diff --git a/js/modules/k6/http/request_test.go b/js/modules/k6/http/request_test.go
index ad2cb13579c..a03ca69e052 100644
--- a/js/modules/k6/http/request_test.go
+++ b/js/modules/k6/http/request_test.go
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ func assertRequestMetricsEmitted(t *testing.T, sampleContainers []stats.SampleCo
 	assert.True(t, seenReceiving, "url %s didn't emit Receiving", url)
 }
 
-func assertRequestMetricsEmittedSingle(t *testing.T, sampleContainer stats.SampleContainer, expectedTags map[string]string, metrics []*stats.Metric) {
+func assertRequestMetricsEmittedSingle(t *testing.T, sampleContainer stats.SampleContainer, expectedTags map[string]string, metrics []*stats.Metric, callback func(sample stats.Sample)) {
 	t.Helper()
 
 	metricMap := make(map[string]bool, len(metrics))
@@ -145,6 +145,9 @@ func assertRequestMetricsEmittedSingle(t *testing.T, sampleContainer stats.Sampl
 		assert.False(t, v, "second metric %s", sample.Metric.Name)
 		metricMap[sample.Metric.Name] = true
 		assert.EqualValues(t, expectedTags, tags, "%s", tags)
+		if callback != nil {
+			callback(sample)
+		}
 	}
 	for k, v := range metricMap {
 		assert.True(t, v, "didn't emit %s", k)
diff --git a/js/modules/k6/http/response_callback_test.go b/js/modules/k6/http/response_callback_test.go
index 3b20c4938d5..188eb46ec62 100644
--- a/js/modules/k6/http/response_callback_test.go
+++ b/js/modules/k6/http/response_callback_test.go
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/dop251/goja"
 	"github.com/loadimpact/k6/js/common"
+	"github.com/loadimpact/k6/lib"
 	"github.com/loadimpact/k6/lib/metrics"
 	"github.com/loadimpact/k6/stats"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
@@ -296,8 +297,76 @@ func TestResponseCallbackInAction(t *testing.T) {
 			require.Equal(t, len(testCase.expectedSamples), reqsCount)
 
 			for i, expectedSample := range testCase.expectedSamples {
-				assertRequestMetricsEmittedSingle(t, bufSamples[i], expectedSample.tags, expectedSample.metrics)
+				assertRequestMetricsEmittedSingle(t, bufSamples[i], expectedSample.tags, expectedSample.metrics, nil)
 			}
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+func TestResponseCallbackInActionWithoutPassedTag(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+	tb, state, samples, rt, _ := newRuntime(t)
+	defer tb.Cleanup()
+	sr := tb.Replacer.Replace
+	allHTTPMetrics := []*stats.Metric{
+		metrics.HTTPReqs,
+		metrics.HTTPReqFailed,
+		metrics.HTTPReqBlocked,
+		metrics.HTTPReqConnecting,
+		metrics.HTTPReqDuration,
+		metrics.HTTPReqReceiving,
+		metrics.HTTPReqSending,
+		metrics.HTTPReqWaiting,
+		metrics.HTTPReqTLSHandshaking,
+	}
+	deleteSystemTag(state, stats.TagPassed.String())
+
+	state.HTTPResponseCallback = DefaultHTTPResponseCallback()
+
+	_, err := rt.RunString(sr(`http.request("GET", "HTTPBIN_URL/redirect/1", null, {responseCallback: http.expectedStatuses(200)});`))
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	bufSamples := stats.GetBufferedSamples(samples)
+
+	reqsCount := 0
+	for _, container := range bufSamples {
+		for _, sample := range container.GetSamples() {
+			if sample.Metric.Name == "http_reqs" {
+				reqsCount++
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	require.Equal(t, 2, reqsCount)
+
+	tags := map[string]string{
+		"method": "GET",
+		"url":    sr("HTTPBIN_URL/redirect/1"),
+		"name":   sr("HTTPBIN_URL/redirect/1"),
+		"status": "302",
+		"group":  "",
+		"proto":  "HTTP/1.1",
+	}
+	assertRequestMetricsEmittedSingle(t, bufSamples[0], tags, allHTTPMetrics, func(sample stats.Sample) {
+		if sample.Metric.Name == metrics.HTTPReqFailed.Name {
+			require.EqualValues(t, sample.Value, 1)
+		}
+	})
+	tags["url"] = sr("HTTPBIN_URL/get")
+	tags["name"] = tags["url"]
+	tags["status"] = "200"
+	assertRequestMetricsEmittedSingle(t, bufSamples[1], tags, allHTTPMetrics, func(sample stats.Sample) {
+		if sample.Metric.Name == metrics.HTTPReqFailed.Name {
+			require.EqualValues(t, sample.Value, 0)
+		}
+	})
+}
+
+func deleteSystemTag(state *lib.State, tag string) {
+	enabledTags := state.Options.SystemTags.Map()
+	delete(enabledTags, tag)
+	tagsList := make([]string, 0, len(enabledTags))
+	for k := range enabledTags {
+		tagsList = append(tagsList, k)
+	}
+	state.Options.SystemTags = stats.ToSystemTagSet(tagsList)
+}
diff --git a/lib/netext/httpext/transport.go b/lib/netext/httpext/transport.go
index 2cd1671f801..e06ea3869bc 100644
--- a/lib/netext/httpext/transport.go
+++ b/lib/netext/httpext/transport.go
@@ -175,14 +175,14 @@ func (t *transport) measureAndEmitMetrics(unfReq *unfinishedRequest) *finishedRe
 			statusCode = unfReq.response.StatusCode
 		}
 		passed := t.responseCallback(statusCode)
+		if passed {
+			failed = 0
+		} else {
+			failed = 1
+		}
+
 		if enabledTags.Has(stats.TagPassed) {
-			if passed {
-				failed = 0
-				tags[stats.TagPassed.String()] = "true"
-			} else {
-				tags[stats.TagPassed.String()] = "false"
-				failed = 1
-			}
+			tags[stats.TagPassed.String()] = strconv.FormatBool(passed)
 		}
 	}