diff --git a/src/ngResource/resource.js b/src/ngResource/resource.js
index 31a594421e50..ae629d0b16fa 100644
--- a/src/ngResource/resource.js
+++ b/src/ngResource/resource.js
@@ -695,6 +695,8 @@ angular.module('ngResource', ['ng']).
               defaultResponseInterceptor;
             var responseErrorInterceptor = action.interceptor && action.interceptor.responseError ||
               undefined;
+            var hasError = !!error;
+            var hasResponseErrorInterceptor = !!responseErrorInterceptor;
             var timeoutDeferred;
             var numericTimeoutPromise;
 
@@ -776,13 +778,19 @@ angular.module('ngResource', ['ng']).
                 (success || noop)(value, response.headers);
                 return value;
               },
-              responseErrorInterceptor || error ?
+              (hasError || hasResponseErrorInterceptor) ?
               function(response) {
-                (error || noop)(response);
-                (responseErrorInterceptor || noop)(response);
-                return response;
-              }
-              : undefined);
+                if (hasError) error(response);
+                return hasResponseErrorInterceptor ?
+                    responseErrorInterceptor(response) :
+                    $q.reject(response);
+              } :
+              undefined);
+            if (hasError && !hasResponseErrorInterceptor) {
+              // Avoid `Possibly Unhandled Rejection` error,
+              // but still fulfill the returned promise with a rejection
+              promise.catch(noop);
+            }
 
             if (!isInstanceCall) {
               // we are creating instance / collection
diff --git a/test/ngResource/resourceSpec.js b/test/ngResource/resourceSpec.js
index a848f06d1244..f3f83682ea55 100644
--- a/test/ngResource/resourceSpec.js
+++ b/test/ngResource/resourceSpec.js
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ describe("basic usage", function() {
       }
 
     });
-    callback = jasmine.createSpy();
+    callback = jasmine.createSpy('callback');
   }));
 
 
@@ -907,6 +907,7 @@ describe("basic usage", function() {
         expect(cc.url).toBe('/new-id');
       });
 
+
       it('should pass the same transformed value to success callbacks and to promises', function() {
         $httpBackend.expect('GET', '/CreditCard').respond(200, { value: 'original' });
 
@@ -1024,6 +1025,7 @@ describe("basic usage", function() {
       });
     });
 
+
     it('should allow per action response interceptor that gets full response', function() {
       CreditCard = $resource('/CreditCard', {}, {
         query: {
@@ -1079,6 +1081,46 @@ describe("basic usage", function() {
       expect(response.status).toBe(404);
       expect(response.config).toBeDefined();
     });
+
+
+    it('should fulfill the promise with the value returned by the responseError interceptor',
+      inject(function($q) {
+        CreditCard = $resource('/CreditCard', {}, {
+          test1: {
+            method: 'GET',
+            interceptor: {responseError: function() { return 'foo'; }}
+          },
+          test2: {
+            method: 'GET',
+            interceptor: {responseError: function() { return $q.resolve('bar'); }}
+          },
+          test3: {
+            method: 'GET',
+            interceptor: {responseError: function() { return $q.reject('baz'); }}
+          }
+        });
+
+        $httpBackend.whenGET('/CreditCard').respond(404);
+
+        callback.calls.reset();
+        CreditCard.test1().$promise.then(callback);
+        $httpBackend.flush();
+
+        expect(callback).toHaveBeenCalledOnceWith('foo');
+
+        callback.calls.reset();
+        CreditCard.test2().$promise.then(callback);
+        $httpBackend.flush();
+
+        expect(callback).toHaveBeenCalledOnceWith('bar');
+
+        callback.calls.reset();
+        CreditCard.test3().$promise.then(null, callback);
+        $httpBackend.flush();
+
+        expect(callback).toHaveBeenCalledOnceWith('baz');
+      })
+    );
   });
 
 
@@ -1414,6 +1456,102 @@ describe('errors', function() {
   });
 });
 
+describe('handling rejections', function() {
+  var $exceptionHandler;
+  var $httpBackend;
+  var $resource;
+
+  beforeEach(module('ngResource'));
+  beforeEach(module(function($exceptionHandlerProvider) {
+    $exceptionHandlerProvider.mode('log');
+  }));
+
+  beforeEach(inject(function(_$exceptionHandler_, _$httpBackend_, _$resource_) {
+    $exceptionHandler = _$exceptionHandler_;
+    $httpBackend = _$httpBackend_;
+    $resource = _$resource_;
+
+    $httpBackend.whenGET('/CreditCard').respond(404);
+  }));
+
+
+  it('should reject the promise even when there is an error callback', function() {
+    var errorCb1 = jasmine.createSpy('errorCb1');
+    var errorCb2 = jasmine.createSpy('errorCb2');
+    var CreditCard = $resource('/CreditCard');
+
+    CreditCard.get(noop, errorCb1).$promise.catch(errorCb2);
+    $httpBackend.flush();
+
+    expect(errorCb1).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+    expect(errorCb2).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+  });
+
+
+  it('should report a PUR when no error callback or responseError interceptor is provided',
+    function() {
+      var CreditCard = $resource('/CreditCard');
+
+      CreditCard.get();
+      $httpBackend.flush();
+
+      expect($exceptionHandler.errors.length).toBe(1);
+      expect($exceptionHandler.errors[0]).toMatch(/^Possibly unhandled rejection/);
+    }
+  );
+
+
+  it('should not report a PUR when an error callback or responseError interceptor is provided',
+    function() {
+      var CreditCard = $resource('/CreditCard', {}, {
+        test1: {
+          method: 'GET'
+        },
+        test2: {
+          method: 'GET',
+          interceptor: {responseError: function() { return {}; }}
+        }
+      });
+
+      // With error callback
+      CreditCard.test1(noop, noop);
+      $httpBackend.flush();
+
+      expect($exceptionHandler.errors.length).toBe(0);
+
+      // With responseError interceptor
+      CreditCard.test2();
+      $httpBackend.flush();
+
+      expect($exceptionHandler.errors.length).toBe(0);
+
+      // With error callback and responseError interceptor
+      CreditCard.test2(noop, noop);
+      $httpBackend.flush();
+
+      expect($exceptionHandler.errors.length).toBe(0);
+    }
+  );
+
+
+  it('should report a PUR when the responseError interceptor returns a rejected promise',
+    inject(function($q) {
+      var CreditCard = $resource('/CreditCard', {}, {
+        test: {
+          method: 'GET',
+          interceptor: {responseError: function() { return $q.reject({}); }}
+        }
+      });
+
+      CreditCard.test();
+      $httpBackend.flush();
+
+      expect($exceptionHandler.errors.length).toBe(1);
+      expect($exceptionHandler.errors[0]).toMatch(/^Possibly unhandled rejection/);
+    })
+  );
+});
+
 describe('cancelling requests', function() {
   var httpSpy;
   var $httpBackend;