diff --git a/aiohttp/file_sender.py b/aiohttp/file_sender.py
index 4255881c259..e1708f778b4 100644
--- a/aiohttp/file_sender.py
+++ b/aiohttp/file_sender.py
@@ -176,7 +176,8 @@ def send(self, request, filepath):
         # If a range request has been made, convert start, end slice notation
         # into file pointer offset and count
         if start is not None or end is not None:
-            status = HTTPPartialContent.status_code
+            if start > 0 or end:
+                status = HTTPPartialContent.status_code
             if start is None and end < 0:  # return tail of file
                 start = file_size + end
                 count = -end