diff --git a/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/response/HttpStatus.java b/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/response/HttpStatus.java
index 47aee787..c934c5fd 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/response/HttpStatus.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/response/HttpStatus.java
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
  */
 package org.hisp.dhis.response;
 
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonCreator;
 import org.hisp.dhis.model.exception.IllegalArgumentFormatException;
 
 /** Enumeration of HTTP status codes. */
@@ -208,6 +209,22 @@ public static HttpStatus valueOf(int statusCode) {
     return status;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Return the enum constant of this type with the specified name.
+   *
+   * @param name the enum name of the enum to be returned
+   * @return the enum constant with the specified name
+   * @throws IllegalArgumentException if this enum has no constant for the specified name
+   */
+  @JsonCreator
+  public static HttpStatus fromName(String name) {
+    try {
+      return Enum.valueOf(HttpStatus.class, name);
+    } catch (IllegalArgumentException ex) {
+      throw new IllegalArgumentFormatException("No matching name for status code: {}", name);
+    }
+  }
+
   /**
    * Resolve the given status code to an {@code HttpStatus}, if possible.
    *
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/hisp/dhis/response/HttpStatusTest.java b/src/test/java/org/hisp/dhis/response/HttpStatusTest.java
index 34191e28..a4521f45 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/hisp/dhis/response/HttpStatusTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/hisp/dhis/response/HttpStatusTest.java
@@ -54,4 +54,21 @@ void testValueOfNotFound() {
     assertNotNull(exception);
     assertEquals("No matching constant for status code: 999", exception.getMessage());
   }
+
+  @Test
+  void testFromName() {
+    assertEquals(HttpStatus.OK, HttpStatus.fromName(HttpStatus.OK.name()));
+    assertEquals(HttpStatus.CONFLICT, HttpStatus.fromName(HttpStatus.CONFLICT.name()));
+    assertEquals(HttpStatus.UNKNOWN_STATUS, HttpStatus.fromName(HttpStatus.UNKNOWN_STATUS.name()));
+    assertEquals(HttpStatus.NO_STATUS, HttpStatus.fromName(HttpStatus.NO_STATUS.name()));
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  void testFromNameNotFound() {
+    IllegalArgumentFormatException exception =
+        assertThrows(IllegalArgumentFormatException.class, () -> HttpStatus.fromName("INVALID"));
+
+    assertNotNull(exception);
+    assertEquals("No matching name for status code: INVALID", exception.getMessage());
+  }
 }