diff --git a/src/Mvc/Mvc.Core/src/CreatedResult.cs b/src/Mvc/Mvc.Core/src/CreatedResult.cs
index dab4c7d4f83d..945786d6c08c 100644
--- a/src/Mvc/Mvc.Core/src/CreatedResult.cs
+++ b/src/Mvc/Mvc.Core/src/CreatedResult.cs
@@ -17,11 +17,12 @@ public class CreatedResult : ObjectResult
     private string? _location;
 
     /// <summary>
-    /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="CreatedResult"/> class 
-    /// </summary>  
+    /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="CreatedResult"/> class
+    /// </summary>
     public CreatedResult()
         : base(null)
     {
+        StatusCode = DefaultStatusCode;
     }
 
     /// <summary>
diff --git a/src/Mvc/Mvc.Core/test/CreatedResultTests.cs b/src/Mvc/Mvc.Core/test/CreatedResultTests.cs
index c1770e787c4a..543d828cce74 100644
--- a/src/Mvc/Mvc.Core/test/CreatedResultTests.cs
+++ b/src/Mvc/Mvc.Core/test/CreatedResultTests.cs
@@ -15,6 +15,16 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
 
 public class CreatedResultTests
 {
+    [Fact]
+    public void CreatedResult_SetsStatusCode()
+    {
+        // Act
+        var result = new CreatedResult();
+
+        // Assert
+        Assert.Equal(StatusCodes.Status201Created, result.StatusCode);
+    }
+
     [Fact]
     public void CreatedResult_SetsLocation()
     {
@@ -68,7 +78,7 @@ public async Task CreatedResult_ReturnsStatusCode_SetsLocationHeader()
     [Fact]
     public async Task CreatedResult_ReturnsStatusCode_NotSetLocationHeader()
     {
-        // Arrange        
+        // Arrange
         var httpContext = GetHttpContext();
         var actionContext = GetActionContext(httpContext);
         var result = new CreatedResult((string)null, "testInput");