diff --git a/typo3/sysext/backend/Classes/Controller/Page/LocalizationController.php b/typo3/sysext/backend/Classes/Controller/Page/LocalizationController.php
index bc86f0a615a7..912fa706906d 100644
--- a/typo3/sysext/backend/Classes/Controller/Page/LocalizationController.php
+++ b/typo3/sysext/backend/Classes/Controller/Page/LocalizationController.php
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 use TYPO3\CMS\Backend\Utility\BackendUtility;
 use TYPO3\CMS\Core\DataHandling\DataHandler;
 use TYPO3\CMS\Core\Http\JsonResponse;
+use TYPO3\CMS\Core\Http\Response;
 use TYPO3\CMS\Core\Imaging\Icon;
 use TYPO3\CMS\Core\Imaging\IconFactory;
 use TYPO3\CMS\Core\Utility\GeneralUtility;
diff --git a/typo3/sysext/backend/Classes/Form/Wizard/ImageManipulationWizard.php b/typo3/sysext/backend/Classes/Form/Wizard/ImageManipulationWizard.php
index f4637fa68a1e..69ce4d190b80 100644
--- a/typo3/sysext/backend/Classes/Form/Wizard/ImageManipulationWizard.php
+++ b/typo3/sysext/backend/Classes/Form/Wizard/ImageManipulationWizard.php
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
 use Psr\Http\Message\ResponseInterface;
 use Psr\Http\Message\ServerRequestInterface;
-use TYPO3\CMS\Core\Http\JsonResponse;
+use TYPO3\CMS\Core\Http\HtmlResponse;
 use TYPO3\CMS\Core\Resource\Exception\FileDoesNotExistException;
 use TYPO3\CMS\Core\Resource\ResourceFactory;
 use TYPO3\CMS\Core\Utility\GeneralUtility;
@@ -71,9 +71,9 @@ public function getWizardAction(ServerRequestInterface $request): ResponseInterf
                 'cropVariants' => $queryParams['cropVariants']
             ];
             $content = $this->templateView->renderSection('Main', $viewData);
-            return new JsonResponse($content);
+            return new HtmlResponse($content);
         }
-        return new JsonResponse(null, 403);
+        return new HtmlResponse('', 403);
     }
 
     /**