diff --git a/History.md b/History.md
index 73fc46b26f..bb37e9d9cd 100644
--- a/History.md
+++ b/History.md
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+unreleased
+=========================
+* breaking:
+  * `res.status()` accepts only integers, and input must be greater than 99 and less than 999
+    * will throw a `RangeError: Invalid status code: ${code}. Status code must be greater than 99 and less than 1000.` for inputs outside this range
+    * will throw a `TypeError: Invalid status code: ${code}. Status code must be an integer.` for non integer inputs
+
 5.0.0-beta.3 / 2024-03-25
 =========================
 
diff --git a/lib/response.js b/lib/response.js
index 14743817a9..b83a56214b 100644
--- a/lib/response.js
+++ b/lib/response.js
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 var Buffer = require('safe-buffer').Buffer
 var contentDisposition = require('content-disposition');
 var createError = require('http-errors')
-var deprecate = require('depd')('express');
 var encodeUrl = require('encodeurl');
 var escapeHtml = require('escape-html');
 var http = require('http');
@@ -57,17 +56,43 @@ module.exports = res
 var schemaAndHostRegExp = /^(?:[a-zA-Z][a-zA-Z0-9+.-]*:)?\/\/[^\\\/\?]+/;
 
 /**
- * Set status `code`.
+ * Set the HTTP status code for the response.
  *
- * @param {Number} code
- * @return {ServerResponse}
+ * Expects an integer value between 100 and 999 inclusive.
+ * Throws an error if the provided status code is not an integer or if it's outside the allowable range.
+ *
+ * @param {number} code - The HTTP status code to set.
+ * @return {ServerResponse} - Returns itself for chaining methods.
+ * @throws {TypeError} If `code` is not an integer.
+ * @throws {RangeError} If `code` is outside the range 100 to 999.
  * @public
  */
 
 res.status = function status(code) {
-  if ((typeof code === 'string' || Math.floor(code) !== code) && code > 99 && code < 1000) {
-    deprecate('res.status(' + JSON.stringify(code) + '): use res.status(' + Math.floor(code) + ') instead')
+  // Check if the status code is not an integer
+  if (!Number.isInteger(code)) {
+    throw new TypeError(`Invalid status code: ${code}. Status code must be an integer.`);
   }
+  // Check if the status code is outside of Node's valid range
+  if (code < 100 || code > 999) {
+    throw new RangeError(`Invalid status code: ${code}. Status code must be greater than 99 and less than 1000.`);
+  }
+
+  this.statusCode = code;
+  return this;
+};
+
+
+res.status = function status(code) {
+  // Check if the status code is not an integer
+  if (!Number.isInteger(code)) {
+    throw new TypeError(`Invalid status code: ${code}. Status code must be an integer.`);
+  }
+  // Check if the status code is outside of Node's valid range
+  if (code < 100 || code > 999) {
+    throw new RangeError(`Invalid status code: ${code}. Status code must be greater than 99 and less than 1000.`);
+  }
+
   this.statusCode = code;
   return this;
 };
@@ -182,7 +207,7 @@ res.send = function send(body) {
   }
 
   // freshness
-  if (req.fresh) this.statusCode = 304;
+  if (req.fresh) this.status(304);
 
   // strip irrelevant headers
   if (204 === this.statusCode || 304 === this.statusCode) {
@@ -314,7 +339,7 @@ res.jsonp = function jsonp(obj) {
 res.sendStatus = function sendStatus(statusCode) {
   var body = statuses.message[statusCode] || String(statusCode)
 
-  this.statusCode = statusCode;
+  this.status(statusCode);
   this.type('txt');
 
   return this.send(body);
@@ -847,7 +872,7 @@ res.redirect = function redirect(url) {
   });
 
   // Respond
-  this.statusCode = status;
+  this.status(status);
   this.set('Content-Length', Buffer.byteLength(body));
 
   if (this.req.method === 'HEAD') {
diff --git a/test/res.status.js b/test/res.status.js
index d2fc6a28c1..64cfc8304c 100644
--- a/test/res.status.js
+++ b/test/res.status.js
@@ -9,11 +9,7 @@ var isIoJs = process.release
 
 describe('res', function () {
   describe('.status(code)', function () {
-    // This test fails in node 4.0.0
-    // https://github.com/expressjs/express/pull/2237/checks
-    // As this will all be removed when https://github.com/expressjs/express/pull/4212
-    // lands I am skipping for now and we can delete with that PR
-    describe.skip('when "code" is undefined', function () {
+    describe('when "code" is undefined', function () {
       it('should raise error for invalid status code', function (done) {
         var app = express()
 
