(urlconf)
+                        resolver = urlresolvers.RegexURLResolver(r'^/', urlconf)
 
-                callback, callback_args, callback_kwargs = resolver.resolve(
-                        request.path_info)
+                    callback, callback_args, callback_kwargs = resolver.resolve(
+                            request.path_info)
 
-                # Apply view middleware
-                for middleware_method in self._view_middleware:
-                    response = middleware_method(request, callback, callback_args, callback_kwargs)
-                    if response:
-                        return response
-
-                try:
-                    response = callback(request, *callback_args, **callback_kwargs)
-                except Exception, e:
-                    # If the view raised an exception, run it through exception
-                    # middleware, and if the exception middleware returns a
-                    # response, use that. Otherwise, reraise the exception.
-                    for middleware_method in self._exception_middleware:
-                        response = middleware_method(request, e)
+                    # Apply view middleware
+                    for middleware_method in self._view_middleware:
+                        response = middleware_method(request, callback, callback_args, callback_kwargs)
                         if response:
-                            return response
-                    raise
+                            break
+
+                if response is None:
+                    try:
+                        response = callback(request, *callback_args, **callback_kwargs)
+                    except Exception, e:
+                        # If the view raised an exception, run it through exception
+                        # middleware, and if the exception middleware returns a
+                        # response, use that. Otherwise, reraise the exception.
+                        for middleware_method in self._exception_middleware:
+                            response = middleware_method(request, e)
+                            if response:
+                                break
+                        if response is None:
+                            raise
 
                 # Complain if the view returned None (a common error).
                 if response is None:
@@ -120,12 +124,6 @@ class BaseHandler(object):
                         view_name = callback.__class__.__name__ + '.__call__' # If it's a class
                     raise ValueError("The view %s.%s didn't return an HttpResponse object." % (callback.__module__, view_name))
 
-                # Apply response middleware
-                for middleware_method in self._response_middleware:
-                    response = middleware_method(request, response)
-                response = self.apply_response_fixes(request, response)
-
-                return response
             except http.Http404, e:
                 logger.warning('Not Found: %s' % request.path,
                             extra={
@@ -134,14 +132,14 @@ class BaseHandler(object):
                             })
                 if settings.DEBUG:
                     from django.views import debug
-                    return debug.technical_404_response(request, e)
+                    response = debug.technical_404_response(request, e)
                 else:
                     try:
                         callback, param_dict = resolver.resolve404()
-                        return callback(request, **param_dict)
+                        response = callback(request, **param_dict)
                     except:
                         try:
-                            return self.handle_uncaught_exception(request, resolver, sys.exc_info())
+                            response = self.handle_uncaught_exception(request, resolver, sys.exc_info())
                         finally:
                             receivers = signals.got_request_exception.send(sender=self.__class__, request=request)
             except exceptions.PermissionDenied:
@@ -150,19 +148,30 @@ class BaseHandler(object):
                                 'status_code': 403,
                                 'request': request
                             })
-                return http.HttpResponseForbidden('<h1>Permission denied</h1>')
+                response = http.HttpResponseForbidden('<h1>Permission denied</h1>')
             except SystemExit:
                 # Allow sys.exit() to actually exit. See tickets #1023 and #4701
                 raise
             except: # Handle everything else, including SuspiciousOperation, etc.
                 # Get the exception info now, in case another exception is thrown later.
                 receivers = signals.got_request_exception.send(sender=self.__class__, request=request)
-                return self.handle_uncaught_exception(request, resolver, sys.exc_info())
+                response = self.handle_uncaught_exception(request, resolver, sys.exc_info())
         finally:
             # Reset URLconf for this thread on the way out for complete
             # isolation of request.urlconf
             urlresolvers.set_urlconf(None)
 
+        try:
+            # Apply response middleware, regardless of the response
+            for middleware_method in self._response_middleware:
+                response = middleware_method(request, response)
+            response = self.apply_response_fixes(request, response)
+        except: # Any exception should be gathered and handled
+            receivers = signals.got_request_exception.send(sender=self.__class__, request=request)
+            response = self.handle_uncaught_exception(request, resolver, sys.exc_info())
+
+        return response
+
     def handle_uncaught_exception(self, request, resolver, exc_info):
         """
         Processing for any otherwise uncaught exceptions (those that will
diff --git a/django/test/client.py b/django/test/client.py
index 1baf6176ed..4f09726900 100644
--- a/django/test/client.py
+++ b/django/test/client.py
@@ -81,11 +81,6 @@ class ClientHandler(BaseHandler):
             # admin views.
             request._dont_enforce_csrf_checks = not self.enforce_csrf_checks
             response = self.get_response(request)
-
-            # Apply response middleware.
-            for middleware_method in self._response_middleware:
-                response = middleware_method(request, response)
-            response = self.apply_response_fixes(request, response)
         finally:
             signals.request_finished.disconnect(close_connection)
             signals.request_finished.send(sender=self.__class__)
diff --git a/tests/regressiontests/middleware_exceptions/tests.py b/tests/regressiontests/middleware_exceptions/tests.py
index 93c2a89ab3..7c456bafb4 100644
--- a/tests/regressiontests/middleware_exceptions/tests.py
+++ b/tests/regressiontests/middleware_exceptions/tests.py
@@ -2,19 +2,81 @@ import sys
 
