diff --git a/cmd/api-errors.go b/cmd/api-errors.go
index 6c4f1c988..fb74fefd0 100644
--- a/cmd/api-errors.go
+++ b/cmd/api-errors.go
@@ -692,7 +692,7 @@ var errorCodeResponse = map[APIErrorCode]APIError{
 	ErrStorageFull: {
 		Code:           "XMinioStorageFull",
 		Description:    "Storage backend has reached its minimum free disk threshold. Please delete a few objects to proceed.",
-		HTTPStatusCode: http.StatusInternalServerError,
+		HTTPStatusCode: http.StatusInsufficientStorage,
 	},
 	ErrRequestBodyParse: {
 		Code:           "XMinioRequestBodyParse",