diff --git a/runtime/handler.go b/runtime/handler.go
index 1770b85344d..1626fa79d96 100644
--- a/runtime/handler.go
+++ b/runtime/handler.go
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ func ForwardResponseStream(ctx context.Context, mux *ServeMux, marshaler Marshal
 	if d, ok := marshaler.(Delimited); ok {
 		delimiter = d.Delimiter()
 	} else {
-	    delimiter = []byte("\n")
+		delimiter = []byte("\n")
 	}
 
 	var wroteHeader bool
@@ -52,18 +52,18 @@ func ForwardResponseStream(ctx context.Context, mux *ServeMux, marshaler Marshal
 			return
 		}
 		if err != nil {
-			handleForwardResponseStreamError(wroteHeader, marshaler, w, err)
+			handleForwardResponseStreamError(wroteHeader, marshaler, mux, w, err)
 			return
 		}
 		if err := handleForwardResponseOptions(ctx, w, resp, opts); err != nil {
-			handleForwardResponseStreamError(wroteHeader, marshaler, w, err)
+			handleForwardResponseStreamError(wroteHeader, marshaler, mux, w, err)
 			return
 		}
 
-		buf, err := marshaler.Marshal(streamChunk(resp, nil))
+		buf, err := marshaler.Marshal(streamChunk(resp, nil, mux.protoStreamErrorFormatter))
 		if err != nil {
 			grpclog.Printf("Failed to marshal response chunk: %v", err)
-			handleForwardResponseStreamError(wroteHeader, marshaler, w, err)
+			handleForwardResponseStreamError(wroteHeader, marshaler, mux, w, err)
 			return
 		}
 		if _, err = w.Write(buf); err != nil {
@@ -147,8 +147,8 @@ func handleForwardResponseOptions(ctx context.Context, w http.ResponseWriter, re
 	return nil
 }
 
-func handleForwardResponseStreamError(wroteHeader bool, marshaler Marshaler, w http.ResponseWriter, err error) {
-	buf, merr := marshaler.Marshal(streamChunk(nil, err))
+func handleForwardResponseStreamError(wroteHeader bool, marshaler Marshaler, mux *ServeMux, w http.ResponseWriter, err error) {
+	buf, merr := marshaler.Marshal(streamChunk(nil, err, mux.protoStreamErrorFormatter))
 	if merr != nil {
 		grpclog.Printf("Failed to marshal an error: %v", merr)
 		return
@@ -166,8 +166,11 @@ func handleForwardResponseStreamError(wroteHeader bool, marshaler Marshaler, w h
 	}
 }
 
-func streamChunk(result proto.Message, err error) map[string]proto.Message {
+func streamChunk(result proto.Message, err error, errorFormatter ProtoStreamErrorFormatterFunc) map[string]proto.Message {
 	if err != nil {
+		if errorFormatter != nil {
+			return errorFormatter(err)
+		}
 		grpcCode := codes.Unknown
 		if s, ok := status.FromError(err); ok {
 			grpcCode = s.Code()
@@ -183,7 +186,7 @@ func streamChunk(result proto.Message, err error) map[string]proto.Message {
 		}
 	}
 	if result == nil {
-		return streamChunk(nil, fmt.Errorf("empty response"))
+		return streamChunk(nil, fmt.Errorf("empty response"), errorFormatter)
 	}
 	return map[string]proto.Message{"result": result}
 }
diff --git a/runtime/mux.go b/runtime/mux.go
index 205bc430921..e1b00afa9d1 100644
--- a/runtime/mux.go
+++ b/runtime/mux.go
@@ -20,13 +20,14 @@ type HandlerFunc func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, pathParams map[str
 // It matches http requests to patterns and invokes the corresponding handler.
 type ServeMux struct {
 	// handlers maps HTTP method to a list of handlers.
-	handlers               map[string][]handler
-	forwardResponseOptions []func(context.Context, http.ResponseWriter, proto.Message) error
-	marshalers             marshalerRegistry
-	incomingHeaderMatcher  HeaderMatcherFunc
-	outgoingHeaderMatcher  HeaderMatcherFunc
-	metadataAnnotator      func(context.Context, *http.Request) metadata.MD
-	protoErrorHandler      ProtoErrorHandlerFunc
+	handlers                  map[string][]handler
+	forwardResponseOptions    []func(context.Context, http.ResponseWriter, proto.Message) error
+	marshalers                marshalerRegistry
+	incomingHeaderMatcher     HeaderMatcherFunc
+	outgoingHeaderMatcher     HeaderMatcherFunc
+	metadataAnnotator         func(context.Context, *http.Request) metadata.MD
+	protoErrorHandler         ProtoErrorHandlerFunc
+	protoStreamErrorFormatter ProtoStreamErrorFormatterFunc
 }
 
 // ServeMuxOption is an option that can be given to a ServeMux on construction.
@@ -91,7 +92,7 @@ func WithMetadata(annotator func(context.Context, *http.Request) metadata.MD) Se
 	}
 }
 
-// WithProtoErrorHandler returns a ServeMuxOption for passing metadata to a gRPC context.
+// WithProtoErrorHandler returns a ServeMuxOption for controlling the error output of the gateway.
 //
 // This can be used to handle an error as general proto message defined by gRPC.
 // The response including body and status is not backward compatible with the default error handler.
@@ -102,6 +103,16 @@ func WithProtoErrorHandler(fn ProtoErrorHandlerFunc) ServeMuxOption {
 	}
 }
 
+// WithProtoStreamErrorFormatter returns a ServeMuxOption for controlling
+// the error output of streaming endpoints of the gateway.
+//
+// This can be used to control the message returned to streaming endpoints when an error occurs.
+func WithProtoStreamErrorFormatter(fn ProtoErrorHandlerFunc) ServeMuxOption {
+	return func(serveMux *ServeMux) {
+		serveMux.protoErrorHandler = fn
+	}
+}
+
 // NewServeMux returns a new ServeMux whose internal mapping is empty.
 func NewServeMux(opts ...ServeMuxOption) *ServeMux {
 	serveMux := &ServeMux{
diff --git a/runtime/proto_errors.go b/runtime/proto_errors.go
index b1b089273b6..ec083463743 100644
--- a/runtime/proto_errors.go
+++ b/runtime/proto_errors.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"io"
 	"net/http"
 
+	"github.com/golang/protobuf/proto"
 	"golang.org/x/net/context"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/codes"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/grpclog"
@@ -59,3 +60,22 @@ func DefaultHTTPProtoErrorHandler(ctx context.Context, mux *ServeMux, marshaler
 
 	handleForwardResponseTrailer(w, md)
 }
+
+// ProtoStreamErrorFormatterFunc handles the error as a gRPC error generated via status package and sends it on the stream.
+type ProtoStreamErrorFormatterFunc func(error) map[string]proto.Message
+
+var _ ProtoStreamErrorFormatterFunc = DefaultStreamProtoErrorFormatter
+
+// DefaultStreamProtoErrorFormatter is an implementation of ProtoStreamErrorFormatterFunc.
+// It simply returns the protobuf representation of the gRPC status.
+// This is consistent with DefaultHTTPProtoErrorHandler.
+func DefaultStreamProtoErrorFormatter(err error) map[string]proto.Message {
+	s, ok := status.FromError(err)
+	if !ok {
+		s = status.New(codes.Unknown, err.Error())
+	}
+
+	return map[string]proto.Message{
+		"error": s.Proto(),
+	}
+}