diff --git a/src/context.ts b/src/context.ts
index 8447f2128..f5462be29 100644
--- a/src/context.ts
+++ b/src/context.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import type {
 } from './types'
 import type { ResponseHeader } from './utils/headers'
 import { HtmlEscapedCallbackPhase, resolveCallback } from './utils/html'
-import type { RedirectStatusCode, StatusCode } from './utils/http-status'
+import type { ContentfulStatusCode, RedirectStatusCode, StatusCode } from './utils/http-status'
 import type { BaseMime } from './utils/mime'
 import type {
   InvalidJSONValue,
@@ -114,7 +114,12 @@ interface NewResponse {
 /**
  * Interface for responding with a body.
  */
-interface BodyRespond extends NewResponse {}
+interface BodyRespond {
+  // if we return content, only allow the status codes that allow for returning the body
+  (data: Data, status?: ContentfulStatusCode, headers?: HeaderRecord): Response
+  (data: null, status?: StatusCode, headers?: HeaderRecord): Response
+  (data: Data | null, init?: ResponseInit): Response
+}
 
 /**
  * Interface for responding with text.
@@ -130,13 +135,15 @@ interface BodyRespond extends NewResponse {}
  * @returns {Response & TypedResponse<T, U, 'text'>} - The response after rendering the text content, typed with the provided text and status code types.
  */
 interface TextRespond {
-  <T extends string, U extends StatusCode = StatusCode>(
+  <T extends string, U extends ContentfulStatusCode = ContentfulStatusCode>(
     text: T,
     status?: U,
     headers?: HeaderRecord
   ): Response & TypedResponse<T, U, 'text'>
-  <T extends string, U extends StatusCode = StatusCode>(text: T, init?: ResponseInit): Response &
-    TypedResponse<T, U, 'text'>
+  <T extends string, U extends ContentfulStatusCode = ContentfulStatusCode>(
+    text: T,
+    init?: ResponseInit
+  ): Response & TypedResponse<T, U, 'text'>
 }
 
 /**
@@ -155,7 +162,7 @@ interface TextRespond {
 interface JSONRespond {
   <
     T extends JSONValue | SimplifyDeepArray<unknown> | InvalidJSONValue,
-    U extends StatusCode = StatusCode
+    U extends ContentfulStatusCode = ContentfulStatusCode
   >(
     object: T,
     status?: U,
@@ -163,7 +170,7 @@ interface JSONRespond {
   ): JSONRespondReturn<T, U>
   <
     T extends JSONValue | SimplifyDeepArray<unknown> | InvalidJSONValue,
-    U extends StatusCode = StatusCode
+    U extends ContentfulStatusCode = ContentfulStatusCode
   >(
     object: T,
     init?: ResponseInit
@@ -178,7 +185,7 @@ interface JSONRespond {
  */
 type JSONRespondReturn<
   T extends JSONValue | SimplifyDeepArray<unknown> | InvalidJSONValue,
-  U extends StatusCode
+  U extends ContentfulStatusCode
 > = Response &
   TypedResponse<
     SimplifyDeepArray<T> extends JSONValue
@@ -203,7 +210,7 @@ type JSONRespondReturn<
 interface HTMLRespond {
   <T extends string | Promise<string>>(
     html: T,
-    status?: StatusCode,
+    status?: ContentfulStatusCode,
     headers?: HeaderRecord
   ): T extends string ? Response : Promise<Response>
   <T extends string | Promise<string>>(html: T, init?: ResponseInit): T extends string
@@ -712,11 +719,7 @@ export class Context<
    * })
    * ```
    */
-  body: BodyRespond = (
-    data: Data | null,
-    arg?: StatusCode | ResponseInit,
-    headers?: HeaderRecord
-  ): Response => {
+  body: BodyRespond = (data, arg?: StatusCode | RequestInit, headers?: HeaderRecord) => {
     return typeof arg === 'number'
       ? this.#newResponse(data, arg, headers)
       : this.#newResponse(data, arg)
@@ -736,7 +739,7 @@ export class Context<
    */
   text: TextRespond = (
     text: string,
-    arg?: StatusCode | ResponseInit,
+    arg?: ContentfulStatusCode | ResponseInit,
     headers?: HeaderRecord
   ): ReturnType<TextRespond> => {
     // If the header is empty, return Response immediately.
@@ -769,7 +772,7 @@ export class Context<
    */
   json: JSONRespond = <
     T extends JSONValue | SimplifyDeepArray<unknown> | InvalidJSONValue,
-    U extends StatusCode = StatusCode
+    U extends ContentfulStatusCode = ContentfulStatusCode
   >(
     object: T,
     arg?: U | ResponseInit,
@@ -786,7 +789,7 @@ export class Context<
 
   html: HTMLRespond = (
     html: string | Promise<string>,
-    arg?: StatusCode | ResponseInit,
+    arg?: ContentfulStatusCode | ResponseInit,
     headers?: HeaderRecord
   ): Response | Promise<Response> => {
     this.#preparedHeaders ??= {}
diff --git a/src/types.test.ts b/src/types.test.ts
index 421570abe..5118d3212 100644
--- a/src/types.test.ts
+++ b/src/types.test.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import type {
   ToSchema,
   TypedResponse,
 } from './types'
-import type { StatusCode } from './utils/http-status'
+import type { ContentfulStatusCode, StatusCode } from './utils/http-status'
 import type { Equal, Expect } from './utils/types'
 import { validator } from './validator'
 