 from django.test import TestCase
 from django.core.signals import got_request_exception
+from django.http import HttpResponse
+
 
 class TestException(Exception):
     pass
 
-class TestRequestMiddleware(object):
+# A middleware base class that tracks which methods have been called
+
+class TestMiddleware(object):
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.process_request_called = False
+        self.process_view_called = False
+        self.process_response_called = False
+        self.process_exception_called = False
+
     def process_request(self, request):
-        raise TestException('Test Exception')
+        self.process_request_called = True
+
+    def process_view(self, request, view_func, view_args, view_kwargs):
+        self.process_view_called = True
 
-class TestResponseMiddleware(object):
     def process_response(self, request, response):
-        raise TestException('Test Exception')
+        self.process_response_called = True
+        return response
 
-class MiddlewareExceptionTest(TestCase):
+    def process_exception(self, request, exception):
+        self.process_exception_called = True
+
+# Middleware examples that do the right thing
+
+class RequestMiddleware(TestMiddleware):
+    def process_request(self, request):
+        super(RequestMiddleware, self).process_request(request)
+        return HttpResponse('Request Middleware')
+
+class ViewMiddleware(TestMiddleware):
+    def process_view(self, request, view_func, view_args, view_kwargs):
+        super(ViewMiddleware, self).process_view(request, view_func, view_args, view_kwargs)
+        return HttpResponse('View Middleware')
+
+class ResponseMiddleware(TestMiddleware):
+    def process_response(self, request, response):
+        super(ResponseMiddleware, self).process_response(request, response)
+        return HttpResponse('Response Middleware')
+
+class ExceptionMiddleware(TestMiddleware):
+    def process_exception(self, request, exception):
+        super(ExceptionMiddleware, self).process_exception(request, exception)
+        return HttpResponse('Exception Middleware')
+
+
+# Sample middlewares that raise exceptions
+
+class BadRequestMiddleware(TestMiddleware):
+    def process_request(self, request):
+        super(BadRequestMiddleware, self).process_request(request)
+        raise TestException('Test Request Exception')
+
+class BadViewMiddleware(TestMiddleware):
+    def process_view(self, request, view_func, view_args, view_kwargs):
+        super(BadViewMiddleware, self).process_view(request, view_func, view_args, view_kwargs)
+        raise TestException('Test View Exception')
+
+class BadResponseMiddleware(TestMiddleware):
+    def process_response(self, request, response):
+        super(BadResponseMiddleware, self).process_response(request, response)
+        raise TestException('Test Response Exception')
+
+class BadExceptionMiddleware(TestMiddleware):
+    def process_exception(self, request, exception):
+        super(BadExceptionMiddleware, self).process_exception(request, exception)
+        raise TestException('Test Exception Exception')
+
+
+class BaseMiddlewareExceptionTest(TestCase):
     def setUp(self):
         self.exceptions = []
         got_request_exception.connect(self._on_request_exception)
@@ -27,9 +89,15 @@ class MiddlewareExceptionTest(TestCase):
     def _on_request_exception(self, sender, request, **kwargs):
         self.exceptions.append(sys.exc_info())
 
-    def _assert_exception_handled(self):
+    def _add_middleware(self, middleware):
+        self.client.handler._request_middleware.insert(0, middleware.process_request)
+        self.client.handler._view_middleware.insert(0, middleware.process_view)
+        self.client.handler._response_middleware.append(middleware.process_response)
+        self.client.handler._exception_middleware.append(middleware.process_exception)
+
+    def assert_exceptions_handled(self, url, errors, extra_error=None):
         try:
-            response = self.client.get('/middleware_exceptions/')
+            response = self.client.get(url)
         except TestException, e:
             # Test client intentionally re-raises any exceptions being raised
             # during request handling. Hence actual testing that exception was
@@ -37,15 +105,592 @@ class MiddlewareExceptionTest(TestCase):
             # signal being sent.
             pass
         except Exception, e:
-            self.fail("Unexpected exception: %s" % e)
-        self.assertEquals(len(self.exceptions), 1)
-        exception, value, tb = self.exceptions[0]
-        self.assertEquals(value.args, ('Test Exception', ))
+            if type(extra_error) != type(e):
+                self.fail("Unexpected exception: %s" % e)
+        self.assertEquals(len(self.exceptions), len(errors))
+        for i, error in enumerate(errors):
+            exception, value, tb = self.exceptions[i]
+            self.assertEquals(value.args, (error, ))
 
-    def test_process_request(self):
-        self.client.handler._request_middleware.insert(0, TestRequestMiddleware().process_request)
-        self._assert_exception_handled()
+    def assert_middleware_usage(self, middleware, request, view, response, exception):
+        self.assertEqual(middleware.process_request_called, request)
+        self.assertEqual(middleware.process_view_called, view)
+        self.assertEqual(middleware.process_response_called, response)
+        self.assertEqual(middleware.process_exception_called, exception)
 
