diff --git a/lib/inc/drogon/HttpResponse.h b/lib/inc/drogon/HttpResponse.h
index 4e203cc7..fec8b3bb 100644
--- a/lib/inc/drogon/HttpResponse.h
+++ b/lib/inc/drogon/HttpResponse.h
@@ -353,6 +353,9 @@ class DROGON_EXPORT HttpResponse
     /// Create a normal response with a status code of 200ok and a content type
     /// of text/html.
     static HttpResponsePtr newHttpResponse();
+    /// Create a response with a status code and a content type
+    static HttpResponsePtr newHttpResponse(HttpStatusCode code,
+                                           ContentType type);
     /// Create a response which returns a 404 page.
     static HttpResponsePtr newNotFoundResponse();
     /// Create a response which returns a json object. Its content type is set
diff --git a/lib/src/HttpResponseImpl.cc b/lib/src/HttpResponseImpl.cc
index 8e1e7853..dcfb903c 100644
--- a/lib/src/HttpResponseImpl.cc
+++ b/lib/src/HttpResponseImpl.cc
@@ -71,6 +71,14 @@ HttpResponsePtr HttpResponse::newHttpResponse()
     return res;
 }
 
+HttpResponsePtr HttpResponse::newHttpResponse(HttpStatusCode code,
+                                              ContentType type)
+{
+    auto res = std::make_shared<HttpResponseImpl>(code, type);
+    doResponseCreateAdvices(res);
+    return res;
+}
+
 HttpResponsePtr HttpResponse::newHttpJsonResponse(const Json::Value &data)
 {
     auto res = std::make_shared<HttpResponseImpl>(k200OK, CT_APPLICATION_JSON);