diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Routing/Middleware/ThrottleRequests.php b/src/Illuminate/Routing/Middleware/ThrottleRequests.php
index 0eff51fd1b90..95ece8395e8a 100644
--- a/src/Illuminate/Routing/Middleware/ThrottleRequests.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Routing/Middleware/ThrottleRequests.php
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ protected function handleRequestUsingNamedLimiter($request, Closure $next, $limi
         $limiterResponse = call_user_func($limiter, $request);
 
         if ($limiterResponse instanceof Response) {
-            return $limit;
+            return $limiterResponse;
         } elseif ($limiterResponse instanceof Unlimited) {
             return $next($request);
         }