-    def test_process_response(self):
-        self.client.handler._response_middleware.insert(0, TestResponseMiddleware().process_response)
-        self._assert_exception_handled()
+
+class MiddlewareTests(BaseMiddlewareExceptionTest):
+
+    def test_process_request_middleware(self):
+        pre_middleware = TestMiddleware()
+        middleware = RequestMiddleware()
+        post_middleware = TestMiddleware()
+        self._add_middleware(post_middleware)
+        self._add_middleware(middleware)
+        self._add_middleware(pre_middleware)
+        self.assert_exceptions_handled('/middleware_exceptions/view/', [])
+
+        # Check that the right middleware methods have been invoked
+        self.assert_middleware_usage(pre_middleware,  True,  False, True,  False)
+        self.assert_middleware_usage(middleware,      True,  False, True,  False)
+        self.assert_middleware_usage(post_middleware, False, False, True,  False)
+
+    def test_process_view_middleware(self):
+        pre_middleware = TestMiddleware()
+        middleware = ViewMiddleware()
+        post_middleware = TestMiddleware()
+        self._add_middleware(post_middleware)
+        self._add_middleware(middleware)
+        self._add_middleware(pre_middleware)
+        self.assert_exceptions_handled('/middleware_exceptions/view/', [])
+
+        # Check that the right middleware methods have been invoked
+        self.assert_middleware_usage(pre_middleware,  True,  True,  True, False)
+        self.assert_middleware_usage(middleware,      True,  True,  True, False)
+        self.assert_middleware_usage(post_middleware, True,  False, True, False)
+
+    def test_process_response_middleware(self):
+        pre_middleware = TestMiddleware()
+        middleware = ResponseMiddleware()
+        post_middleware = TestMiddleware()
+        self._add_middleware(post_middleware)
+        self._add_middleware(middleware)
+        self._add_middleware(pre_middleware)
+        self.assert_exceptions_handled('/middleware_exceptions/view/', [])
+
+        # Check that the right middleware methods have been invoked
+        self.assert_middleware_usage(pre_middleware,  True,  True,  True,  False)
+        self.assert_middleware_usage(middleware,      True,  True,  True,  False)
+        self.assert_middleware_usage(post_middleware, True,  True,  True,  False)
+
+    def test_process_exception_middleware(self):
+        pre_middleware = TestMiddleware()
+        middleware = ExceptionMiddleware()
+        post_middleware = TestMiddleware()
+        self._add_middleware(post_middleware)
+        self._add_middleware(middleware)
+        self._add_middleware(pre_middleware)
+        self.assert_exceptions_handled('/middleware_exceptions/view/', [])
+
+        # Check that the right middleware methods have been invoked
+        self.assert_middleware_usage(pre_middleware,  True,  True,  True, False)
+        self.assert_middleware_usage(middleware,      True,  True,  True, False)
+        self.assert_middleware_usage(post_middleware, True,  True,  True, False)
+
+    def test_process_request_middleware_not_found(self):
+        pre_middleware = TestMiddleware()
+        middleware = RequestMiddleware()
+        post_middleware = TestMiddleware()
+        self._add_middleware(post_middleware)
+        self._add_middleware(middleware)
+        self._add_middleware(pre_middleware)
+        self.assert_exceptions_handled('/middleware_exceptions/not_found/', [])
+
+        # Check that the right middleware methods have been invoked
+        self.assert_middleware_usage(pre_middleware,  True,  False, True,  False)
+        self.assert_middleware_usage(middleware,      True,  False, True,  False)
+        self.assert_middleware_usage(post_middleware, False, False, True,  False)
+
+    def test_process_view_middleware_not_found(self):
+        pre_middleware = TestMiddleware()
+        middleware = ViewMiddleware()
+        post_middleware = TestMiddleware()
+        self._add_middleware(post_middleware)
+        self._add_middleware(middleware)
+        self._add_middleware(pre_middleware)
+        self.assert_exceptions_handled('/middleware_exceptions/not_found/', [])
+
+        # Check that the right middleware methods have been invoked
+        self.assert_middleware_usage(pre_middleware,  True,  True,  True, False)
+        self.assert_middleware_usage(middleware,      True,  True,  True, False)
+        self.assert_middleware_usage(post_middleware, True,  False, True, False)
+
+    def test_process_response_middleware_not_found(self):
+        pre_middleware = TestMiddleware()
+        middleware = ResponseMiddleware()
+        post_middleware = TestMiddleware()
+        self._add_middleware(post_middleware)
+        self._add_middleware(middleware)
+        self._add_middleware(pre_middleware)
+        self.assert_exceptions_handled('/middleware_exceptions/not_found/', [])
+
+        # Check that the right middleware methods have been invoked
+        self.assert_middleware_usage(pre_middleware,  True,  True,  True,  True)
+        self.assert_middleware_usage(middleware,      True,  True,  True,  True)
+        self.assert_middleware_usage(post_middleware, True,  True,  True,  True)
+
+    def test_process_exception_middleware_not_found(self):
+        pre_middleware = TestMiddleware()
