diff --git a/.changeset/purple-ravens-train.md b/.changeset/purple-ravens-train.md
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@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'graphql-yoga': patch
+---
+
+Avoid overriding http status on extensions when using a plugin that modifies error prop
diff --git a/packages/graphql-yoga/src/plugins/request-validation/use-http-validation-error.spec.ts b/packages/graphql-yoga/src/plugins/request-validation/use-http-validation-error.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/packages/graphql-yoga/src/plugins/request-validation/use-http-validation-error.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+import { AfterValidateEventPayload } from '@envelop/core'
+import { createSchema } from '../../schema.js'
+import { createYoga } from '../../server.js'
+
+describe('useHTTPValidationError', () => {
+  describe('when doing a request with an invalid query', () => {
+    it('does not overrite status code set on custom plugin', async () => {
+      const schemaFactory = async () => {
+        return createSchema({
+          typeDefs: /* GraphQL */ `
+            type Query {
+              foo: String
+            }
+          `,
+          resolvers: {
+            Query: {
+              foo: () => 'bar',
+            },
+          },
+        })
+      }
+      const yoga = createYoga({
+        schema: schemaFactory,
+        plugins: [
+          {
+            onValidate() {
+              return ({
+                valid,
+                result,
+              }: // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
+              AfterValidateEventPayload<Record<string, any>>) => {
+                if (!valid) {
+                  for (const error of result) {
+                    error.extensions.http = {
+                      status: 400,
+                      spec: false,
+                      headers: {
+                        'custom-header': 'custom-value',
+                      },
+                    }
+                  }
+                }
+              }
+            },
+          },
+        ],
+      })
+      const result = await yoga.fetch('http://yoga/graphql', {
+        method: 'POST',
+        body: JSON.stringify({
+          query: 'query{bar}',
+        }),
+        headers: {
+          'Content-Type': 'application/json',
+        },
+      })
+      expect(result.status).toEqual(400)
+      expect(result.headers.get('custom-header')).toEqual('custom-value')
+    })
+  })
+})
diff --git a/packages/graphql-yoga/src/plugins/request-validation/use-http-validation-error.ts b/packages/graphql-yoga/src/plugins/request-validation/use-http-validation-error.ts
index 4366b3ddf3..eb196d88df 100644
--- a/packages/graphql-yoga/src/plugins/request-validation/use-http-validation-error.ts
+++ b/packages/graphql-yoga/src/plugins/request-validation/use-http-validation-error.ts
@@ -10,8 +10,9 @@ export function useHTTPValidationError<
         if (!valid) {
           for (const error of result) {
             error.extensions.http = {
-              spec: true,
-              status: 400,
+              ...error.extensions.http,
+              spec: error.extensions.http?.spec ?? true,
+              status: error.extensions.http?.status ?? 400,
             }
           }
         }