--- modules/proxy/mod_proxy_balancer.c	(revision 1649544)
+++ modules/proxy/mod_proxy_balancer.c	(working copy)
@@ -612,7 +612,8 @@ static int proxy_balancer_post_request(proxy_worke
             balancer->name);
         return HTTP_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR;
     }
-    if (!apr_is_empty_array(balancer->errstatuses)) {
+    if (!apr_is_empty_array(balancer->errstatuses)
+        && !(worker->s->status & PROXY_WORKER_IGNORE_ERRORS)) {
         int i;
         for (i = 0; i < balancer->errstatuses->nelts; i++) {
             int val = ((int *)balancer->errstatuses->elts)[i];
@@ -630,6 +631,7 @@ static int proxy_balancer_post_request(proxy_worke
     }
 
     if (balancer->failontimeout
+        && !(worker->s->status & PROXY_WORKER_IGNORE_ERRORS)
         && (apr_table_get(r->notes, "proxy_timedout")) != NULL) {
         ap_log_rerror(APLOG_MARK, APLOG_ERR, 0, r,
                       "%s: Forcing worker (%s) into error state "
--- modules/proxy/proxy_util.c	(revision 1649544)
+++ modules/proxy/proxy_util.c	(working copy)
@@ -1960,7 +1960,8 @@ PROXY_DECLARE(int) ap_proxy_retry_worker(const cha
         ap_log_error(APLOG_MARK, APLOG_DEBUG, 0, s,
                     "proxy: %s: retrying the worker for (%s)",
                      proxy_function, worker->hostname);
-        if (apr_time_now() > worker->s->error_time + worker->retry) {
+        if ((worker->s->status & PROXY_WORKER_IGNORE_ERRORS)
+            || apr_time_now() > worker->s->error_time + worker->retry) {
             ++worker->s->retries;
             worker->s->status &= ~PROXY_WORKER_IN_ERROR;
             ap_log_error(APLOG_MARK, APLOG_DEBUG, 0, s,
--- modules/proxy/mod_proxy.c	(revision 1649544)
+++ modules/proxy/mod_proxy.c	(working copy)
@@ -1045,7 +1045,8 @@ static int proxy_handler(request_rec *r)
              * We can not failover to another worker.
              * Mark the worker as unusable if member of load balancer
              */
-            if (balancer) {
+            if (balancer
+                && !(worker->s->status & PROXY_WORKER_IGNORE_ERRORS)) {
                 worker->s->status |= PROXY_WORKER_IN_ERROR;
                 worker->s->error_time = apr_time_now();
             }
@@ -1056,7 +1057,8 @@ static int proxy_handler(request_rec *r)
              * We can failover to another worker
              * Mark the worker as unusable if member of load balancer
              */
-            if (balancer) {
+            if (balancer
+                && !(worker->s->status & PROXY_WORKER_IGNORE_ERRORS)) {
                 worker->s->status |= PROXY_WORKER_IN_ERROR;
                 worker->s->error_time = apr_time_now();
             }
@@ -1404,6 +1406,8 @@ static const char *
             const char *err = ap_proxy_add_worker(&worker, cmd->pool, conf, r);
             if (err)
                 return apr_pstrcat(cmd->temp_pool, "ProxyPass ", err, NULL);
+            /* Ignore (disable-on-)errors for non balancer-members */
+            worker->status |= PROXY_WORKER_IGNORE_ERRORS;
         } else {
             ap_log_error(APLOG_MARK, APLOG_INFO, 0, cmd->server,
                          "worker %s already used by another worker", worker->name);
@@ -1906,6 +1910,8 @@ static const char *
                 if (err)
                     return apr_pstrcat(cmd->temp_pool, "ProxySet ",
                                        err, NULL);
+                /* Ignore (disable-on-)errors for non balancer-members */
+                worker->status |= PROXY_WORKER_IGNORE_ERRORS;
             }
             else
                 return apr_pstrcat(cmd->temp_pool, "ProxySet can not find '",
@@ -2051,6 +2057,8 @@ static const char *proxysection(cmd_parms *cmd, vo
                 if (err)
                     return apr_pstrcat(cmd->temp_pool, thiscmd->name,
                                        " ", err, NULL);
+                /* Ignore (disable-on-)errors for non balancer-members */
+                worker->status |= PROXY_WORKER_IGNORE_ERRORS;
             }
         }
         if (worker == NULL && balancer == NULL) {