+        middleware = ExceptionMiddleware()
+        post_middleware = TestMiddleware()
+        self._add_middleware(post_middleware)
+        self._add_middleware(middleware)
+        self._add_middleware(pre_middleware)
+        self.assert_exceptions_handled('/middleware_exceptions/not_found/', [])
+
+        # Check that the right middleware methods have been invoked
+        self.assert_middleware_usage(pre_middleware,  True,  True,  True, False)
+        self.assert_middleware_usage(middleware,      True,  True,  True,  True)
+        self.assert_middleware_usage(post_middleware, True,  True,  True,  True)
+
+    def test_process_request_middleware_exception(self):
+        pre_middleware = TestMiddleware()
+        middleware = RequestMiddleware()
+        post_middleware = TestMiddleware()
+        self._add_middleware(post_middleware)
+        self._add_middleware(middleware)
+        self._add_middleware(pre_middleware)
+        self.assert_exceptions_handled('/middleware_exceptions/error/', [])
+
+        # Check that the right middleware methods have been invoked
+        self.assert_middleware_usage(pre_middleware,  True,  False, True,  False)
+        self.assert_middleware_usage(middleware,  True,  False, True,  False)
+        self.assert_middleware_usage(post_middleware, False, False, True,  False)
+
+    def test_process_view_middleware_exception(self):
+        pre_middleware = TestMiddleware()
+        middleware = ViewMiddleware()
+        post_middleware = TestMiddleware()
+        self._add_middleware(post_middleware)
+        self._add_middleware(middleware)
+        self._add_middleware(pre_middleware)
+        self.assert_exceptions_handled('/middleware_exceptions/error/', [])
+
+        # Check that the right middleware methods have been invoked
+        self.assert_middleware_usage(pre_middleware,  True,  True,  True, False)
+        self.assert_middleware_usage(middleware,      True,  True,  True, False)
+        self.assert_middleware_usage(post_middleware, True,  False, True, False)
+
+    def test_process_response_middleware_exception(self):
+        pre_middleware = TestMiddleware()
+        middleware = ResponseMiddleware()
+        post_middleware = TestMiddleware()
+        self._add_middleware(post_middleware)
+        self._add_middleware(middleware)
+        self._add_middleware(pre_middleware)
+        self.assert_exceptions_handled('/middleware_exceptions/error/', ['Error in view'], Exception())
+
+        # Check that the right middleware methods have been invoked
+        self.assert_middleware_usage(pre_middleware,  True,  True,  True,  True)
+        self.assert_middleware_usage(middleware,      True,  True,  True,  True)
+        self.assert_middleware_usage(post_middleware, True,  True,  True,  True)
+
+    def test_process_exception_middleware_exception(self):
+        pre_middleware = TestMiddleware()
+        middleware = ExceptionMiddleware()
+        post_middleware = TestMiddleware()
+        self._add_middleware(post_middleware)
+        self._add_middleware(middleware)
+        self._add_middleware(pre_middleware)
+        self.assert_exceptions_handled('/middleware_exceptions/error/', [])
+
+        # Check that the right middleware methods have been invoked
+        self.assert_middleware_usage(pre_middleware,  True,  True,  True, False)
+        self.assert_middleware_usage(middleware,      True,  True,  True,  True)
+        self.assert_middleware_usage(post_middleware, True,  True,  True,  True)
+
+    def test_process_request_middleware_null_view(self):
+        pre_middleware = TestMiddleware()
+        middleware = RequestMiddleware()
+        post_middleware = TestMiddleware()
+        self._add_middleware(post_middleware)
+        self._add_middleware(middleware)
+        self._add_middleware(pre_middleware)
+        self.assert_exceptions_handled('/middleware_exceptions/null_view/', [])
+
+        # Check that the right middleware methods have been invoked
+        self.assert_middleware_usage(pre_middleware,  True,  False, True,  False)
+        self.assert_middleware_usage(middleware,      True,  False, True,  False)
+        self.assert_middleware_usage(post_middleware, False, False, True,  False)
+
+    def test_process_view_middleware_null_view(self):
+        pre_middleware = TestMiddleware()
+        middleware = ViewMiddleware()
+        post_middleware = TestMiddleware()
+        self._add_middleware(post_middleware)
+        self._add_middleware(middleware)
+        self._add_middleware(pre_middleware)
+        self.assert_exceptions_handled('/middleware_exceptions/null_view/', [])
+
+        # Check that the right middleware methods have been invoked
+        self.assert_middleware_usage(pre_middleware,  True,  True,  True, False)
+        self.assert_middleware_usage(middleware,      True,  True,  True, False)
+        self.assert_middleware_usage(post_middleware, True,  False, True, False)
+
+    def test_process_response_middleware_null_view(self):
+        pre_middleware = TestMiddleware()
+        middleware = ResponseMiddleware()
+        post_middleware = TestMiddleware()
+        self._add_middleware(post_middleware)
+        self._add_middleware(middleware)
+        self._add_middleware(pre_middleware)
