diff --git a/engines/python/setup/djl_python/output_formatter.py b/engines/python/setup/djl_python/output_formatter.py
index 9ae941971..f7c67de6e 100644
--- a/engines/python/setup/djl_python/output_formatter.py
+++ b/engines/python/setup/djl_python/output_formatter.py
@@ -13,11 +13,12 @@
 import json
 import logging
 import time
-from typing import Union, Callable
+from typing import Dict, Union, Callable
 
 from typing_extensions import deprecated
 
 from djl_python.request_io import Token, TextGenerationOutput, RequestOutput
+from djl_python.utils import serving_backport_for_non_streaming_http_error_codes_enabled
 
 
 def _json_output_formatter(request_output: RequestOutput):
@@ -26,6 +27,10 @@ def _json_output_formatter(request_output: RequestOutput):
 
     :return: formatted output
     """
+    if serving_backport_for_non_streaming_http_error_codes_enabled():
+        return _json_output_formatter_backport_for_non_streaming_http_error_codes(
+            request_output)
+
     best_sequence = request_output.sequences[
         request_output.best_sequence_index]
 
@@ -65,6 +70,83 @@ def _json_output_formatter(request_output: RequestOutput):
     return json_encoded_str
 
 
+def _json_output_formatter_backport_for_non_streaming_http_error_codes(
+        request_output: TextGenerationOutput):
+    """
+    json output formatter that allows non-streaming requests to return non-200 error codes on error.
+
+    Backported from djl-serving v0.29.0.
+
+    :return: formatted output
+    """
+
+    def _get_last_token(seq):
+        if seq._last_token_index:
+            return seq.tokens[seq._last_token_index]
+        return None
+
+    def _get_generated_text(sequence, request_output):
+        parameters = request_output.input.parameters
+        generated_text = request_output.input.input_text if parameters.get(
+            "return_full_text") else ""
+        for token in sequence.tokens:
+            generated_text += token.text
+        return generated_text
+
+    def _get_details_dict(request_output: TextGenerationOutput,
+                          include_tokens: bool = True) -> Dict:
+        parameters = request_output.input.parameters
+        best_sequence = request_output.sequences[
+            request_output.best_sequence_index]
+        if parameters.get("details", request_output.input.tgi_compat):
+            final_dict = {
+                "finish_reason": best_sequence.finish_reason,
+                "generated_tokens": len(best_sequence.tokens),
+                "inputs": request_output.input.input_text,
+            }
+
+            if include_tokens:
+                final_dict["tokens"] = request_output.get_tokens_as_dict()
+
+            if parameters.get("decoder_input_details"):
+                final_dict[
+                    "prefill"] = request_output.get_prompt_tokes_as_dict()
+            return final_dict
+        elif best_sequence.finish_reason == "error":
+            return {"finish_reason": best_sequence.finish_reason}
+        else:
+            return {}
+
+    best_sequence = request_output.sequences[
+        request_output.best_sequence_index]
+    # TODO: Fix this so it is not required. Right now, this call is needed to
+    # advance the token iterator, which is needed for rolling batch to work properly
+    next_token, _, _ = best_sequence.get_next_token()
+    if not request_output.finished:
+        return ""
+    details = _get_details_dict(request_output, include_tokens=True)
+    if details.get("finish_reason") == "error":
+        final_token = _get_last_token(best_sequence)
+        # In non-streaming, request either succeeds or fails so do not provide the
+        # partial generation response that may exist
+        result = {
+            "generated_text": None,
+            "error": getattr(final_token, "error_msg", "error"),
+            "code": 400,
+            "details": details,
+        }
+        return json.dumps(result, ensure_ascii=False)
+    generated_text = _get_generated_text(best_sequence, request_output)
+    result = {
+        "generated_text": generated_text,
+    }
+    if details:
+        result["details"] = details
+    if request_output.input.tgi_compat:
+        result = [result]
+    return json.dumps(result, ensure_ascii=False)
+
+
 def _jsonlines_output_formatter(request_output: RequestOutput):
     """
     jsonlines output formatter
diff --git a/engines/python/setup/djl_python/request.py b/engines/python/setup/djl_python/request.py
index aa9a37ecc..f1d44fa4b 100644
--- a/engines/python/setup/djl_python/request.py
+++ b/engines/python/setup/djl_python/request.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 from djl_python.output_formatter import get_output_formatter, _json_output_formatter, sse_response_formatter, \
     adapt_legacy_output_formatter
 from djl_python.request_io import Token, TextGenerationOutput, TextInput, RequestOutput
+from djl_python.utils import serving_backport_for_non_streaming_http_error_codes_enabled
 
