diff --git a/lib/plugin/merge-options.ts b/lib/plugin/merge-options.ts
index 97aff50a6..d3b6c5b67 100644
--- a/lib/plugin/merge-options.ts
+++ b/lib/plugin/merge-options.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ export interface PluginOptions {
   pathToSource?: string;
   debug?: boolean;
   parameterProperties?: boolean;
+  /**
+   * Skip auto-annotating controller methods with HTTP status codes (e.g., @HttpCode(201))
+   */
+  skipAutoHttpCode?: boolean;
 }
 
 const defaultOptions: PluginOptions = {
diff --git a/lib/plugin/visitors/controller-class.visitor.ts b/lib/plugin/visitors/controller-class.visitor.ts
index 70349c312..87bb1f9f5 100644
--- a/lib/plugin/visitors/controller-class.visitor.ts
+++ b/lib/plugin/visitors/controller-class.visitor.ts
@@ -397,12 +397,14 @@ export class ControllerClassVisitor extends AbstractFileVisitor {
     compilerOptionsPaths: ts.MapLike<string[]>
   ): ts.ObjectLiteralExpression {
     let properties = [];
-    if (!options.readonly) {
+
+    if (!options.readonly && !options.skipAutoHttpCode) {
       properties = properties.concat(
         existingProperties,
         this.createStatusPropertyAssignment(factory, node, existingProperties)
       );
     }
+
     properties = properties.concat([
       this.createTypePropertyAssignment(
         factory,