diff --git a/framework/web/ForbiddenHttpException.php b/framework/web/ForbiddenHttpException.php
index c3ebf7e9d1..c05511e8b9 100644
--- a/framework/web/ForbiddenHttpException.php
+++ b/framework/web/ForbiddenHttpException.php
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ namespace yii\web;
 /**
  * ForbiddenHttpException represents a "Forbidden" HTTP exception with status code 403.
  *
- * @author Qiang Xue <danschmidt5189@gmail.com>
+ * @author Dan Schmidt <danschmidt5189@gmail.com>
  * @since 2.0
  */
 class ForbiddenHttpException extends HttpException
diff --git a/framework/web/UnauthorizedHttpException.php b/framework/web/UnauthorizedHttpException.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..50d86dca9b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/framework/web/UnauthorizedHttpException.php
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * @link http://www.yiiframework.com/
+ * @copyright Copyright (c) 2008 Yii Software LLC
+ * @license http://www.yiiframework.com/license/
+ */
+
+namespace yii\web;
+
+/**
+ * UnauthorizedHttpException represents an "Unauthorized" HTTP exception with status code 401.
+ *
+ * @author Dan Schmidt <danschmidt5189@gmail.com>
+ * @since 2.0
+ */
+class UnauthorizedHttpException extends HttpException
+{
+	/**
+	 * Constructor.
+	 * @param string $message error message
+	 * @param integer $code error code
+	 * @param \Exception $previous The previous exception used for the exception chaining.
+	 */
+	public function __construct($message = null, $code = 0, \Exception $previous = null)
+	{
+		parent::__construct(401, $message, $code, $previous);
+	}
+}