diff --git a/lib/email/receiver.rb b/lib/email/receiver.rb
index 78ed3008f35..1cf9754b259 100644
--- a/lib/email/receiver.rb
+++ b/lib/email/receiver.rb
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ module Email
 
       email ||= @from_email
 
-      if @mail.error_status.present? && @mail.error_status.start_with?("4.")
+      if @mail.error_status.present? && Array.wrap(@mail.error_status).any? { |s| s.start_with?("4.") }
         Email::Receiver.update_bounce_score(email, SiteSetting.soft_bounce_score)
       else
         Email::Receiver.update_bounce_score(email, SiteSetting.hard_bounce_score)
diff --git a/spec/components/email/receiver_spec.rb b/spec/components/email/receiver_spec.rb
index 5b5d91f5caf..d9da0a04351 100644
--- a/spec/components/email/receiver_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/components/email/receiver_spec.rb
@@ -81,6 +81,9 @@ describe Email::Receiver do
   it "raises a BouncerEmailError when email is a bounced email" do
     expect { process(:bounced_email) }.to raise_error(Email::Receiver::BouncedEmailError)
     expect(IncomingEmail.last.is_bounce).to eq(true)
+
+    expect { process(:bounced_email_multiple_status_codes) }.to raise_error(Email::Receiver::BouncedEmailError)
+    expect(IncomingEmail.last.is_bounce).to eq(true)
   end
 
   it "logs a blank error" do
diff --git a/spec/fixtures/emails/bounced_email_multiple_status_codes.eml b/spec/fixtures/emails/bounced_email_multiple_status_codes.eml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3a0328932a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/fixtures/emails/bounced_email_multiple_status_codes.eml
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+Delivered-To: someguy@discourse.org
+Date: Thu,  7 Apr 2016 19:04:30 +0900 (JST)
+From: MAILER-DAEMON@b-s-c.co.jp (Mail Delivery System)
+Subject: Undelivered Mail Returned to Sender
+To: someguy@discourse.org
+MIME-Version: 1.0
+Content-Type: multipart/report; report-type=delivery-status;
+    boundary="18F5D18A0075.1460023470/some@daemon.com"
+
+This is a MIME-encapsulated message.
+
+--18F5D18A0075.1460023470/some@daemon.com
+Content-Description: Notification
+Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
+
+Your email bounced
+
+--18F5D18A0075.1460023470/some@daemon.com
+Content-Description: Delivery report
+Content-Type: message/delivery-status
+
+Final-Recipient: rfc822; linux-admin@b-s-c.co.jp
+Original-Recipient: rfc822;linux-admin@b-s-c.co.jp
+Action: failed
+Status: 5.1.1
+Diagnostic-Code: X-Postfix; unknown user: "linux-admin"
+
+Final-Recipient: rfc822; foo@b-s-c.co.jp
+Original-Recipient: rfc822;linux-admin@b-s-c.co.jp
+Action: failed
+Status: 5.1.1
+Diagnostic-Code: X-Postfix; unknown user: "foo"
+
+--18F5D18A0075.1460023470/some@daemon.com
+Content-Description: Undelivered Message
+Content-Type: message/rfc822
+
+Return-Path: <someguy@discourse.org>
+Date: Thu, 07 Apr 2016 03:04:28 -0700 (PDT)
+From: someguy@discourse.org
+X-Discourse-Auto-Generated: marked
+
+This is the body
+
+--18F5D18A0075.1460023470/some@daemon.com--