diff --git a/channels/generic/http.py b/channels/generic/http.py
index 0d043cc3a..80706a456 100644
--- a/channels/generic/http.py
+++ b/channels/generic/http.py
@@ -1,8 +1,14 @@
+import logging
+import traceback
+
 from channels.consumer import AsyncConsumer
 
 from ..db import aclose_old_connections
 from ..exceptions import StopConsumer
 
+logger = logging.getLogger("channels.consumer")
+logger.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
+
 
 class AsyncHttpConsumer(AsyncConsumer):
     """
@@ -77,9 +83,14 @@ async def http_request(self, message):
         """
         if "body" in message:
             self.body.append(message["body"])
+
         if not message.get("more_body"):
             try:
                 await self.handle(b"".join(self.body))
+            except Exception:
+                logger.exception(f"Error in handle(): {traceback.format_exc()}")
+                await self.send_response(500, b"Internal Server Error")
+                raise
             finally:
                 await self.disconnect()
             raise StopConsumer()
diff --git a/tests/test_generic_http.py b/tests/test_generic_http.py
index 0b6d0ecb5..41f71b40b 100644
--- a/tests/test_generic_http.py
+++ b/tests/test_generic_http.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import asyncio
 import json
 import time
+from unittest.mock import patch
 
 import pytest
 
@@ -142,3 +143,41 @@ def send_awaitable_callable(*args, **kwargs):
     assert response["body"] == b"42"
     assert response["status"] == 200
     assert response["headers"] == [(b"Content-Type", b"text/plain")]
+
+
+@pytest.mark.django_db(transaction=True)
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_error_logging():
+    """Regression test for error logging."""
+
+    class TestConsumer(AsyncHttpConsumer):
+        async def handle(self, body):
+            raise AssertionError("Error correctly raised")
+
+    communicator = HttpCommunicator(TestConsumer(), "GET", "/")
+    with patch("channels.generic.http.logger.error") as mock_logger_error:
+        try:
+            await communicator.get_response(timeout=0.05)
+        except AssertionError:
+            pass
+        args, _ = mock_logger_error.call_args
+        assert "Error in handle()" in args[0]
+        assert "AssertionError: Error correctly raised" in args[0]
+
+
+@pytest.mark.django_db(transaction=True)
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_error_handling_and_send_response():
+    """Regression test to check error handling."""
+
+    class TestConsumer(AsyncHttpConsumer):
+        async def handle(self, body):
+            raise AssertionError("Error correctly raised")
+
+    communicator = HttpCommunicator(TestConsumer(), "GET", "/")
+    with patch.object(AsyncHttpConsumer, "send_response") as mock_send_response:
+        try:
+            await communicator.get_response(timeout=0.05)
+        except AssertionError:
+            pass
+        mock_send_response.assert_called_once_with(500, b"Internal Server Error")