diff --git a/packages/transport-commons/src/http.ts b/packages/transport-commons/src/http.ts
index 262dde2176..f7114b238f 100644
--- a/packages/transport-commons/src/http.ts
+++ b/packages/transport-commons/src/http.ts
@@ -62,10 +62,6 @@ export function getStatusCode(context: HookContext, body: any, location: string
     return http.status
   }
 
-  if (context.method === 'create') {
-    return statusCodes.created
-  }
-
   if (location !== undefined) {
     return statusCodes.seeOther
   }
@@ -74,6 +70,10 @@ export function getStatusCode(context: HookContext, body: any, location: string
     return statusCodes.noContent
   }
 
+  if (context.method === 'create') {
+    return statusCodes.created
+  }
+
   return statusCodes.success
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/transport-commons/test/http.test.ts b/packages/transport-commons/test/http.test.ts
index dfbe4ef74f..ca15f9c499 100644
--- a/packages/transport-commons/test/http.test.ts
+++ b/packages/transport-commons/test/http.test.ts
@@ -22,16 +22,29 @@ describe('@feathersjs/transport-commons HTTP helpers', () => {
       http: { status: 202 }
     }
     const createContext = {
+      method: 'create',
+      result: {}
+    }
+    const createEmptyContext = {
       method: 'create'
     }
     const redirectContext = {
       http: { location: '/' }
     }
+    const redirectCreateContext = {
+      method: 'create',
+      http: { location: '/' }
+    }
 
     assert.strictEqual(http.getResponse(statusContext as HookContext).status, 202)
     assert.strictEqual(http.getResponse(createContext as HookContext).status, http.statusCodes.created)
     assert.strictEqual(http.getResponse(redirectContext as HookContext).status, http.statusCodes.seeOther)
+    assert.strictEqual(
+      http.getResponse(redirectCreateContext as HookContext).status,
+      http.statusCodes.seeOther
+    )
     assert.strictEqual(http.getResponse({} as HookContext).status, http.statusCodes.noContent)
+    assert.strictEqual(http.getResponse(createEmptyContext as HookContext).status, http.statusCodes.noContent)
     assert.strictEqual(http.getResponse({ result: true } as HookContext).status, http.statusCodes.success)
   })