diff --git a/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/http/ResponseEntity.java b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/http/ResponseEntity.java
index b0c1e1086b..6f0000b7d2 100644
--- a/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/http/ResponseEntity.java
+++ b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/http/ResponseEntity.java
@@ -228,6 +228,15 @@ public class ResponseEntity<T> extends HttpEntity<T> {
 		return status(HttpStatus.NO_CONTENT);
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Creates a builder with a {@link HttpStatus#BAD_REQUEST} status.
+	 * @return the created builder
+	 * @since 4.1
+	 */
+	public static BodyBuilder badRequest() {
+		return status(HttpStatus.BAD_REQUEST);
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Creates a builder with a {@link HttpStatus#NOT_FOUND NOT_FOUND} status.
 	 * @return the created builder
diff --git a/spring-web/src/test/java/org/springframework/http/ResponseEntityTests.java b/spring-web/src/test/java/org/springframework/http/ResponseEntityTests.java
index 07b7828898..4703dc4488 100644
--- a/spring-web/src/test/java/org/springframework/http/ResponseEntityTests.java
+++ b/spring-web/src/test/java/org/springframework/http/ResponseEntityTests.java
@@ -101,6 +101,15 @@ public class ResponseEntityTests {
 		assertNull(responseEntity.getBody());
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void badRequest() throws URISyntaxException {
+		ResponseEntity<Void> responseEntity = ResponseEntity.badRequest().build();
+
+		assertNotNull(responseEntity);
+		assertEquals(HttpStatus.BAD_REQUEST, responseEntity.getStatusCode());
+		assertNull(responseEntity.getBody());
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	public void notFound() throws URISyntaxException {
 		ResponseEntity<Void> responseEntity = ResponseEntity.notFound().build();