diff --git a/samples/contacts/src/main/webapp/filter/WEB-INF/web.xml b/samples/contacts/src/main/webapp/filter/WEB-INF/web.xml
index e8bc1dabcf..386b8a906c 100644
--- a/samples/contacts/src/main/webapp/filter/WEB-INF/web.xml
+++ b/samples/contacts/src/main/webapp/filter/WEB-INF/web.xml
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
       <filter-name>Acegi Filter Chain Proxy</filter-name>
       <url-pattern>/*</url-pattern>
     </filter-mapping>
-
+	
 	<!--
 	  - Loads the root application context of this web app at startup.
 	  - The application context is then available via 
@@ -98,6 +98,11 @@
  	<welcome-file-list>
 		<welcome-file>index.jsp</welcome-file>
 	</welcome-file-list>
+	
+	<error-page>
+		<error-code>403</error-code>
+		<location>/error.html</location>
+	</error-page>
 
   	<taglib>
       <taglib-uri>/spring</taglib-uri>
diff --git a/samples/contacts/src/main/webapp/filter/error.html b/samples/contacts/src/main/webapp/filter/error.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5d461b5a25
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samples/contacts/src/main/webapp/filter/error.html
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+<html>
+	<title>Access denied!</title>
+	<h1>Access Denied</h1>
+	We're sorry, but you are not authorized to perform the requested operation.
+</html>
\ No newline at end of file