+        self.assert_exceptions_handled('/middleware_exceptions/null_view/', [
+                "The view regressiontests.middleware_exceptions.views.null_view didn't return an HttpResponse object.",
+            ],
+            ValueError())
+
+        # Check that the right middleware methods have been invoked
+        self.assert_middleware_usage(pre_middleware,  True,  True,  True,  False)
+        self.assert_middleware_usage(middleware,      True,  True,  True,  False)
+        self.assert_middleware_usage(post_middleware, True,  True,  True,  False)
+
+    def test_process_exception_middleware_null_view(self):
+        pre_middleware = TestMiddleware()
+        middleware = ExceptionMiddleware()
+        post_middleware = TestMiddleware()
+        self._add_middleware(post_middleware)
+        self._add_middleware(middleware)
+        self._add_middleware(pre_middleware)
+        self.assert_exceptions_handled('/middleware_exceptions/null_view/', [
+                "The view regressiontests.middleware_exceptions.views.null_view didn't return an HttpResponse object."
+            ],
+            ValueError())
+
+        # Check that the right middleware methods have been invoked
+        self.assert_middleware_usage(pre_middleware,  True,  True,  True, False)
+        self.assert_middleware_usage(middleware,      True,  True,  True, False)
+        self.assert_middleware_usage(post_middleware, True,  True,  True, False)
+
+    def test_process_request_middleware_permission_denied(self):
+        pre_middleware = TestMiddleware()
+        middleware = RequestMiddleware()
+        post_middleware = TestMiddleware()
+        self._add_middleware(post_middleware)
+        self._add_middleware(middleware)
+        self._add_middleware(pre_middleware)
+        self.assert_exceptions_handled('/middleware_exceptions/permission_denied/', [])
+
+        # Check that the right middleware methods have been invoked
+        self.assert_middleware_usage(pre_middleware,  True,  False, True,  False)
+        self.assert_middleware_usage(middleware,      True,  False, True,  False)
+        self.assert_middleware_usage(post_middleware, False, False, True,  False)
+
+    def test_process_view_middleware_permission_denied(self):
+        pre_middleware = TestMiddleware()
+        middleware = ViewMiddleware()
+        post_middleware = TestMiddleware()
+        self._add_middleware(post_middleware)
+        self._add_middleware(middleware)
+        self._add_middleware(pre_middleware)
+        self.assert_exceptions_handled('/middleware_exceptions/permission_denied/', [])
+
+        # Check that the right middleware methods have been invoked
+        self.assert_middleware_usage(pre_middleware,  True,  True,  True, False)
+        self.assert_middleware_usage(middleware,      True,  True,  True, False)
+        self.assert_middleware_usage(post_middleware, True,  False, True, False)
+
+    def test_process_response_middleware_permission_denied(self):
+        pre_middleware = TestMiddleware()
+        middleware = ResponseMiddleware()
+        post_middleware = TestMiddleware()
+        self._add_middleware(post_middleware)
+        self._add_middleware(middleware)
+        self._add_middleware(pre_middleware)
+        self.assert_exceptions_handled('/middleware_exceptions/permission_denied/', [])
+
+        # Check that the right middleware methods have been invoked
+        self.assert_middleware_usage(pre_middleware,  True,  True,  True,  True)
+        self.assert_middleware_usage(middleware,      True,  True,  True,  True)
+        self.assert_middleware_usage(post_middleware, True,  True,  True,  True)
+
+    def test_process_exception_middleware_permission_denied(self):
+        pre_middleware = TestMiddleware()
+        middleware = ExceptionMiddleware()
+        post_middleware = TestMiddleware()
+        self._add_middleware(post_middleware)
+        self._add_middleware(middleware)
+        self._add_middleware(pre_middleware)
+        self.assert_exceptions_handled('/middleware_exceptions/permission_denied/', [])
+
+        # Check that the right middleware methods have been invoked
+        self.assert_middleware_usage(pre_middleware,  True,  True,  True, False)
+        self.assert_middleware_usage(middleware,  True,  True,  True,  True)
+        self.assert_middleware_usage(post_middleware, True,  True,  True,  True)
+
+class BadMiddlewareTests(BaseMiddlewareExceptionTest):
+
+    def test_process_request_bad_middleware(self):
+        pre_middleware = TestMiddleware()
+        bad_middleware = BadRequestMiddleware()
+        post_middleware = TestMiddleware()
+        self._add_middleware(post_middleware)
+        self._add_middleware(bad_middleware)
+        self._add_middleware(pre_middleware)
+        self.assert_exceptions_handled('/middleware_exceptions/view/', ['Test Request Exception'])
+
+        # Check that the right middleware methods have been invoked
+        self.assert_middleware_usage(pre_middleware,  True,  False, True,  False)
+        self.assert_middleware_usage(bad_middleware,  True,  False, True,  False)
+        self.assert_middleware_usage(post_middleware, False, False, True,  False)
+
+    def test_process_view_bad_middleware(self):
+        pre_middleware = TestMiddleware()
+        bad_middleware = BadViewMiddleware()
