diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index e08737f..25f84d7 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1224,6 +1224,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "actix-web",
  "axum",
  "config",
+
  "http 1.3.1",
  "redis",
  "reqwest",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 5ff468c..0dc9786 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ tracing = "0.1"
 
 serde = { version = "1", features = ["derive"] }
 serde_json = { version = "1", optional = true }
+
 http = "1"
 
 # опциональные интеграции
diff --git a/src/response.rs b/src/response.rs
index dc90e5f..7f82b6c 100644
--- a/src/response.rs
+++ b/src/response.rs
@@ -173,6 +173,24 @@ impl ErrorResponse {
         self.www_authenticate = Some(value.into());
         self
     }
+
+    /// Convert numeric [`status`](ErrorResponse::status) into [`StatusCode`].
+    ///
+    /// Invalid codes default to `StatusCode::INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR`.
+    ///
+    /// # Examples
+    ///
+    /// ```
+    /// use http::StatusCode;
+    /// use masterror::{AppCode, ErrorResponse};
+    ///
+    /// let resp = ErrorResponse::new(404, AppCode::NotFound, "missing").expect("status");
+    /// assert_eq!(resp.status_code(), StatusCode::NOT_FOUND);
+    /// ```
+    #[must_use]
+    pub fn status_code(&self) -> StatusCode {
+        StatusCode::from_u16(self.status).unwrap_or(StatusCode::INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR)
+    }
 }
 
 /// Legacy constructor retained for migration purposes.
@@ -240,7 +258,7 @@ mod axum_impl {
     use axum::{
         Json,
         http::{
-            HeaderValue, StatusCode,
+            HeaderValue,
             header::{RETRY_AFTER, WWW_AUTHENTICATE}
         },
         response::{IntoResponse, Response}
@@ -251,8 +269,7 @@ mod axum_impl {
 
     impl IntoResponse for ErrorResponse {
         fn into_response(self) -> Response {
-            let status =
-                StatusCode::from_u16(self.status).unwrap_or(StatusCode::INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR);
+            let status = self.status_code();
 
             // Serialize JSON body first (borrow self for payload).
             let mut response = (status, Json(&self)).into_response();
@@ -299,7 +316,7 @@ mod actix_impl {
         HttpRequest, HttpResponse, Responder,
         body::BoxBody,
         http::{
-            StatusCode,
+            StatusCode as ActixStatus,
             header::{RETRY_AFTER, WWW_AUTHENTICATE}
         }
     };
@@ -310,8 +327,9 @@ mod actix_impl {
         type Body = BoxBody;
 
         fn respond_to(self, _req: &HttpRequest) -> HttpResponse {
-            let status =
-                StatusCode::from_u16(self.status).unwrap_or(StatusCode::INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR);
+            let status = self.status_code();
+            let status = ActixStatus::from_u16(status.as_u16())
+                .unwrap_or(ActixStatus::INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR);
 
             let mut builder = HttpResponse::build(status);
             if let Some(retry) = self.retry {
@@ -360,6 +378,24 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(e.www_authenticate.as_deref(), Some(r#"Bearer realm="api""#));
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn status_code_maps_invalid_to_internal_server_error() {
+        use http::StatusCode;
+
+        let valid = ErrorResponse::new(404, AppCode::NotFound, "missing").expect("status");
+        assert_eq!(valid.status_code(), StatusCode::NOT_FOUND);
+
+        let invalid = ErrorResponse {
+            status:           1000,
+            code:             AppCode::Internal,
+            message:          "oops".into(),
+            details:          None,
+            retry:            None,
+            www_authenticate: None
+        };
+        assert_eq!(invalid.status_code(), StatusCode::INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR);
+    }
+
     // --- Details: JSON vs text ----------------------------------------------
 
     #[cfg(feature = "serde_json")]