diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Core/ControllerBase.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Core/ControllerBase.cs
index 38328689a7..b6e194ab37 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Core/ControllerBase.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Core/ControllerBase.cs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 using System;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Linq.Expressions;
+using System.Net;
 using System.Security.Claims;
 using System.Text;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
@@ -202,6 +203,15 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc
         [NonAction]
         public virtual StatusCodeResult StatusCode(int statusCode)
             => new StatusCodeResult(statusCode);
+        
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Creates a <see cref="StatusCodeResult"/> object by specifying a <paramref name="statusCode"/>.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="statusCode">The status code to set on the response.</param>
+        /// <returns>The created <see cref="StatusCodeResult"/> object for the response.</returns>
+        [NonAction]
+        public virtual StatusCodeResult StatusCode(HttpStatusCode statusCode)
+            => StatusCode((int)statusCode);
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Creates a <see cref="ObjectResult"/> object by specifying a <paramref name="statusCode"/> and <paramref name="value"/>