+        post_middleware = TestMiddleware()
+        self._add_middleware(post_middleware)
+        self._add_middleware(bad_middleware)
+        self._add_middleware(pre_middleware)
+        self.assert_exceptions_handled('/middleware_exceptions/view/', ['Test View Exception'])
+
+        # Check that the right middleware methods have been invoked
+        self.assert_middleware_usage(pre_middleware,  True,  True,  True, False)
+        self.assert_middleware_usage(bad_middleware,  True,  True,  True, False)
+        self.assert_middleware_usage(post_middleware, True,  False, True, False)
+
+    def test_process_response_bad_middleware(self):
+        pre_middleware = TestMiddleware()
+        bad_middleware = BadResponseMiddleware()
+        post_middleware = TestMiddleware()
+        self._add_middleware(post_middleware)
+        self._add_middleware(bad_middleware)
+        self._add_middleware(pre_middleware)
+        self.assert_exceptions_handled('/middleware_exceptions/view/', ['Test Response Exception'])
+
+        # Check that the right middleware methods have been invoked
+        self.assert_middleware_usage(pre_middleware,  True,  True,  False, False)
+        self.assert_middleware_usage(bad_middleware,  True,  True,  True,  False)
+        self.assert_middleware_usage(post_middleware, True,  True,  True,  False)
+
+    def test_process_exception_bad_middleware(self):
+        pre_middleware = TestMiddleware()
+        bad_middleware = BadExceptionMiddleware()
+        post_middleware = TestMiddleware()
+        self._add_middleware(post_middleware)
+        self._add_middleware(bad_middleware)
+        self._add_middleware(pre_middleware)
+        self.assert_exceptions_handled('/middleware_exceptions/view/', [])
+
+        # Check that the right middleware methods have been invoked
+        self.assert_middleware_usage(pre_middleware,  True,  True,  True, False)
+        self.assert_middleware_usage(bad_middleware,  True,  True,  True, False)
+        self.assert_middleware_usage(post_middleware, True,  True,  True, False)
+
+    def test_process_request_bad_middleware_not_found(self):
+        pre_middleware = TestMiddleware()
+        bad_middleware = BadRequestMiddleware()
+        post_middleware = TestMiddleware()
+        self._add_middleware(post_middleware)
+        self._add_middleware(bad_middleware)
+        self._add_middleware(pre_middleware)
+        self.assert_exceptions_handled('/middleware_exceptions/not_found/', ['Test Request Exception'])
+
+        # Check that the right middleware methods have been invoked
+        self.assert_middleware_usage(pre_middleware,  True,  False, True,  False)
+        self.assert_middleware_usage(bad_middleware,  True,  False, True,  False)
+        self.assert_middleware_usage(post_middleware, False, False, True,  False)
+
+    def test_process_view_bad_middleware_not_found(self):
+        pre_middleware = TestMiddleware()
+        bad_middleware = BadViewMiddleware()
+        post_middleware = TestMiddleware()
+        self._add_middleware(post_middleware)
+        self._add_middleware(bad_middleware)
+        self._add_middleware(pre_middleware)
+        self.assert_exceptions_handled('/middleware_exceptions/not_found/', ['Test View Exception'])
+
+        # Check that the right middleware methods have been invoked
+        self.assert_middleware_usage(pre_middleware,  True,  True,  True, False)
+        self.assert_middleware_usage(bad_middleware,  True,  True,  True, False)
+        self.assert_middleware_usage(post_middleware, True,  False, True, False)
+
+    def test_process_response_bad_middleware_not_found(self):
+        pre_middleware = TestMiddleware()
+        bad_middleware = BadResponseMiddleware()
+        post_middleware = TestMiddleware()
+        self._add_middleware(post_middleware)
+        self._add_middleware(bad_middleware)
+        self._add_middleware(pre_middleware)
+        self.assert_exceptions_handled('/middleware_exceptions/not_found/', ['Test Response Exception'])
+
+        # Check that the right middleware methods have been invoked
+        self.assert_middleware_usage(pre_middleware,  True,  True,  False, True)
+        self.assert_middleware_usage(bad_middleware,  True,  True,  True,  True)
+        self.assert_middleware_usage(post_middleware, True,  True,  True,  True)
+
+    def test_process_exception_bad_middleware_not_found(self):
+        pre_middleware = TestMiddleware()
+        bad_middleware = BadExceptionMiddleware()
+        post_middleware = TestMiddleware()
+        self._add_middleware(post_middleware)
+        self._add_middleware(bad_middleware)
+        self._add_middleware(pre_middleware)
+        self.assert_exceptions_handled('/middleware_exceptions/not_found/', ['Test Exception Exception'])
+
+        # Check that the right middleware methods have been invoked
+        self.assert_middleware_usage(pre_middleware,  True,  True,  True, False)
+        self.assert_middleware_usage(bad_middleware,  True,  True,  True,  True)
+        self.assert_middleware_usage(post_middleware, True,  True,  True,  True)
+
+    def test_process_request_bad_middleware_exception(self):
+        pre_middleware = TestMiddleware()
+        bad_middleware = BadRequestMiddleware()
+        post_middleware = TestMiddleware()
