diff --git a/cas-client-core/src/main/java/org/jasig/cas/client/web/filter/TicketValidationFilter.java b/cas-client-core/src/main/java/org/jasig/cas/client/web/filter/TicketValidationFilter.java
index 9ea55af..0a2be53 100644
--- a/cas-client-core/src/main/java/org/jasig/cas/client/web/filter/TicketValidationFilter.java
+++ b/cas-client-core/src/main/java/org/jasig/cas/client/web/filter/TicketValidationFilter.java
@@ -45,6 +45,9 @@ public final class TicketValidationFilter extends AbstractCasFilter {
      */
     private final boolean redirectAfterValidation;
 
+    /** Determines whether an exception is thrown when there is a ticket validation failure. */
+    private final boolean exceptionOnValidationFailure;
+
     /**
      * Constructor that takes the severName (or serviceUrl) and the TicketValidator.  Either serveName or serviceUrl is required (but not both).
      *
@@ -66,15 +69,31 @@ public final class TicketValidationFilter extends AbstractCasFilter {
      * @param redirectAfterValidation whether to redirect to remove the ticket.
      */
     public TicketValidationFilter(final String serverName, final String serviceUrl, final boolean useSession, final TicketValidator ticketValidator, final boolean redirectAfterValidation) {
+        this(serverName, serviceUrl, useSession, ticketValidator, redirectAfterValidation, true);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Constructor that takes the severName (or serviceUrl), TicketValidator, useSession and redirectAfterValidation.  Either serveName or serviceUrl is required (but not both).
+     *
+     * @param serverName              the name of the server in <hostname>:<port> combination, if using a non-standard port.
+     * @param serviceUrl              the url to always redirect to.
+     * @param useSession              flag to set whether to store stuff in the session.
+     * @param ticketValidator         the validator to validate the tickets.
+     * @param redirectAfterValidation whether to redirect to remove the ticket.
+     * @param exceptionOnValidationFailure whether to throw an exception if there is a validation failure or not.
+     */
+    public TicketValidationFilter(final String serverName, final String serviceUrl, final boolean useSession, final TicketValidator ticketValidator, final boolean redirectAfterValidation, final boolean exceptionOnValidationFailure) {
         super(serverName, serviceUrl, useSession);
         CommonUtils.assertNotNull(ticketValidator,
                 "ticketValidator cannot be null.");
         this.ticketValidator = ticketValidator;
         this.redirectAfterValidation = redirectAfterValidation;
+        this.exceptionOnValidationFailure = exceptionOnValidationFailure;
 
         log.info("Initialized with the following properties:  " +
                 "ticketValidator=" + this.ticketValidator.getClass().getName() + "; " +
-                "redirectAfterValidation=" + this.redirectAfterValidation);
+                "redirectAfterValidation=" + this.redirectAfterValidation + "; exceptionOnValidationFailure=" + exceptionOnValidationFailure);
+
     }
 
     protected void doFilterInternal(final HttpServletRequest request,
@@ -106,7 +125,10 @@ public final class TicketValidationFilter extends AbstractCasFilter {
             } catch (final ValidationException e) {
                 response.setStatus(HttpServletResponse.SC_FORBIDDEN);
                 log.warn(e, e);
-                throw new ServletException(e);
+
+                if (this.exceptionOnValidationFailure) {
+                    throw new ServletException(e);
+                }
             }
 
             if (this.redirectAfterValidation) {