diff --git a/src/Responses/CollectionResponse.php b/src/Responses/CollectionResponse.php
index d26718a..f3559c4 100644
--- a/src/Responses/CollectionResponse.php
+++ b/src/Responses/CollectionResponse.php
@@ -12,26 +12,18 @@ class CollectionResponse extends Response
     /** @var string */
     protected $resourceClass;
 
-    /** @var int */
-    protected $statusCode = 200;
-
     public function __construct(Collection $collection, ?string $resourceClass = null)
     {
         $this->collection = $collection;
         $this->resourceClass = $resourceClass;
     }
 
-    public function setStatusCode(int $statusCode): self
-    {
-        $this->statusCode = $statusCode;
-
-        return $this;
-    }
-
     public function toResponse($request)
     {
         if (empty($this->resourceClass)) {
-            return $this->collection;
+            return (new DefaultResponse($this->collection))
+                ->setStatusCode($this->statusCode)
+                ->toResponse($request);
         }
 
         return $this->resourceClass::collection($this->collection)
diff --git a/src/Responses/DefaultResponse.php b/src/Responses/DefaultResponse.php
index 37272e4..6af8206 100644
--- a/src/Responses/DefaultResponse.php
+++ b/src/Responses/DefaultResponse.php
@@ -9,21 +9,11 @@ class DefaultResponse extends Response
     /** @var mixed */
     protected $data;
 
-    /** @var int */
-    protected $statusCode = 200;
-
     public function __construct($data)
     {
         $this->data = $data;
     }
 
-    public function setStatusCode(int $statusCode): self
-    {
-        $this->statusCode = $statusCode;
-
-        return $this;
-    }
-
     public function toResponse($request)
     {
         return new JsonResponse($this->data, $this->statusCode);
diff --git a/src/Responses/ModelResponse.php b/src/Responses/ModelResponse.php
index 480c0ce..e036155 100644
--- a/src/Responses/ModelResponse.php
+++ b/src/Responses/ModelResponse.php
@@ -23,13 +23,6 @@ public function __construct(Model $model, ?string $resourceClass = null)
         $this->resourceClass = $resourceClass;
     }
 
-    public function setStatusCode(int $statusCode): self
-    {
-        $this->statusCode = $statusCode;
-
-        return $this;
-    }
-
     public function toResponse($request)
     {
         // Respond appropriately to a deleted model
diff --git a/src/Responses/PaginatorResponse.php b/src/Responses/PaginatorResponse.php
index 4072788..e741487 100644
--- a/src/Responses/PaginatorResponse.php
+++ b/src/Responses/PaginatorResponse.php
@@ -12,9 +12,6 @@ class PaginatorResponse extends Response
     /** @var string */
     protected $resourceClass;
 
-    /** @var int */
-    protected $statusCode = 200;
-
     public function __construct(
         LengthAwarePaginator $paginator,
         ?string $resourceClass = null
@@ -23,17 +20,12 @@ public function __construct(
         $this->resourceClass = $resourceClass;
     }
 
-    public function setStatusCode(int $statusCode): self
-    {
-        $this->statusCode = $statusCode;
-
-        return $this;
-    }
-
     public function toResponse($request)
     {
         if (empty($this->resourceClass)) {
-            return $this->paginator;
+            return (new DefaultResponse($this->paginator))
+                ->setStatusCode($this->statusCode)
+                ->toResponse($request);
         }
 
         return $this->resourceClass::collection($this->paginator)
diff --git a/src/Responses/Response.php b/src/Responses/Response.php
index b0c4abe..3a9a5c2 100644
--- a/src/Responses/Response.php
+++ b/src/Responses/Response.php
@@ -6,4 +6,13 @@
 
 abstract class Response implements Responsable
 {
+    /** @var int */
+    protected $statusCode = 200;
+
+    public function setStatusCode(int $statusCode): self
+    {
+        $this->statusCode = $statusCode;
+
+        return $this;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/tests/Responses/CollectionResponseTest.php b/tests/Responses/CollectionResponseTest.php
index 5ee5786..1bacd52 100644
--- a/tests/Responses/CollectionResponseTest.php
+++ b/tests/Responses/CollectionResponseTest.php
@@ -19,15 +19,32 @@ public function it_returns_a_json_response_if_a_resource_is_provided()
         $response = (new CollectionResponse($products, ProductResource::class))->toResponse(null);
 
         $this->assertInstanceOf(JsonResponse::class, $response);
+        $this->assertContainsOnlyInstancesOf(ProductResource::class, $response->original);
     }
 
     /** @test */
-    public function it_returns_the_collection_if_no_resource_is_provided()
+    public function it_returns_a_json_response_if_no_resource_is_provided()
     {
         $products = Product::all();
 
         $response = (new CollectionResponse($products))->toResponse(null);
 
-        $this->assertInstanceOf(Collection::class, $response);
+        $this->assertInstanceOf(JsonResponse::class, $response);
+        $this->assertEquals(200, $response->status());
+        $this->assertInstanceOf(Collection::class, $response->original);
+        $this->assertContainsOnlyInstancesOf(Product::class, $response->original);
+    }
+
+    /** @test */
+    public function it_can_set_the_status_code()
+    {
+        $products = Product::all();
+
+        $response = (new CollectionResponse($products))
+            ->setStatusCode(204)
+            ->toResponse(null);
+
+        $this->assertInstanceOf(JsonResponse::class, $response);
+        $this->assertEquals(204, $response->status());
     }
 }
diff --git a/tests/Responses/PaginatorResponseTest.php b/tests/Responses/PaginatorResponseTest.php
index a19d448..3062ae9 100644
--- a/tests/Responses/PaginatorResponseTest.php
+++ b/tests/Responses/PaginatorResponseTest.php
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 namespace Signifly\Responder\Tests\Responses;
 
 use Illuminate\Http\JsonResponse;
+use Illuminate\Support\Collection;
 use Signifly\Responder\Tests\TestCase;
 use Signifly\Responder\Tests\Models\Product;
 use Signifly\Responder\Responses\PaginatorResponse;
@@ -19,15 +20,17 @@ public function it_returns_a_json_response_if_a_resource_is_provided()
         $response = (new PaginatorResponse($products, ProductResource::class))->toResponse(null);
 
         $this->assertInstanceOf(JsonResponse::class, $response);
+        $this->assertInstanceOf(Collection::class, $response->original);
     }
 
     /** @test */
-    public function it_returns_a_model_if_no_resource_is_provided()
+    public function it_returns_a_json_response_if_no_resource_is_provided()
     {
         $products = Product::paginate(5);
 
         $response = (new PaginatorResponse($products))->toResponse(null);
 
-        $this->assertInstanceOf(LengthAwarePaginator::class, $response);
+        $this->assertInstanceOf(JsonResponse::class, $response);
+        $this->assertInstanceOf(LengthAwarePaginator::class, $response->original);
     }
 }