diff --git a/src/BaseModule.php b/src/BaseModule.php
index d97cd60a94..5ebeec3c80 100644
--- a/src/BaseModule.php
+++ b/src/BaseModule.php
@@ -476,4 +476,23 @@ abstract class BaseModule implements ICanHandleRequests
 
 		System::exit();
 	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Send HTTP status header and exit.
+	 *
+	 * @param integer $httpCode HTTP status result value
+	 * @param string  $message  Error message. Optional.
+	 * @param mixed  $content   Response body. Optional.
+	 * @throws \Exception
+	 */
+	public function httpError(int $httpCode, string $message = '', $content = '')
+	{
+		if ($httpCode >= 400) {
+			$this->logger->debug('Exit with error', ['code' => $httpCode, 'message' => $message, 'callstack' => System::callstack(20), 'method' => $this->args->getMethod(), 'agent' => $this->server['HTTP_USER_AGENT'] ?? '']);
+		}
+
+		$this->response->setStatus($httpCode, $message);
+
+		$this->httpExit($content);
+	}
 }
diff --git a/src/Core/System.php b/src/Core/System.php
index e1e84b775b..48a4ce6141 100644
--- a/src/Core/System.php
+++ b/src/Core/System.php
@@ -341,6 +341,7 @@ class System
 	 * @param string  $message Error message. Optional.
 	 * @param string  $content Response body. Optional.
 	 * @throws \Exception
+	 * @deprecated since 2023.09 Use BaseModule->httpError instead
 	 */
 	public static function httpError($httpCode, $message = '', $content = '')
 	{
@@ -348,10 +349,8 @@ class System
 			Logger::debug('Exit with error', ['code' => $httpCode, 'message' => $message, 'callstack' => System::callstack(20), 'method' => DI::args()->getMethod(), 'agent' => $_SERVER['HTTP_USER_AGENT'] ?? '']);
 		}
 		DI::apiResponse()->setStatus($httpCode, $message);
-		DI::apiResponse()->addContent($content);
-		self::echoResponse(DI::apiResponse()->generate());
 
-		self::exit();
+		self::httpExit($content);
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/src/Module/Filer/RemoveTag.php b/src/Module/Filer/RemoveTag.php
index 874fa90466..23486fcf09 100644
--- a/src/Module/Filer/RemoveTag.php
+++ b/src/Module/Filer/RemoveTag.php
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ class RemoveTag extends BaseModule
 
 	protected function post(array $request = [])
 	{
-		System::httpError($this->removeTag($request));
+		$this->httpError($this->removeTag($request));
 	}
 
 	protected function content(array $request = []): string
diff --git a/src/Module/Post/Share.php b/src/Module/Post/Share.php
index 210a3fa6bc..0219eb9953 100644
--- a/src/Module/Post/Share.php
+++ b/src/Module/Post/Share.php
@@ -57,12 +57,12 @@ class Share extends \Friendica\BaseModule
 	{
 		$post_id = $this->parameters['post_id'];
 		if (!$post_id || !$this->session->getLocalUserId()) {
-			System::httpError(403);
+			$this->httpError(403);
 		}
 
 		$item = Post::selectFirst(['private', 'body', 'uri', 'plink', 'network'], ['id' => $post_id]);
 		if (!$item || $item['private'] == Item::PRIVATE) {
-			System::httpError(404);
+			$this->httpError(404);
 		}
 
 		$shared = $this->contentItem->getSharedPost($item, ['uri']);
diff --git a/src/Module/Special/HTTPException.php b/src/Module/Special/HTTPException.php
index 2cac142fca..f9468e20bc 100644
--- a/src/Module/Special/HTTPException.php
+++ b/src/Module/Special/HTTPException.php
@@ -21,12 +21,12 @@
 
 namespace Friendica\Module\Special;
 
-use Friendica\App\Arguments;
-use Friendica\App\Request;
+use Friendica\App;
 use Friendica\Core\L10n;
 use Friendica\Core\Renderer;
 use Friendica\Core\Session\Model\UserSession;
 use Friendica\Core\System;
+use Friendica\Module\Response;
 use Psr\Log\LoggerInterface;
 
 /**
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ class HTTPException
 	protected $l10n;
 	/** @var LoggerInterface */
 	protected $logger;
-	/** @var Arguments */
+	/** @var App\Arguments */
 	protected $args;
 	/** @var bool */
 	protected $isSiteAdmin;
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ class HTTPException
 	/** @var string */
 	protected $requestId;
 
-	public function __construct(L10n $l10n, LoggerInterface $logger, Arguments $args, UserSession $session, Request $request, array $server = [])
+	public function __construct(L10n $l10n, LoggerInterface $logger, App\Arguments $args, UserSession $session, App\Request $request, array $server = [])
 	{
 		$this->logger      = $logger;
 		$this->l10n        = $l10n;
@@ -113,7 +113,13 @@ class HTTPException
 			}
 		}
 
-		System::httpError($e->getCode(), $e->getDescription(), $content);
+		// We can't use a constructor parameter for this response object because we
+		// are in an Exception context where we don't want an existing Response.
+		$response = new Response();
+		$response->setStatus($e->getCode(), $e->getDescription());
+		$response->addContent($content);
+		System::echoResponse($response->generate());
+		System::exit();
 	}
 
 	/**