diff --git a/docs/content/en/options-reference.md b/docs/content/en/options-reference.md
index f3f90c4f9..e059d4b07 100644
--- a/docs/content/en/options-reference.md
+++ b/docs/content/en/options-reference.md
@@ -172,6 +172,13 @@ Set to a path to which you want to redirect users accessing the root URL (`/`).
 }
 ```
 
+## `redirectStatusCode`
+
+- type: `number`
+- default: `302`
+
+Customize the status code to redirect unprefixed route to the default locale.
+
 ## `differentDomains`
 
 - type: `boolean`
diff --git a/src/helpers/constants.js b/src/helpers/constants.js
index 7541a91e3..8d09aa4c3 100644
--- a/src/helpers/constants.js
+++ b/src/helpers/constants.js
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ export const DEFAULT_OPTIONS = {
   lazy: false,
   langDir: null,
   rootRedirect: null,
+  redirectStatusCode: 302,
   detectBrowserLanguage: {
     alwaysRedirect: false,
     cookieCrossOrigin: false,
diff --git a/src/templates/plugin.main.js b/src/templates/plugin.main.js
index c4d58478a..e26bb0e08 100644
--- a/src/templates/plugin.main.js
+++ b/src/templates/plugin.main.js
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ export default async (context) => {
     const storedRedirect = app.i18n.__redirect
     if (storedRedirect) {
       app.i18n.__redirect = null
-      return [302, storedRedirect]
+      return [options.redirectStatusCode, storedRedirect]
     }
 
     const resolveBaseUrlOptions = {
diff --git a/test/module.test.js b/test/module.test.js
index 9268bcc57..ccbf3d853 100644
--- a/test/module.test.js
+++ b/test/module.test.js
@@ -1075,6 +1075,36 @@ describe('with rootRedirect (object)', () => {
   })
 })
 
+describe('with redirectStatusCode', () => {
+  /** @type {Nuxt} */
+  let nuxt
+
+  beforeAll(async () => {
+    const override = {
+      i18n: {
+        redirectStatusCode: 301,
+        strategy: 'prefix'
+      }
+    }
+    nuxt = (await setup(loadConfig(__dirname, 'basic', override, { merge: true }))).nuxt
+  })
+
+  afterAll(async () => {
+    await nuxt.close()
+  })
+
+  test('redirect unprefixed route /about-us to /en/about-us with correct status', async () => {
+    const requestOptions = {
+      followRedirect: false,
+      resolveWithFullResponse: true,
+      simple: false // Don't reject on non-2xx response
+    }
+    const response = await get('/about-us', requestOptions)
+    expect(response.statusCode).toBe(301)
+    expect(response.headers.location).toBe('/en/about-us')
+  })
+})
+
 describe('prefix_and_default strategy', () => {
   /** @type {Nuxt} */
   let nuxt
diff --git a/types/index.d.ts b/types/index.d.ts
index 37a0c487c..870afd693 100644
--- a/types/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/index.d.ts
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ export interface Options extends BaseOptions {
   }
   parsePages?: boolean
   rootRedirect?: string | null | RootRedirectOptions
+  redirectStatusCode?: number
   routesNameSeparator?: string
   skipSettingLocaleOnNavigate?: boolean,
   sortRoutes?: boolean,