@@ -33,7 +29,7 @@ describe('res', function () {
       })
     })
 
-    describe.skip('when "code" is null', function () {
+    describe('when "code" is null', function () {
       it('should raise error for invalid status code', function (done) {
         var app = express()
 
@@ -109,41 +105,35 @@ describe('res', function () {
       })
     })
 
-    describe('when "code" is "410"', function () {
-      it('should set the response status code to 410', function (done) {
+    describe('when "code" is 700', function () {
+      it('should set the response status code to 700', function (done) {
         var app = express()
 
         app.use(function (req, res) {
-          res.status('410').end()
+          res.status(700).end()
         })
 
         request(app)
           .get('/')
-          .expect(410, done)
+          .expect(700, done)
       })
     })
 
-    describe.skip('when "code" is 410.1', function () {
-      it('should set the response status code to 410', function (done) {
+    describe('when "code" is 200.00', function () {
+      it('should set the response status code to 200', function (done) {
         var app = express()
 
         app.use(function (req, res) {
-          res.status(410.1).end()
+          res.status(200.00).end()
         })
 
         request(app)
           .get('/')
-          .expect(410, function (err) {
-            if (isIoJs) {
-              done(err ? null : new Error('expected error'))
-            } else {
-              done(err)
-            }
-          })
+          .expect(200, done)
       })
     })
 
-    describe.skip('when "code" is 1000', function () {
+    describe('when "code" is 1000', function () {
       it('should raise error for invalid status code', function (done) {
         var app = express()
 
@@ -163,7 +153,7 @@ describe('res', function () {
       })
     })
 
-    describe.skip('when "code" is 99', function () {
+    describe('when "code" is 99', function () {
       it('should raise error for invalid status code', function (done) {
         var app = express()
 
@@ -183,7 +173,7 @@ describe('res', function () {
       })
     })
 
-    describe.skip('when "code" is -401', function () {
+    describe('when "code" is -401', function () {
       it('should raise error for invalid status code', function (done) {
         var app = express()
 
@@ -202,5 +192,89 @@ describe('res', function () {
           })
       })
     })
+
+    describe('invalid status codes', function() {
+
+      it('should throw if status code is < 100', function(done) {
+        var app = express();
+        app.use(function(req, res){
+          res.status(99).end();
+        });
+
+        request(app)
+        .get('/')
+        .expect(500, /RangeError: Invalid status code/, done)
+
+      })
+
+      it('should throw if status code is > 999', function(done) {
+        var app = express();
+        app.use(function(req, res){
+          res.status(1000).end();
+        });
+
+        request(app)
+        .get('/')
+        .expect(500, /RangeError: Invalid status code/, done)
+
+      })
+
+      it('should throw if status code is undefined', function(done) {
+        var app = express();
+        app.use(function(req, res){
+          res.status(undefined).end();
+        });
+
+        request(app)
+        .get('/')
+        .expect(500, /TypeError: Invalid status code/, done)
+
+      })
+
+      it('should throw if status code is null', function(done) {
+        var app = express();
+        app.use(function(req, res){
+          res.status(null).end();
+        });
+
+        request(app)
+        .get('/')
+        .expect(500, /TypeError: Invalid status code/, done)
+
+      })
+
+      it('should throw if status code is a float', function(done) {
+        var app = express();
+        app.use(function(req, res){
+          res.status(200.1).end();
+        });
+
+        request(app)
+        .get('/')
+        .expect(500, /TypeError: Invalid status code/, done)
+      })
+
+      it('should throw if status code is a string', function(done) {
+        var app = express();
+        app.use(function(req, res){
+          res.status('200').end();
+        });
+
+        request(app)
+        .get('/')
+        .expect(500, /TypeError: Invalid status code/, done)
+      })
+
+      it('should throw if status code is NaN', function(done) {
+        var app = express();
+        app.use(function(req, res){
+          res.status(NaN).end();
+        });
+
+        request(app)
+        .get('/')
+        .expect(500, /TypeError: Invalid status code/, done)
+      })
+    })
   })
 })