diff --git a/pillar/api/utils/authorization.py b/pillar/api/utils/authorization.py
index b7d8f4c9..1a55cdc0 100644
--- a/pillar/api/utils/authorization.py
+++ b/pillar/api/utils/authorization.py
@@ -289,7 +289,8 @@ def require_login(*, require_roles=set(),
                   require_cap='',
                   require_all=False,
                   redirect_to_login=False,
-                  error_view=None):
+                  error_view=None,
+                  error_headers: typing.Optional[typing.Dict[str, str]]=None):
     """Decorator that enforces users to authenticate.
 
     Optionally only allows access to users with a certain role and/or capability.
@@ -313,6 +314,7 @@ def require_login(*, require_roles=set(),
         requests, and mimicks the flask_login behaviour.
     :param error_view: Callable that returns a Flask response object. This is
         sent back to the client instead of the default 403 Forbidden.
+    :param error_headers: HTTP headers to include in error responses.
     """
 
     from flask import request, redirect, url_for, Response
@@ -331,9 +333,18 @@ def require_login(*, require_roles=set(),
 
     def render_error() -> Response:
         if error_view is None:
-            abort(403)
-        resp: Response = error_view()
+            resp = Forbidden().get_response()
+        else:
+            resp = error_view()
         resp.status_code = 403
+        if error_headers:
+            for header_name, header_value in error_headers.items():
+                resp.headers.set(header_name, header_value)
+
+            if 'Access-Control-Allow-Origin' in error_headers:
+                origin = request.headers.get('Origin', '')
+                resp.headers.set('Access-Control-Allow-Origin', origin)
+
         return resp
 
     def decorator(func):
diff --git a/tests/test_api/test_auth.py b/tests/test_api/test_auth.py
index 49cad737..349da074 100644
--- a/tests/test_api/test_auth.py
+++ b/tests/test_api/test_auth.py
@@ -631,21 +631,25 @@ class RequireRolesTest(AbstractPillarTest):
     def test_some_roles_required(self):
         from pillar.api.utils.authorization import require_login
 
-        called = [False]
+        called = False
 
         @require_login(require_roles={'admin'})
         def call_me():
-            called[0] = True
+            nonlocal called
+            called = True
+            return None
 
         with self.app.test_request_context():
             self.login_api_as(ObjectId(24 * 'a'), ['succubus'])
-            self.assertRaises(Forbidden, call_me)
-        self.assertFalse(called[0])
+            resp = call_me()
+            self.assertEqual(403, resp.status_code)
+        self.assertFalse(called, 'Forbidden function should not have been called')
 
         with self.app.test_request_context():
             self.login_api_as(ObjectId(24 * 'a'), ['admin'])
-            call_me()
-        self.assertTrue(called[0])
+            resp = call_me()
+            self.assertIsNone(resp)
+        self.assertTrue(called)
 
     def test_all_roles_required(self):
         from pillar.api.utils.authorization import require_login
@@ -659,17 +663,20 @@ class RequireRolesTest(AbstractPillarTest):
 
         with self.app.test_request_context():
             self.login_api_as(ObjectId(24 * 'a'), ['admin'])
-            self.assertRaises(Forbidden, call_me)
+            resp = call_me()
+            self.assertEqual(403, resp.status_code)
         self.assertFalse(called[0])
 
         with self.app.test_request_context():
             self.login_api_as(ObjectId(24 * 'a'), ['service'])
-            self.assertRaises(Forbidden, call_me)
+            resp = call_me()
+            self.assertEqual(403, resp.status_code)
         self.assertFalse(called[0])
 
         with self.app.test_request_context():
             self.login_api_as(ObjectId(24 * 'a'), ['badger'])
-            self.assertRaises(Forbidden, call_me)
+            resp = call_me()
+            self.assertEqual(403, resp.status_code)
         self.assertFalse(called[0])
 
         with self.app.test_request_context():
@@ -702,7 +709,8 @@ class RequireRolesTest(AbstractPillarTest):
 
         with self.app.test_request_context():
             self.login_api_as(ObjectId(24 * 'a'), ['succubus'])
-            self.assertRaises(Forbidden, call_me)
+            resp = call_me()
+            self.assertEqual(403, resp.status_code)
         self.assertFalse(called[0])
 
         with self.app.test_request_context():