 
 class Request(object):
@@ -114,6 +115,9 @@ def set_next_token(self,
         self.request_output.set_finish_reason(finish_reason)
         self.request_output.prompt_tokens_details = prompt_tokens_details
         self.last_token = last_token
+        if (last_token and
+                serving_backport_for_non_streaming_http_error_codes_enabled()):
+            self.request_output.finished = True
 
     def get_next_token(self) -> str:
         """
diff --git a/engines/python/setup/djl_python/rolling_batch/rolling_batch.py b/engines/python/setup/djl_python/rolling_batch/rolling_batch.py
index 680fbebcd..2dbc62dce 100644
--- a/engines/python/setup/djl_python/rolling_batch/rolling_batch.py
+++ b/engines/python/setup/djl_python/rolling_batch/rolling_batch.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 from djl_python.properties_manager.properties import Properties
 from djl_python.request import Request
 from djl_python.request_io import Token
+from djl_python.utils import serving_backport_for_non_streaming_http_error_codes_enabled
 
 FINISH_REASON_MAPPER = ["length", "eos_token", "stop_sequence"]
 
@@ -44,14 +45,31 @@ def stop_on_any_exception(func):
     def try_catch_handling(self, *args, **kwargs):
         try:
             return func(self, *args, **kwargs)
-        except Exception:
+        except Exception as e:
             logging.exception("Rolling batch inference error")
             for request in self.active_requests:
                 token = Token(-1, "", -1, True)
                 request.set_next_token(token,
                                        last_token=True,
                                        finish_reason="error")
+                if serving_backport_for_non_streaming_http_error_codes_enabled(
+                ):
+                    request.error_message = str(e)
+                    request.error_code = 424
             response = self.postprocess_results()
+            if (serving_backport_for_non_streaming_http_error_codes_enabled()
+                    and isinstance(response, list)):
+                # In case postprocess_results implementation doesn't set response "error"
+                # or "code", set it the same as we did on the request objects above.
+                # Note: We may want to forward-port this. Only downside is if we want
+                # `postprocess_results` to be able to "handle" the error, i.e., to
+                # intentionally not propagate the error_message and error_code above.
+                # But that's still doable by setting `error` to "" and `code` to 200.
+                for res in response:
+                    if res.get("error", None) is None:
+                        res["error"] = str(e)
+                    if res.get("code", None) is None:
+                        res["code"] = 424
             self.reset()
             return response
 
@@ -161,6 +179,13 @@ def postprocess_results(self) -> list[dict]:
                 "last": req.is_last_token(),
                 "content_type": req.get_content_type()
             }
+            if serving_backport_for_non_streaming_http_error_codes_enabled():
+                error_message = getattr(req, "error_message", None)
+                error_code = getattr(req, "error_code", None)
+                if error_message is not None:
+                    res["error"] = error_message
+                if error_code is not None:
+                    res["code"] = error_code
             req.reset_next_token()
             results.append(res)
 
diff --git a/engines/python/setup/djl_python/utils.py b/engines/python/setup/djl_python/utils.py
index 286d2b984..a892ded90 100644
--- a/engines/python/setup/djl_python/utils.py
+++ b/engines/python/setup/djl_python/utils.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 # BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, express or implied. See the License for
 # the specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.
 import logging
+import os
 from typing import Union, Callable, Any, List
 
 from djl_python.inputs import Input
@@ -192,3 +193,7 @@ def apply_profiling(self, *args, **kwargs):
         return result
 
     return apply_profiling
+
+
+def serving_backport_for_non_streaming_http_error_codes_enabled():
+    return os.getenv("SERVING_BACKPORT_FOR_NON_STREAMING_HTTP_ERROR_CODES")
diff --git a/engines/python/src/main/java/ai/djl/python/engine/RollingBatch.java b/engines/python/src/main/java/ai/djl/python/engine/RollingBatch.java
index 75ad7c4a2..18266ff70 100644
--- a/engines/python/src/main/java/ai/djl/python/engine/RollingBatch.java
+++ b/engines/python/src/main/java/ai/djl/python/engine/RollingBatch.java
@@ -374,10 +374,20 @@ void addResponse(byte[] json, Map<String, String> properties) {
 
             if (code != null) {
                 Map<String, Object> map = new ConcurrentHashMap<>(2);
-                map.put("code", Integer.parseInt(code));
+                int httpStatusCode = Integer.parseInt(code);
+                map.put("code", httpStatusCode);
                 if (error != null) {
                     map.put("error", error);
                 }
+                if (isBackportForNonStreamingHttpErrorCodes) {
+                    // Update http status code and any error message to the values here, so
+                    // that non-streaming case can return non-200 on errors encountered during
+                    // inference.
+                    output.setCode(httpStatusCode);
+                    if (error != null) {
+                        output.setMessage(error);
+                    }
+                }
                 byte[] buffer = JsonUtils.GSON.toJson(map).getBytes(StandardCharsets.UTF_8);
                 data.appendContent(buffer, true);
             } else {