+        self._add_middleware(post_middleware)
+        self._add_middleware(bad_middleware)
+        self._add_middleware(pre_middleware)
+        self.assert_exceptions_handled('/middleware_exceptions/error/', ['Test Request Exception'])
+
+        # Check that the right middleware methods have been invoked
+        self.assert_middleware_usage(pre_middleware,  True,  False, True,  False)
+        self.assert_middleware_usage(bad_middleware,  True,  False, True,  False)
+        self.assert_middleware_usage(post_middleware, False, False, True,  False)
+
+    def test_process_view_bad_middleware_exception(self):
+        pre_middleware = TestMiddleware()
+        bad_middleware = BadViewMiddleware()
+        post_middleware = TestMiddleware()
+        self._add_middleware(post_middleware)
+        self._add_middleware(bad_middleware)
+        self._add_middleware(pre_middleware)
+        self.assert_exceptions_handled('/middleware_exceptions/error/', ['Test View Exception'])
+
+        # Check that the right middleware methods have been invoked
+        self.assert_middleware_usage(pre_middleware,  True,  True,  True, False)
+        self.assert_middleware_usage(bad_middleware,  True,  True,  True, False)
+        self.assert_middleware_usage(post_middleware, True,  False, True, False)
+
+    def test_process_response_bad_middleware_exception(self):
+        pre_middleware = TestMiddleware()
+        bad_middleware = BadResponseMiddleware()
+        post_middleware = TestMiddleware()
+        self._add_middleware(post_middleware)
+        self._add_middleware(bad_middleware)
+        self._add_middleware(pre_middleware)
+        self.assert_exceptions_handled('/middleware_exceptions/error/', ['Error in view', 'Test Response Exception'])
+
+        # Check that the right middleware methods have been invoked
+        self.assert_middleware_usage(pre_middleware,  True,  True,  False, True)
+        self.assert_middleware_usage(bad_middleware,  True,  True,  True,  True)
+        self.assert_middleware_usage(post_middleware, True,  True,  True,  True)
+
+    def test_process_exception_bad_middleware_exception(self):
+        pre_middleware = TestMiddleware()
+        bad_middleware = BadExceptionMiddleware()
+        post_middleware = TestMiddleware()
+        self._add_middleware(post_middleware)
+        self._add_middleware(bad_middleware)
+        self._add_middleware(pre_middleware)
+        self.assert_exceptions_handled('/middleware_exceptions/error/', ['Test Exception Exception'])
+
+        # Check that the right middleware methods have been invoked
+        self.assert_middleware_usage(pre_middleware,  True,  True,  True, False)
+        self.assert_middleware_usage(bad_middleware,  True,  True,  True,  True)
+        self.assert_middleware_usage(post_middleware, True,  True,  True,  True)
+
+    def test_process_request_bad_middleware_null_view(self):
+        pre_middleware = TestMiddleware()
+        bad_middleware = BadRequestMiddleware()
+        post_middleware = TestMiddleware()
+        self._add_middleware(post_middleware)
+        self._add_middleware(bad_middleware)
+        self._add_middleware(pre_middleware)
+        self.assert_exceptions_handled('/middleware_exceptions/null_view/', ['Test Request Exception'])
+
+        # Check that the right middleware methods have been invoked
+        self.assert_middleware_usage(pre_middleware,  True,  False, True,  False)
+        self.assert_middleware_usage(bad_middleware,  True,  False, True,  False)
+        self.assert_middleware_usage(post_middleware, False, False, True,  False)
+
+    def test_process_view_bad_middleware_null_view(self):
+        pre_middleware = TestMiddleware()
+        bad_middleware = BadViewMiddleware()
+        post_middleware = TestMiddleware()
+        self._add_middleware(post_middleware)
+        self._add_middleware(bad_middleware)
+        self._add_middleware(pre_middleware)
+        self.assert_exceptions_handled('/middleware_exceptions/null_view/', ['Test View Exception'])
+
+        # Check that the right middleware methods have been invoked
+        self.assert_middleware_usage(pre_middleware,  True,  True,  True, False)
+        self.assert_middleware_usage(bad_middleware,  True,  True,  True, False)
+        self.assert_middleware_usage(post_middleware, True,  False, True, False)
+
+    def test_process_response_bad_middleware_null_view(self):
+        pre_middleware = TestMiddleware()
+        bad_middleware = BadResponseMiddleware()
+        post_middleware = TestMiddleware()
+        self._add_middleware(post_middleware)
+        self._add_middleware(bad_middleware)
+        self._add_middleware(pre_middleware)
+        self.assert_exceptions_handled('/middleware_exceptions/null_view/', [
+                "The view regressiontests.middleware_exceptions.views.null_view didn't return an HttpResponse object.",
+                'Test Response Exception'
+            ])
+
+        # Check that the right middleware methods have been invoked
+        self.assert_middleware_usage(pre_middleware,  True,  True,  False, False)
+        self.assert_middleware_usage(bad_middleware,  True,  True,  True,  False)
+        self.assert_middleware_usage(post_middleware, True,  True,  True,  False)
+
