diff --git a/spring-mvc-java/src/main/java/com/baeldung/annotations/CustomException.java b/spring-mvc-java/src/main/java/com/baeldung/annotations/CustomException.java
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+package com.baeldung.annotations;
+
+import org.springframework.http.HttpStatus;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.ResponseStatus;
+
+@ResponseStatus(code = HttpStatus.BAD_REQUEST)
+public class CustomException extends RuntimeException {
+}