diff --git a/app/http/controllers/TestController.py b/app/http/controllers/TestController.py
index 7b306e359..229e6f609 100644
--- a/app/http/controllers/TestController.py
+++ b/app/http/controllers/TestController.py
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@ def change_header(self, request: Request):
         request.header('Content-Type', 'application/xml')
         return 'test'
 
+    def change_status(self, request: Request):
+        request.status(203)
+        return 'test'
+
     def testing(self):
         return 'test'
 
diff --git a/masonite/response.py b/masonite/response.py
index 0d8b59cf8..878ba56fc 100644
--- a/masonite/response.py
+++ b/masonite/response.py
@@ -82,7 +82,8 @@ def view(self, view, status=200):
         Returns:
             string|dict|list -- Returns the data to be returned.
         """
-        self.request.status(status)
+        if self.request.get_status() in (404,):
+            self.request.status(status)
 
         if isinstance(view, dict) or isinstance(view, list):
             return self.json(view)
diff --git a/tests/test_response.py b/tests/test_response.py
index 486ba0a51..84b9bb038 100644
--- a/tests/test_response.py
+++ b/tests/test_response.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ def setup_method(self):
         self.app = App()
         self.request = Request(generate_wsgi()).load_app(self.app)
         self.app.bind('Request', self.request)
+        self.app.bind('StatusCode', '404 Not Found')
         self.response = Response(self.app)
     
     def test_can_set_json(self):
@@ -48,3 +49,8 @@ def test_view_can_return_integer_as_string(self):
 
         assert self.app.make('Response') == '1'
         assert self.request.is_status(200)
+
+    def test_view_can_set_own_status_code(self):
+
+        self.response.view(self.app.resolve(ControllerTest().change_status))
+        assert self.request.is_status(203)