diff --git a/qutebrowser/browser/webengine/webenginetab.py b/qutebrowser/browser/webengine/webenginetab.py
index ab0b866ca..e66ed50c1 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/browser/webengine/webenginetab.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/browser/webengine/webenginetab.py
@@ -735,6 +735,7 @@ class WebEngineTab(browsertab.AbstractTab):
 
     def _show_error_page(self, url, error):
         """Show an error page in the tab."""
+        log.misc.debug("Showing error page for {}".format(error))
         url_string = url.toDisplayString()
         error_page = jinja.render(
             'error.html',
diff --git a/tests/end2end/features/javascript.feature b/tests/end2end/features/javascript.feature
index 8428306cb..392a291b5 100644
--- a/tests/end2end/features/javascript.feature
+++ b/tests/end2end/features/javascript.feature
@@ -167,3 +167,9 @@ Feature: Javascript stuff
         And I wait for "[*] JavaScript is enabled" in the log
         And I open data/javascript/enabled.html
         Then the page should contain the plaintext "JavaScript is disabled"
+
+    @qtwebkit_skip
+    Scenario: Error pages without JS enabled
+        When I set content.javascript.enabled to false
+        And I open 500
+        Then "Showing error page for* 500" should be logged
diff --git a/tests/end2end/fixtures/webserver.py b/tests/end2end/fixtures/webserver.py
index 2beb6fb95..46065b6c8 100644
--- a/tests/end2end/fixtures/webserver.py
+++ b/tests/end2end/fixtures/webserver.py
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ class Request(testprocess.Line):
             '/cookies/set': [http.client.FOUND],
 
             '/500-inline': [http.client.INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR],
+            '/500': [http.client.INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR],
         }
         for i in range(15):
             path_to_statuses['/redirect/{}'.format(i)] = [http.client.FOUND]
diff --git a/tests/end2end/fixtures/webserver_sub.py b/tests/end2end/fixtures/webserver_sub.py
index 75c080c34..1bd9e8a66 100644
--- a/tests/end2end/fixtures/webserver_sub.py
+++ b/tests/end2end/fixtures/webserver_sub.py
@@ -179,6 +179,14 @@ def internal_error_attachment():
     return response
 
 
+@app.route('/500')
+def internal_error():
+    """A normal 500 error."""
+    r = flask.make_response()
+    r.status_code = 500
+    return r
+
+
 @app.route('/cookies')
 def view_cookies():
     """Show cookies."""