+    def test_process_exception_bad_middleware_null_view(self):
+        pre_middleware = TestMiddleware()
+        bad_middleware = BadExceptionMiddleware()
+        post_middleware = TestMiddleware()
+        self._add_middleware(post_middleware)
+        self._add_middleware(bad_middleware)
+        self._add_middleware(pre_middleware)
+        self.assert_exceptions_handled('/middleware_exceptions/null_view/', [
+                "The view regressiontests.middleware_exceptions.views.null_view didn't return an HttpResponse object."
+            ],
+            ValueError())
+
+        # Check that the right middleware methods have been invoked
+        self.assert_middleware_usage(pre_middleware,  True,  True,  True, False)
+        self.assert_middleware_usage(bad_middleware,  True,  True,  True, False)
+        self.assert_middleware_usage(post_middleware, True,  True,  True, False)
+
+    def test_process_request_bad_middleware_permission_denied(self):
+        pre_middleware = TestMiddleware()
+        bad_middleware = BadRequestMiddleware()
+        post_middleware = TestMiddleware()
+        self._add_middleware(post_middleware)
+        self._add_middleware(bad_middleware)
+        self._add_middleware(pre_middleware)
+        self.assert_exceptions_handled('/middleware_exceptions/permission_denied/', ['Test Request Exception'])
+
+        # Check that the right middleware methods have been invoked
+        self.assert_middleware_usage(pre_middleware,  True,  False, True,  False)
+        self.assert_middleware_usage(bad_middleware,  True,  False, True,  False)
+        self.assert_middleware_usage(post_middleware, False, False, True,  False)
+
+    def test_process_view_bad_middleware_permission_denied(self):
+        pre_middleware = TestMiddleware()
+        bad_middleware = BadViewMiddleware()
+        post_middleware = TestMiddleware()
+        self._add_middleware(post_middleware)
+        self._add_middleware(bad_middleware)
+        self._add_middleware(pre_middleware)
+        self.assert_exceptions_handled('/middleware_exceptions/permission_denied/', ['Test View Exception'])
+
+        # Check that the right middleware methods have been invoked
+        self.assert_middleware_usage(pre_middleware,  True,  True,  True, False)
+        self.assert_middleware_usage(bad_middleware,  True,  True,  True, False)
+        self.assert_middleware_usage(post_middleware, True,  False, True, False)
+
+    def test_process_response_bad_middleware_permission_denied(self):
+        pre_middleware = TestMiddleware()
+        bad_middleware = BadResponseMiddleware()
+        post_middleware = TestMiddleware()
+        self._add_middleware(post_middleware)
+        self._add_middleware(bad_middleware)
+        self._add_middleware(pre_middleware)
+        self.assert_exceptions_handled('/middleware_exceptions/permission_denied/', ['Test Response Exception'])
+
+        # Check that the right middleware methods have been invoked
+        self.assert_middleware_usage(pre_middleware,  True,  True,  False, True)
+        self.assert_middleware_usage(bad_middleware,  True,  True,  True,  True)
+        self.assert_middleware_usage(post_middleware, True,  True,  True,  True)
+
+    def test_process_exception_bad_middleware_permission_denied(self):
+        pre_middleware = TestMiddleware()
+        bad_middleware = BadExceptionMiddleware()
+        post_middleware = TestMiddleware()
+        self._add_middleware(post_middleware)
+        self._add_middleware(bad_middleware)
+        self._add_middleware(pre_middleware)
+        self.assert_exceptions_handled('/middleware_exceptions/permission_denied/', ['Test Exception Exception'])
+
+        # Check that the right middleware methods have been invoked
+        self.assert_middleware_usage(pre_middleware,  True,  True,  True, False)
+        self.assert_middleware_usage(bad_middleware,  True,  True,  True,  True)
+        self.assert_middleware_usage(post_middleware, True,  True,  True,  True)
diff --git a/tests/regressiontests/middleware_exceptions/urls.py b/tests/regressiontests/middleware_exceptions/urls.py
index 63f3ba1496..5b477a4ede 100644
--- a/tests/regressiontests/middleware_exceptions/urls.py
+++ b/tests/regressiontests/middleware_exceptions/urls.py
@@ -4,5 +4,9 @@ from django.conf.urls.defaults import *
 import views
 
 urlpatterns = patterns('',
-    (r'^$', views.index),
+    (r'^view/$', views.normal_view),
+    (r'^not_found/$', views.not_found),
+    (r'^error/$', views.server_error),
+    (r'^null_view/$', views.null_view),
+    (r'^permission_denied/$', views.permission_denied),
 )
diff --git a/tests/regressiontests/middleware_exceptions/views.py b/tests/regressiontests/middleware_exceptions/views.py
index e2d597d9b1..96dbd05095 100644
--- a/tests/regressiontests/middleware_exceptions/views.py
+++ b/tests/regressiontests/middleware_exceptions/views.py
@@ -1,4 +1,17 @@
 from django import http
+from django.core.exceptions import PermissionDenied
 
-def index(request):
-    return http.HttpResponse('')
+def normal_view(request):
+    return http.HttpResponse('OK')
+
+def not_found(request):
+    raise http.Http404()
+
+def server_error(request):
+    raise Exception('Error in view')
+
+def null_view(request):
+    return None
+
+def permission_denied(request):
+    raise PermissionDenied()