diff --git a/hystrix-contrib/hystrix-javanica/src/main/java/com/netflix/hystrix/contrib/javanica/aop/aspectj/HystrixCommandAspect.java b/hystrix-contrib/hystrix-javanica/src/main/java/com/netflix/hystrix/contrib/javanica/aop/aspectj/HystrixCommandAspect.java
index b36d12326..6b5c3b3e8 100644
--- a/hystrix-contrib/hystrix-javanica/src/main/java/com/netflix/hystrix/contrib/javanica/aop/aspectj/HystrixCommandAspect.java
+++ b/hystrix-contrib/hystrix-javanica/src/main/java/com/netflix/hystrix/contrib/javanica/aop/aspectj/HystrixCommandAspect.java
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ public Object methodsAnnotatedWithHystrixCommand(final ProceedingJoinPoint joinP
                 result = executeObservable(invokable, executionType, metaHolder);
             }
         } catch (HystrixBadRequestException e) {
-            throw e.getCause();
+            throw e.getCause() != null ? e.getCause() : e;
         } catch (HystrixRuntimeException e) {
             throw hystrixRuntimeExceptionToThrowable(metaHolder, e);
         }
diff --git a/hystrix-contrib/hystrix-javanica/src/test/java/com/netflix/hystrix/contrib/javanica/test/common/fallback/BasicCommandFallbackTest.java b/hystrix-contrib/hystrix-javanica/src/test/java/com/netflix/hystrix/contrib/javanica/test/common/fallback/BasicCommandFallbackTest.java
index 99153fd3e..4fd270882 100644
--- a/hystrix-contrib/hystrix-javanica/src/test/java/com/netflix/hystrix/contrib/javanica/test/common/fallback/BasicCommandFallbackTest.java
+++ b/hystrix-contrib/hystrix-javanica/src/test/java/com/netflix/hystrix/contrib/javanica/test/common/fallback/BasicCommandFallbackTest.java
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 import com.netflix.hystrix.contrib.javanica.test.common.BasicHystrixTest;
 import com.netflix.hystrix.contrib.javanica.test.common.domain.Domain;
 import com.netflix.hystrix.contrib.javanica.test.common.domain.User;
+import com.netflix.hystrix.exception.HystrixBadRequestException;
 import org.apache.commons.lang3.Validate;
 import org.junit.Before;
 import org.junit.Test;
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@
 
 import static com.netflix.hystrix.contrib.javanica.test.common.CommonUtils.getHystrixCommandByKey;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertFalse;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
 
 public abstract class BasicCommandFallbackTest extends BasicHystrixTest {
@@ -206,6 +208,16 @@ public void testCommandWithFallbackWithAdditionalParameter() {
         assertEquals("def", user.getName());
     }
 
+    @Test(expected = HystrixBadRequestException.class)
+    public void testCommandThrowsHystrixBadRequestExceptionWithNoCause() {
+        try {
+            userService.commandThrowsHystrixBadRequestExceptionWithNoCause(null, null);
+        } finally {
+            HystrixInvokableInfo<?> asyncCommandWithAsyncFallbackCommand = getHystrixCommandByKey("commandThrowsHystrixBadRequestExceptionWithNoCause");
+            assertFalse(asyncCommandWithAsyncFallbackCommand.getExecutionEvents().contains(HystrixEventType.FALLBACK_SUCCESS));
+        }
+    }
+
     public static class UserService {
 
         @HystrixCommand(fallbackMethod = "fallback")
@@ -399,6 +411,11 @@ public User commandWithFallbackReturnSuperType(final String id, final String nam
             return new User(id, name);
         }
 
+        @HystrixCommand(fallbackMethod = "staticFallback")
+        public User commandThrowsHystrixBadRequestExceptionWithNoCause(final String id, final String name){
+            throw new HystrixBadRequestException("invalid arguments");
+        }
+
         private User fallbackReturnSubTypeOfDomain(final String id, final String name) {
             return new User("def", "def");
         }