diff --git a/src/RestfulServer.php b/src/RestfulServer.php
index d5791a3..d89ec38 100644
--- a/src/RestfulServer.php
+++ b/src/RestfulServer.php
@@ -154,21 +154,25 @@ class RestfulServer extends Controller
         // authenticate through HTTP BasicAuth
         $this->member = $this->authenticate();
 
-        // handle different HTTP verbs
-        if ($this->request->isGET() || $this->request->isHEAD()) {
-            return $this->getHandler($className, $id, $relation);
-        }
+        try {
+            // handle different HTTP verbs
+            if ($this->request->isGET() || $this->request->isHEAD()) {
+                return $this->getHandler($className, $id, $relation);
+            }
 
-        if ($this->request->isPOST()) {
-            return $this->postHandler($className, $id, $relation);
-        }
+            if ($this->request->isPOST()) {
+                return $this->postHandler($className, $id, $relation);
+            }
 
-        if ($this->request->isPUT()) {
-            return $this->putHandler($className, $id, $relation);
-        }
+            if ($this->request->isPUT()) {
+                return $this->putHandler($className, $id, $relation);
+            }
 
-        if ($this->request->isDELETE()) {
-            return $this->deleteHandler($className, $id, $relation);
+            if ($this->request->isDELETE()) {
+                return $this->deleteHandler($className, $id, $relation);
+            }
+        } catch (\Exception $e) {
+            return $this->exceptionThrown($this->getRequestDataFormatter($className), $e);
         }
 
         // if no HTTP verb matches, return error
@@ -664,7 +668,11 @@ class RestfulServer extends Controller
         $this->getResponse()->setStatusCode(401);
         $this->getResponse()->addHeader('WWW-Authenticate', 'Basic realm="API Access"');
         $this->getResponse()->addHeader('Content-Type', 'text/plain');
-        return "You don't have access to this item through the API.";
+
+        $reponse = "You don't have access to this item through the API.";
+        $this->extend(__FUNCTION__, $reponse);
+
+        return $reponse;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -675,7 +683,11 @@ class RestfulServer extends Controller
         // return a 404
         $this->getResponse()->setStatusCode(404);
         $this->getResponse()->addHeader('Content-Type', 'text/plain');
-        return "That object wasn't found";
+
+        $reponse = "That object wasn't found";
+        $this->extend(__FUNCTION__, $reponse);
+
+        return $reponse;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -685,7 +697,11 @@ class RestfulServer extends Controller
     {
         $this->getResponse()->setStatusCode(405);
         $this->getResponse()->addHeader('Content-Type', 'text/plain');
-        return "Method Not Allowed";
+
+        $reponse = "Method Not Allowed";
+        $this->extend(__FUNCTION__, $reponse);
+
+        return $reponse;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -695,7 +711,11 @@ class RestfulServer extends Controller
     {
         $this->response->setStatusCode(415); // Unsupported Media Type
         $this->getResponse()->addHeader('Content-Type', 'text/plain');
-        return "Unsupported Media Type";
+
+        $reponse = "Unsupported Media Type";
+        $this->extend(__FUNCTION__, $reponse);
+
+        return $reponse;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -712,6 +732,28 @@ class RestfulServer extends Controller
             'messages' => $result->getMessages(),
         ];
 
+        $this->extend(__FUNCTION__, $response, $result);
+
+        return $responseFormatter->convertArray($response);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param DataFormatter $responseFormatter
+     * @param \Exception $e
+     * @return string
+     */
+    protected function exceptionThrown(DataFormatter $responseFormatter, \Exception $e)
+    {
+        $this->getResponse()->setStatusCode(500);
+        $this->getResponse()->addHeader('Content-Type', $responseFormatter->getOutputContentType());
+
+        $response = [
+            'type' => get_class($e),
+            'message' => $e->getMessage(),
+        ];
+
+        $this->extend(__FUNCTION__, $response, $e);
+
         return $responseFormatter->convertArray($response);
     }
 
diff --git a/tests/unit/RestfulServerTest.php b/tests/unit/RestfulServerTest.php
index 22bf37c..ba3fdf2 100644
--- a/tests/unit/RestfulServerTest.php
+++ b/tests/unit/RestfulServerTest.php
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 namespace SilverStripe\RestfulServer\Tests;
 
 use SilverStripe\RestfulServer\Tests\Stubs\RestfulServerTestComment;
+use SilverStripe\RestfulServer\Tests\Stubs\RestfulServerTestExceptionThrown;
 use SilverStripe\RestfulServer\Tests\Stubs\RestfulServerTestSecretThing;
 use SilverStripe\RestfulServer\Tests\Stubs\RestfulServerTestPage;
 use SilverStripe\RestfulServer\Tests\Stubs\RestfulServerTestAuthor;
@@ -37,6 +38,8 @@ class RestfulServerTest extends SapphireTest
         RestfulServerTestPage::class,
         RestfulServerTestAuthor::class,
         RestfulServerTestAuthorRating::class,
+        RestfulServerTestValidationFailure::class,
+        RestfulServerTestExceptionThrown::class,
     ];
 
     protected function urlSafeClassname($classname)
@@ -586,4 +589,17 @@ class RestfulServerTest extends SapphireTest
         $responseArr = Convert::xml2array($response->getBody());
         $this->assertEquals('SilverStripe\\ORM\\ValidationException', $responseArr['type']);
     }
+
+    public function testExceptionThrownWithPOST()
+    {
+        $urlSafeClassname = $this->urlSafeClassname(RestfulServerTestExceptionThrown::class);
+        $url = "{$this->baseURI}/api/v1/$urlSafeClassname/";
+        $data = [
+            'Content' => 'Test',
+        ];
+        $response = Director::test($url, $data, null, 'POST');
+        // Assumption: XML is default output
+        $responseArr = Convert::xml2array($response->getBody());
+        $this->assertEquals(\Exception::class, $responseArr['type']);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/tests/unit/Stubs/RestfulServerTestExceptionThrown.php b/tests/unit/Stubs/RestfulServerTestExceptionThrown.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a830d6a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit/Stubs/RestfulServerTestExceptionThrown.php
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace SilverStripe\RestfulServer\Tests\Stubs;
+
+use SilverStripe\Dev\TestOnly;
+use SilverStripe\ORM\DataObject;
+
+/**
+ * Class RestfulServerTestExceptionThrown
+ * @package SilverStripe\RestfulServer\Tests\Stubs
+ *
+ * @property string Content
+ * @property string Title
+ */
+class RestfulServerTestExceptionThrown extends DataObject implements TestOnly
+{
+    private static $api_access = true;
+
+    private static $table_name = 'RestfulServerTestExceptionThrown';
+
+    private static $db = array(
+        'Content' => 'Text',
+        'Title' => 'Text',
+    );
+
+    public function onBeforeWrite()
+    {
+        parent::onBeforeWrite();
+
+        throw new \Exception('This is an exception test');
+    }
+
+    public function canView($member = null)
+    {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    public function canEdit($member = null)
+    {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    public function canDelete($member = null)
+    {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    public function canCreate($member = null, $context = array())
+    {
+        return true;
+    }
+}