diff --git a/History.md b/History.md
index 73fc46b26f..89d5af3ceb 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 1000
+    * 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..6ad54dbfc7 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 +56,28 @@ 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: ${JSON.stringify(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: ${JSON.stringify(code)}. Status code must be greater than 99 and less than 1000.`);
+  }
+
   this.statusCode = code;
   return this;
 };
@@ -182,7 +192,7 @@ 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 +324,7 @@ 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 +857,7 @@ 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.sendStatus.js b/test/res.sendStatus.js
index 9b1de8385c..b244cf9d17 100644
--- a/test/res.sendStatus.js
+++ b/test/res.sendStatus.js
@@ -28,5 +28,17 @@ describe('res', function () {
       .get('/')
       .expect(599, '599', done);
     })
+
+    it('should raise error for invalid status code', function (done) {
+      var app = express()
+
+      app.use(function (req, res) {
+        res.sendStatus(undefined).end()
+      })
+
+      request(app)
+        .get('/')
+        .expect(500, /TypeError: Invalid status code/, done)
+    })
   })
 })
diff --git a/test/res.status.js b/test/res.status.js
index d2fc6a28c1..59c8a57e70 100644
--- a/test/res.status.js
+++ b/test/res.status.js
@@ -1,59 +1,36 @@
 'use strict'
-
-var express = require('../')
-var request = require('supertest')
-
-var isIoJs = process.release
-  ? process.release.name === 'io.js'
-  : ['v1.', 'v2.', 'v3.'].indexOf(process.version.slice(0, 3)) !== -1
+const express = require('../.');
+const request = require('supertest');
 
 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 () {
-      it('should raise error for invalid status code', function (done) {
-        var app = express()
 
-        app.use(function (req, res) {
-          res.status(undefined).end()
-        })
+    it('should set the status code when valid', function (done) {
+      var app = express();
 
-        request(app)
-          .get('/')
-          .expect(500, /Invalid status code/, function (err) {
-            if (isIoJs) {
-              done(err ? null : new Error('expected error'))
-            } else {
-              done(err)
-            }
-          })
-      })
-    })
+      app.use(function (req, res) {
+        res.status(200).end();
+      });
 
-    describe.skip('when "code" is null', function () {
-      it('should raise error for invalid status code', function (done) {
+      request(app)
+        .get('/')
+        .expect(200, done);
+    });
+
+    describe('accept valid ranges', function() {
+      // not testing w/ 100, because that has specific meaning and behavior in Node as Expect: 100-continue
+      it('should set the response status code to 101', function (done) {
         var app = express()
 
         app.use(function (req, res) {
-          res.status(null).end()
+          res.status(101).end()
         })
 
         request(app)
           .get('/')
-          .expect(500, /Invalid status code/, function (err) {
-            if (isIoJs) {
-              done(err ? null : new Error('expected error'))
-            } else {
-              done(err)
-            }
-          })
+          .expect(101, done)
       })
-    })
 
-    describe('when "code" is 201', function () {
       it('should set the response status code to 201', function (done) {
         var app = express()
 
@@ -65,9 +42,7 @@ describe('res', function () {
           .get('/')
           .expect(201, done)
       })
-    })
 
-    describe('when "code" is 302', function () {
       it('should set the response status code to 302', function (done) {
         var app = express()
 
@@ -79,9 +54,7 @@ describe('res', function () {
           .get('/')
           .expect(302, done)
       })
-    })
 
-    describe('when "code" is 403', function () {
       it('should set the response status code to 403', function (done) {
         var app = express()
 
@@ -93,9 +66,7 @@ describe('res', function () {
           .get('/')
           .expect(403, done)
       })
-    })
 
-    describe('when "code" is 501', function () {
       it('should set the response status code to 501', function (done) {
         var app = express()
 
@@ -107,100 +78,129 @@ describe('res', function () {
           .get('/')
           .expect(501, done)
       })
-    })
 
-    describe('when "code" is "410"', function () {
-      it('should set the response status code to 410', function (done) {
+      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) {
+      it('should set the response status code to 800', function (done) {
         var app = express()
 
         app.use(function (req, res) {
-          res.status(410.1).end()
+          res.status(800).end()
         })
 
         request(app)
           .get('/')
-          .expect(410, function (err) {
-            if (isIoJs) {
-              done(err ? null : new Error('expected error'))
-            } else {
-              done(err)
-            }
-          })
+          .expect(800, done)
       })
-    })
 
-    describe.skip('when "code" is 1000', function () {
-      it('should raise error for invalid status code', function (done) {
+      it('should set the response status code to 900', function (done) {
         var app = express()
 
         app.use(function (req, res) {
-          res.status(1000).end()
+          res.status(900).end()
         })
 
         request(app)
           .get('/')
-          .expect(500, /Invalid status code/, function (err) {
-            if (isIoJs) {
-              done(err ? null : new Error('expected error'))
-            } else {
-              done(err)
-            }
-          })
+          .expect(900, done)
       })
     })
 
-    describe.skip('when "code" is 99', function () {
-      it('should raise error for invalid status code', function (done) {
-        var app = express()
+    describe('invalid status codes', function () {
+      it('should raise error for status code below 100', function (done) {
+        var app = express();
 
         app.use(function (req, res) {
-          res.status(99).end()
-        })
+          res.status(99).end();
+        });
 
         request(app)
           .get('/')
-          .expect(500, /Invalid status code/, function (err) {
-            if (isIoJs) {
-              done(err ? null : new Error('expected error'))
-            } else {
-              done(err)
-            }
-          })
-      })
-    })
+          .expect(500, /Invalid status code/, done);
+      });
 
-    describe.skip('when "code" is -401', function () {
-      it('should raise error for invalid status code', function (done) {
-        var app = express()
+      it('should raise error for status code above 999', function (done) {
+        var app = express();
 
         app.use(function (req, res) {
-          res.status(-401).end()
-        })
+          res.status(1000).end();
+        });
 
         request(app)
           .get('/')
-          .expect(500, /Invalid status code/, function (err) {
-            if (isIoJs) {
-              done(err ? null : new Error('expected error'))
-            } else {
-              done(err)
-            }
-          })
-      })
-    })
-  })
-})
+          .expect(500, /Invalid status code/, done);
+      });
+
+      it('should raise error for non-integer status codes', function (done) {
+        var app = express();
+
+        app.use(function (req, res) {
+          res.status(200.1).end();
+        });
+
+        request(app)
+          .get('/')
+          .expect(500, /Invalid status code/, done);
+      });
+
+      it('should raise error for undefined status code', function (done) {
+        var app = express();
+
+        app.use(function (req, res) {
+          res.status(undefined).end();
+        });
+
+        request(app)
+          .get('/')
+          .expect(500, /Invalid status code/, done);
+      });
+
+      it('should raise error for null status code', function (done) {
+        var app = express();
+
+        app.use(function (req, res) {
+          res.status(null).end();
+        });
+
+        request(app)
+          .get('/')
+          .expect(500, /Invalid status code/, done);
+      });
+
+      it('should raise error for string status code', function (done) {
+        var app = express();
+
+        app.use(function (req, res) {
+          res.status("200").end();
+        });
+
+        request(app)
+          .get('/')
+          .expect(500, /Invalid status code/, done);
+      });
+
+      it('should raise error for NaN status code', function (done) {
+        var app = express();
+
+        app.use(function (req, res) {
+          res.status(NaN).end();
+        });
+
+        request(app)
+          .get('/')
+          .expect(500, /Invalid status code/, done);
+      });
+    });
+  });
+});
+