diff --git a/core/committer/txvalidator/validator.go b/core/committer/txvalidator/validator.go
index 52ff0a06d3c..dd96565af38 100644
--- a/core/committer/txvalidator/validator.go
+++ b/core/committer/txvalidator/validator.go
@@ -557,7 +557,7 @@ func (v *vsccValidatorImpl) VSCCValidateTx(payload *common.Payload, envBytes []b
 			// do VSCC validation
 			if err = v.VSCCValidateTxForCC(envBytes, chdr.TxId, chdr.ChannelId, vscc.ChaincodeName, vscc.ChaincodeVersion, policy); err != nil {
 				switch err.(type) {
-				case VSCCEndorsementPolicyError:
+				case *VSCCEndorsementPolicyError:
 					return err, peer.TxValidationCode_ENDORSEMENT_POLICY_FAILURE
 				default:
 					return err, peer.TxValidationCode_INVALID_OTHER_REASON
@@ -588,7 +588,7 @@ func (v *vsccValidatorImpl) VSCCValidateTx(payload *common.Payload, envBytes []b
 		// they have to modify VSCC to provide appropriate validation
 		if err = v.VSCCValidateTxForCC(envBytes, chdr.TxId, vscc.ChainID, vscc.ChaincodeName, vscc.ChaincodeVersion, policy); err != nil {
 			switch err.(type) {
-			case VSCCEndorsementPolicyError:
+			case *VSCCEndorsementPolicyError:
 				return err, peer.TxValidationCode_ENDORSEMENT_POLICY_FAILURE
 			default:
 				return err, peer.TxValidationCode_INVALID_OTHER_REASON
diff --git a/core/committer/txvalidator/validator_test.go b/core/committer/txvalidator/validator_test.go
index 86ce49216a4..9000f7d967b 100644
--- a/core/committer/txvalidator/validator_test.go
+++ b/core/committer/txvalidator/validator_test.go
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/hyperledger/fabric/common/ledger/testutil"
 	"github.com/hyperledger/fabric/common/mocks/scc"
 	"github.com/hyperledger/fabric/common/util"
+	"github.com/hyperledger/fabric/core/chaincode/shim"
 	ccp "github.com/hyperledger/fabric/core/common/ccprovider"
 	"github.com/hyperledger/fabric/core/common/sysccprovider"
 	"github.com/hyperledger/fabric/core/ledger"
@@ -531,12 +532,73 @@ func TestLedgerIsNoAvailable(t *testing.T) {
 	assertion.NotNil(err.(*VSCCInfoLookupFailureError))
 }
 
+func TestValidationInvalidEndorsing(t *testing.T) {
+	theLedger := new(mockLedger)
+	validator := NewTxValidator(&mockSupport{l: theLedger})
+
+	ccID := "mycc"
+	tx := getEnv(ccID, createRWset(t, ccID), t)
+
+	theLedger.On("GetTransactionByID", mock.Anything).Return(&peer.ProcessedTransaction{}, errors.New("Cannot find the transaction"))
+
+	cd := &ccp.ChaincodeData{
+		Name:    ccID,
+		Version: ccVersion,
+		Vscc:    "vscc",
+		Policy:  signedByAnyMember([]string{"DEFAULT"}),
+	}
+
+	cdbytes := utils.MarshalOrPanic(cd)
+
+	queryExecutor := new(mockQueryExecutor)
+	queryExecutor.On("GetState", "lscc", ccID).Return(cdbytes, nil)
+	theLedger.On("NewQueryExecutor", mock.Anything).Return(queryExecutor, nil)
+
+	b := &common.Block{Data: &common.BlockData{Data: [][]byte{utils.MarshalOrPanic(tx)}}}
+
+	// Keep default callback
+	c := executeChaincodeProvider.getCallback()
+	executeChaincodeProvider.setCallback(func() (*peer.Response, *peer.ChaincodeEvent, error) {
+		return &peer.Response{Status: shim.ERROR}, nil, nil
+	})
+	err := validator.Validate(b)
+	// Restore default callback
+	executeChaincodeProvider.setCallback(c)
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	assertInvalid(b, t, peer.TxValidationCode_ENDORSEMENT_POLICY_FAILURE)
+}
+
+type ccResultCallback func() (*peer.Response, *peer.ChaincodeEvent, error)
+
+type ccExecuteChaincode struct {
+	executeChaincodeCalback ccResultCallback
+}
+
+func (cc *ccExecuteChaincode) ExecuteChaincodeResult() (*peer.Response, *peer.ChaincodeEvent, error) {
+	return cc.executeChaincodeCalback()
+}
+
+func (cc *ccExecuteChaincode) getCallback() ccResultCallback {
+	return cc.executeChaincodeCalback
+}
+
+func (cc *ccExecuteChaincode) setCallback(calback ccResultCallback) {
+	cc.executeChaincodeCalback = calback
+}
+
 var signer msp.SigningIdentity
+
 var signerSerialized []byte
 
+var executeChaincodeProvider = &ccExecuteChaincode{
+	executeChaincodeCalback: func() (*peer.Response, *peer.ChaincodeEvent, error) {
+		return &peer.Response{Status: shim.OK}, nil, nil
+	},
+}
+
 func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
 	sysccprovider.RegisterSystemChaincodeProviderFactory(&scc.MocksccProviderFactory{})
-	ccp.RegisterChaincodeProviderFactory(&ccprovider.MockCcProviderFactory{})
+	ccp.RegisterChaincodeProviderFactory(&ccprovider.MockCcProviderFactory{executeChaincodeProvider})
 
 	msptesttools.LoadMSPSetupForTesting()
 
diff --git a/core/mocks/ccprovider/ccprovider.go b/core/mocks/ccprovider/ccprovider.go
index 0ac8e948543..b532ee6987d 100644
--- a/core/mocks/ccprovider/ccprovider.go
+++ b/core/mocks/ccprovider/ccprovider.go
@@ -25,18 +25,24 @@ import (
 	"github.com/hyperledger/fabric/protos/peer"
 )
 
+type ExecuteChaincodeResultProvider interface {
+	ExecuteChaincodeResult() (*peer.Response, *peer.ChaincodeEvent, error)
+}
+
 // MockCcProviderFactory is a factory that returns
 // mock implementations of the ccprovider.ChaincodeProvider interface
 type MockCcProviderFactory struct {
+	ExecuteResultProvider ExecuteChaincodeResultProvider
 }
 
 // NewChaincodeProvider returns a mock implementation of the ccprovider.ChaincodeProvider interface
 func (c *MockCcProviderFactory) NewChaincodeProvider() ccprovider.ChaincodeProvider {
-	return &mockCcProviderImpl{}
+	return &mockCcProviderImpl{c.ExecuteResultProvider}
 }
 
 // mockCcProviderImpl is a mock implementation of the chaincode provider
 type mockCcProviderImpl struct {
+	executeResultProvider ExecuteChaincodeResultProvider
 }
 
 type mockCcProviderContextImpl struct {
@@ -59,6 +65,9 @@ func (c *mockCcProviderImpl) GetCCValidationInfoFromLSCC(ctxt context.Context, t
 
 // ExecuteChaincode does nothing
 func (c *mockCcProviderImpl) ExecuteChaincode(ctxt context.Context, cccid interface{}, args [][]byte) (*peer.Response, *peer.ChaincodeEvent, error) {
+	if c.executeResultProvider != nil {
+		return c.executeResultProvider.ExecuteChaincodeResult()
+	}
 	return &peer.Response{Status: shim.OK}, nil, nil
 }