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ describe('HandlerInterface', () => {
               message: string
             }
             outputFormat: 'json'
-            status: StatusCode
+            status: ContentfulStatusCode
           }
         }
       }
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ describe('HandlerInterface', () => {
               message: string
             }
             outputFormat: 'json'
-            status: StatusCode
+            status: ContentfulStatusCode
           }
         }
       }
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ describe('HandlerInterface', () => {
             }
             output: 'foo'
             outputFormat: 'text'
-            status: StatusCode
+            status: ContentfulStatusCode
           }
         }
       }
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ describe('HandlerInterface', () => {
             }
             output: string
             outputFormat: 'text'
-            status: StatusCode
+            status: ContentfulStatusCode
           }
         }
       }
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ describe('HandlerInterface', () => {
             }
             output: string
             outputFormat: 'text'
-            status: StatusCode
+            status: ContentfulStatusCode
           }
         }
       } & {
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ describe('OnHandlerInterface', () => {
             success: boolean
           }
           outputFormat: 'json'
-          status: StatusCode
+          status: ContentfulStatusCode
         }
       }
     }
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ describe('Support c.json(undefined)', () => {
           input: {}
           output: never
           outputFormat: 'json'
-          status: StatusCode
+          status: ContentfulStatusCode
         }
       }
     }
@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@ describe('`json()`', () => {
             message: string
           }
           outputFormat: 'json'
-          status: StatusCode
+          status: ContentfulStatusCode
         }
       }
     }
@@ -902,7 +902,7 @@ describe('Different types using json()', () => {
                   ng: boolean
                 }
                 outputFormat: 'json'
-                status: StatusCode
+                status: ContentfulStatusCode
               }
             | {
                 input: {}
@@ -910,7 +910,7 @@ describe('Different types using json()', () => {
                   ok: boolean
                 }
                 outputFormat: 'json'
-                status: StatusCode
+                status: ContentfulStatusCode
               }
             | {
                 input: {}
@@ -918,7 +918,7 @@ describe('Different types using json()', () => {
                   default: boolean
                 }
                 outputFormat: 'json'
-                status: StatusCode
+                status: ContentfulStatusCode
               }
         }
       }
@@ -974,7 +974,7 @@ describe('Different types using json()', () => {
                   default: boolean
                 }
                 outputFormat: 'json'
-                status: StatusCode
+                status: ContentfulStatusCode
               }
         }
       }
@@ -1012,7 +1012,7 @@ describe('Different types using json()', () => {
                   ng: boolean
                 }
                 outputFormat: 'json'
-                status: StatusCode
+                status: ContentfulStatusCode
               }
             | {
                 input: {}
@@ -1020,7 +1020,7 @@ describe('Different types using json()', () => {
                   ok: boolean
                 }
                 outputFormat: 'json'
-                status: StatusCode
+                status: ContentfulStatusCode
               }
             | {
                 input: {}
@@ -1028,7 +1028,7 @@ describe('Different types using json()', () => {
                   default: boolean
                 }
                 outputFormat: 'json'
-                status: StatusCode
+                status: ContentfulStatusCode
               }
         }
       }
@@ -1084,7 +1084,7 @@ describe('Different types using json()', () => {
                   default: boolean
                 }
                 outputFormat: 'json'
-                status: StatusCode
+                status: ContentfulStatusCode
               }
         }
       }
@@ -1111,7 +1111,7 @@ describe('json() in an async handler', () => {
             ok: boolean
           }
           outputFormat: 'json'
-          status: StatusCode
+          status: ContentfulStatusCode
         }
       }
     }
@@ -2271,3 +2271,22 @@ describe('generic typed variables', () => {
     expectTypeOf<Actual>().toEqualTypeOf<Expected>()
   })
 })
+describe('status code', () => {
+  const app = new Hono()
+
+  it('should only allow to return .json() with contentful status codes', async () => {
+    const route = app.get('/', async (c) => c.json({}))
+    type Actual = ExtractSchema<typeof route>['/']['$get']['status']
+    expectTypeOf<Actual>().toEqualTypeOf<ContentfulStatusCode>()
+  })
+  it('should only allow to return .body(null) with all status codes', async () => {
+    const route = app.get('/', async (c) => c.body(null))
+    type Actual = ExtractSchema<typeof route>['/']['$get']['status']
+    expectTypeOf<Actual>().toEqualTypeOf<StatusCode>()
+  })
+  it('should only allow to return .text() with contentful status codes', async () => {
+    const route = app.get('/', async (c) => c.text('whatever'))
+    type Actual = ExtractSchema<typeof route>['/']['$get']['status']
+    expectTypeOf<Actual>().toEqualTypeOf<ContentfulStatusCode>()
+  })
+})
diff --git a/src/utils/http-status.ts b/src/utils/http-status.ts
index 6882394f4..07610a39b 100644
--- a/src/utils/http-status.ts
+++ b/src/utils/http-status.ts
@@ -67,3 +67,6 @@ export type StatusCode =
   | ClientErrorStatusCode
   | ServerErrorStatusCode
   | UnofficialStatusCode
+
+export type ContentlessStatusCode = 101 | 204 | 205 | 304
+export type ContentfulStatusCode = Exclude<StatusCode, ContentlessStatusCode>