diff --git a/errdefs/http_helpers.go b/errdefs/http_helpers.go
index ac9bf6d33e673..c67a65b6ae26b 100644
--- a/errdefs/http_helpers.go
+++ b/errdefs/http_helpers.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
 
+	containerderrors "github.com/containerd/containerd/errdefs"
 	"github.com/docker/distribution/registry/api/errcode"
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/codes"
@@ -47,6 +48,10 @@ func GetHTTPErrorStatusCode(err error) int {
 		if statusCode != http.StatusInternalServerError {
 			return statusCode
 		}
+		statusCode = statusCodeFromContainerdError(err)
+		if statusCode != http.StatusInternalServerError {
+			return statusCode
+		}
 		statusCode = statusCodeFromDistributionError(err)
 		if statusCode != http.StatusInternalServerError {
 			return statusCode
@@ -170,3 +175,24 @@ func statusCodeFromDistributionError(err error) int {
 	}
 	return http.StatusInternalServerError
 }
+
+// statusCodeFromContainerdError returns status code for containerd errors when
+// consumed directory (not through gRPC)
+func statusCodeFromContainerdError(err error) int {
+	switch {
+	case containerderrors.IsInvalidArgument(err):
+		return http.StatusBadRequest
+	case containerderrors.IsNotFound(err):
+		return http.StatusNotFound
+	case containerderrors.IsAlreadyExists(err):
+		return http.StatusConflict
+	case containerderrors.IsFailedPrecondition(err):
+		return http.StatusPreconditionFailed
+	case containerderrors.IsUnavailable(err):
+		return http.StatusServiceUnavailable
+	case containerderrors.IsNotImplemented(err):
+		return http.StatusNotImplemented
+	default:
+		return http.StatusInternalServerError
+	}
+}