diff --git a/src/Response.php b/src/Response.php
index 32fe744..201b925 100644
--- a/src/Response.php
+++ b/src/Response.php
@@ -104,6 +104,14 @@ public function setExitCallback(callable $callback):void {
 		$this->exitCallback = $callback;
 	}
 
+	public function abort(?int $statusCode = null):void {
+		if($statusCode) {
+			$this->setStatus($statusCode);
+		}
+
+		call_user_func($this->exitCallback);
+	}
+
 	public function reload():void {
 		$this->redirect($this->request?->getUri() ?? new Uri("./"));
 	}
@@ -164,6 +172,10 @@ public function withStatus(
 		return $clone;
 	}
 
+	public function setStatus(int $code):void {
+		$this->statusCode = $code;
+	}
+
 	/** @inheritDoc */
 	public function getReasonPhrase():string {
 		return StatusCode::REASON_PHRASE[$this->statusCode];
diff --git a/test/phpunit/ResponseTest.php b/test/phpunit/ResponseTest.php
index 506b6ee..fc7e12f 100644
--- a/test/phpunit/ResponseTest.php
+++ b/test/phpunit/ResponseTest.php
@@ -29,6 +29,37 @@ public function testWithStatusCode() {
 		);
 	}
 
+	public function testSetStatus() {
+		$sut = new Response(123);
+		$sut->setStatus(321);
+		self::assertSame(321, $sut->getStatusCode());
+	}
+
+	public function testAbort() {
+		$called = false;
+		$exitCallback = function()use(&$called) {
+			$called = true;
+		};
+
+		$sut = new Response();
+		$sut->setExitCallback($exitCallback);
+		$sut->abort();
+		self::assertTrue($called);
+	}
+
+	public function testAbort_withNewStatus() {
+		$called = false;
+		$exitCallback = function()use(&$called) {
+			$called = true;
+		};
+
+		$sut = new Response(500);
+		$sut->setExitCallback($exitCallback);
+		$sut->abort(503);
+		self::assertTrue($called);
+		self::assertSame(503, $sut->getStatusCode());
+	}
+
 	public function testGetReasonPhraseDefault() {
 		$notFound = new Response(404);
 		self::assertEquals("Not Found", $notFound->getReasonPhrase());