diff --git a/Lib/http/server.py b/Lib/http/server.py
index 2d74b95586c..fa204fbc15e 100644
--- a/Lib/http/server.py
+++ b/Lib/http/server.py
@@ -1164,8 +1164,9 @@ class CGIHTTPRequestHandler(SimpleHTTPRequestHandler):
                 while select.select([self.rfile], [], [], 0)[0]:
                     if not self.rfile.read(1):
                         break
-                if sts:
-                    self.log_error("CGI script exit status %#x", sts)
+                exitcode = os.waitstatus_to_exitcode(sts)
+                if exitcode:
+                    self.log_error(f"CGI script exit code {exitcode}")
                 return
             # Child
             try:
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2020-04-02-01-13-28.bpo-40094.AeZ34K.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2020-04-02-01-13-28.bpo-40094.AeZ34K.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ba13d3cdf4a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2020-04-02-01-13-28.bpo-40094.AeZ34K.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+CGIHTTPRequestHandler of http.server now logs the CGI script exit code,
+rather than the CGI script exit status of os.waitpid(). For example, if the
+script is killed by signal 11, it now logs: "CGI script exit code -11."