diff --git a/middleware/wrap_writer.go b/middleware/wrap_writer.go
index 8040d3ae..bf270881 100644
--- a/middleware/wrap_writer.go
+++ b/middleware/wrap_writer.go
@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@ type WrapResponseWriter interface {
 	Unwrap() http.ResponseWriter
 	// Discard causes all writes to the original ResponseWriter be discarded,
 	// instead writing only to the tee'd writer if it's set.
+	// The caller is responsible for calling WriteHeader and Write on the
+	// original ResponseWriter once the processing is done.
 	Discard()
 }
 
@@ -82,7 +84,9 @@ func (b *basicWriter) WriteHeader(code int) {
 	if !b.wroteHeader {
 		b.code = code
 		b.wroteHeader = true
-		b.ResponseWriter.WriteHeader(code)
+		if !b.discard {
+			b.ResponseWriter.WriteHeader(code)
+		}
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/middleware/wrap_writer_test.go b/middleware/wrap_writer_test.go
index 068225db..7e8f6ab2 100644
--- a/middleware/wrap_writer_test.go
+++ b/middleware/wrap_writer_test.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package middleware
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
+	"net/http"
 	"net/http/httptest"
 	"testing"
 )
@@ -25,7 +26,11 @@ func TestHttp2FancyWriterRemembersWroteHeaderWhenFlushed(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestBasicWritesTeesWritesWithoutDiscard(t *testing.T) {
-	original := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	// explicitly create the struct instead of NewRecorder to control the value of Code
+	original := &httptest.ResponseRecorder{
+		HeaderMap: make(http.Header),
+		Body:      new(bytes.Buffer),
+	}
 	wrap := &basicWriter{ResponseWriter: original}
 
 	var buf bytes.Buffer
@@ -34,6 +39,7 @@ func TestBasicWritesTeesWritesWithoutDiscard(t *testing.T) {
 	_, err := wrap.Write([]byte("hello world"))
 	assertNoError(t, err)
 
+	assertEqual(t, 200, original.Code)
 	assertEqual(t, []byte("hello world"), original.Body.Bytes())
 	assertEqual(t, []byte("hello world"), buf.Bytes())
 	assertEqual(t, 11, wrap.BytesWritten())
@@ -41,7 +47,11 @@ func TestBasicWritesTeesWritesWithoutDiscard(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestBasicWriterDiscardsWritesToOriginalResponseWriter(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Run("With Tee", func(t *testing.T) {
-		original := httptest.NewRecorder()
+		// explicitly create the struct instead of NewRecorder to control the value of Code
+		original := &httptest.ResponseRecorder{
+			HeaderMap: make(http.Header),
+			Body:      new(bytes.Buffer),
+		}
 		wrap := &basicWriter{ResponseWriter: original}
 
 		var buf bytes.Buffer
@@ -51,19 +61,25 @@ func TestBasicWriterDiscardsWritesToOriginalResponseWriter(t *testing.T) {
 		_, err := wrap.Write([]byte("hello world"))
 		assertNoError(t, err)
 
+		assertEqual(t, 0, original.Code) // wrapper shouldn't call WriteHeader implicitly
 		assertEqual(t, 0, original.Body.Len())
 		assertEqual(t, []byte("hello world"), buf.Bytes())
 		assertEqual(t, 11, wrap.BytesWritten())
 	})
 
 	t.Run("Without Tee", func(t *testing.T) {
-		original := httptest.NewRecorder()
+		// explicitly create the struct instead of NewRecorder to control the value of Code
+		original := &httptest.ResponseRecorder{
+			HeaderMap: make(http.Header),
+			Body:      new(bytes.Buffer),
+		}
 		wrap := &basicWriter{ResponseWriter: original}
 		wrap.Discard()
 
 		_, err := wrap.Write([]byte("hello world"))
 		assertNoError(t, err)
 
+		assertEqual(t, 0, original.Code) // wrapper shouldn't call WriteHeader implicitly
 		assertEqual(t, 0, original.Body.Len())
 		assertEqual(t, 11, wrap.BytesWritten())
 	})