diff --git a/modules/caddyhttp/staticerror_test.go b/modules/caddyhttp/staticerror_test.go
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+++ b/modules/caddyhttp/staticerror_test.go
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+package caddyhttp
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"errors"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/http/httptest"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/caddyserver/caddy/v2"
+	"github.com/caddyserver/caddy/v2/caddyconfig/caddyfile"
+)
+
+func TestStaticErrorCaddyModule(t *testing.T) {
+	se := StaticError{}
+	info := se.CaddyModule()
+	if info.ID != "http.handlers.error" {
+		t.Errorf("CaddyModule().ID = %q, want 'http.handlers.error'", info.ID)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestStaticErrorServeHTTP(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name           string
+		staticErr      StaticError
+		wantStatusCode int
+		wantMessage    string
+	}{
+		{
+			name:           "default status code 500",
+			staticErr:      StaticError{},
+			wantStatusCode: 500,
+		},
+		{
+			name:           "custom status code",
+			staticErr:      StaticError{StatusCode: "404"},
+			wantStatusCode: 404,
+		},
+		{
+			name:           "custom error message",
+			staticErr:      StaticError{Error: "custom error", StatusCode: "503"},
+			wantStatusCode: 503,
+			wantMessage:    "custom error",
+		},
+		{
+			name:           "status code only",
+			staticErr:      StaticError{StatusCode: "403"},
+			wantStatusCode: 403,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			repl := caddy.NewReplacer()
+			ctx := context.WithValue(context.Background(), caddy.ReplacerCtxKey, repl)
+
+			req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", "http://example.com/", nil)
+			req = req.WithContext(ctx)
+			w := httptest.NewRecorder()
+
+			err := tt.staticErr.ServeHTTP(w, req, nil)
+			if err == nil {
+				t.Fatal("ServeHTTP() should return an error")
+			}
+
+			var he HandlerError
+			if !errors.As(err, &he) {
+				t.Fatal("ServeHTTP() error should be HandlerError")
+			}
+
+			if he.StatusCode != tt.wantStatusCode {
+				t.Errorf("StatusCode = %d, want %d", he.StatusCode, tt.wantStatusCode)
+			}
+
+			if tt.wantMessage != "" && he.Err != nil {
+				if he.Err.Error() != tt.wantMessage {
+					t.Errorf("Err.Error() = %q, want %q", he.Err.Error(), tt.wantMessage)
+				}
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestStaticErrorServeHTTPInvalidStatusCode(t *testing.T) {
+	repl := caddy.NewReplacer()
+	ctx := context.WithValue(context.Background(), caddy.ReplacerCtxKey, repl)
+
+	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", "http://example.com/", nil)
+	req = req.WithContext(ctx)
+	w := httptest.NewRecorder()
+
+	se := StaticError{StatusCode: "not_a_number"}
+	err := se.ServeHTTP(w, req, nil)
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("ServeHTTP() should return error for invalid status code")
+	}
+
+	var he HandlerError
+	if !errors.As(err, &he) {
+		t.Fatal("error should be HandlerError")
+	}
+	// Invalid status code should return 500
+	if he.StatusCode != 500 {
+		t.Errorf("StatusCode = %d, want 500 for invalid status code", he.StatusCode)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestStaticErrorUnmarshalCaddyfile(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name       string
+		input      string
+		wantErr    bool
+		wantStatus string
+		wantMsg    string
+	}{
+		{
+			name:       "status code only",
+			input:      `error 404`,
+			wantStatus: "404",
+		},
+		{
+			name:    "message only (non-3-digit)",
+			input:   `error "Page not found"`,
+			wantMsg: "Page not found",
+		},
+		{
+			name:       "message and status code",
+			input:      `error "Page not found" 404`,
+			wantStatus: "404",
+			wantMsg:    "Page not found",
+		},
+		{
+			name:    "no args",
+			input:   `error`,
+			wantErr: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:    "too many args",
+			input:   `error "msg" 404 extra`,
+			wantErr: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:       "status in block",
+			input:      "error 500 {\n    message \"server error\"\n}",
+			wantStatus: "500",
+			wantMsg:    "server error",
+		},
+		{
+			name:    "two-digit number is treated as message",
+			input:   `error 42`,
+			wantMsg: "42",
+		},
+		{
+			name:    "four-digit number is treated as message",
+			input:   `error 1234`,
+			wantMsg: "1234",
+		},
+		{
+			name:       "three-digit is status code",
+			input:      `error 503`,
+			wantStatus: "503",
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			d := caddyfile.NewTestDispenser(tt.input)
+			se := &StaticError{}
+			err := se.UnmarshalCaddyfile(d)
+
+			if (err != nil) != tt.wantErr {
+				t.Errorf("UnmarshalCaddyfile() error = %v, wantErr %v", err, tt.wantErr)
+				return
+			}
+			if err != nil {
+				return
+			}
+
+			if tt.wantStatus != "" && string(se.StatusCode) != tt.wantStatus {
+				t.Errorf("StatusCode = %q, want %q", se.StatusCode, tt.wantStatus)
+			}
+			if tt.wantMsg != "" && se.Error != tt.wantMsg {
+				t.Errorf("Error = %q, want %q", se.Error, tt.wantMsg)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestStaticErrorUnmarshalCaddyfileDuplicateMessage(t *testing.T) {
+	input := "error \"first message\" 500 {\n    message \"second message\"\n}"
+	d := caddyfile.NewTestDispenser(input)
+	se := &StaticError{}
+	err := se.UnmarshalCaddyfile(d)
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Error("expected error when message is specified both inline and in block")
+	}
+}