diff --git a/django/core/handlers/base.py b/django/core/handlers/base.py
index 23f04ecd9d..e903509075 100644
--- a/django/core/handlers/base.py
+++ b/django/core/handlers/base.py
@@ -86,6 +86,10 @@ class BaseHandler:
             if response is None:
                 raise ValueError, "The view %s.%s didn't return an HttpResponse object." % (callback.__module__, callback.func_name)
 
+            # Apply response middleware
+            for middleware_method in self._response_middleware:
+                response = middleware_method(request, response)
+
             return response
         except exceptions.Http404, e:
             if DEBUG:
diff --git a/django/core/handlers/modpython.py b/django/core/handlers/modpython.py
index eec35ff072..aed8e140ba 100644
--- a/django/core/handlers/modpython.py
+++ b/django/core/handlers/modpython.py
@@ -144,10 +144,6 @@ class ModPythonHandler(BaseHandler):
         finally:
             db.db.close()
 
-        # Apply response middleware
-        for middleware_method in self._response_middleware:
-            response = middleware_method(request, response)
-
         # Convert our custom HttpResponse object back into the mod_python req.
         populate_apache_request(response, req)
         return 0 # mod_python.apache.OK
diff --git a/django/core/handlers/wsgi.py b/django/core/handlers/wsgi.py
index 23204e63a6..8cbb122b5d 100644
--- a/django/core/handlers/wsgi.py
+++ b/django/core/handlers/wsgi.py
@@ -160,10 +160,6 @@ class WSGIHandler(BaseHandler):
         finally:
             db.db.close()
 
-        # Apply response middleware
-        for middleware_method in self._response_middleware:
-            response = middleware_method(request, response)
-
         try:
             status_text = STATUS_CODE_TEXT[response.status_code]
         except KeyError: