diff --git a/packages/cli/cli/versions.yml b/packages/cli/cli/versions.yml
index f440bac6b23..cdc15362f24 100644
--- a/packages/cli/cli/versions.yml
+++ b/packages/cli/cli/versions.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+- changelogEntry:
+    - summary: |
+        Fixed OpenAPI importer to properly handle response status codes in documentation by propagating 
+        the status code from the OpenAPI spec through the IR and FDR layers.
+      type: fix
+  irVersion: 55
+  version: 0.51.8
+
 - changelogEntry:
     - summary: |
         Added better error messages when markdown files reference non-existent MDX files, showing the relative path 
diff --git a/packages/cli/register/src/ir-to-fdr-converter/convertPackage.ts b/packages/cli/register/src/ir-to-fdr-converter/convertPackage.ts
index 5be373415db..1b89daa1591 100644
--- a/packages/cli/register/src/ir-to-fdr-converter/convertPackage.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/register/src/ir-to-fdr-converter/convertPackage.ts
@@ -776,9 +776,9 @@ function convertHttpEndpointExample({
         responseStatusCode: Ir.http.ExampleResponse._visit(example.response, {
             ok: (ok) =>
                 ok._visit({
-                    body: (body) => (body != null ? 200 : 204),
-                    stream: (stream) => (stream.length > 0 ? 200 : 204),
-                    sse: (stream) => (stream.length > 0 ? 200 : 204),
+                    body: (body) => ((irEndpoint.response?.statusCode ?? body != null) ? 200 : 204),
+                    stream: (stream) => ((irEndpoint.response?.statusCode ?? stream.length > 0) ? 200 : 204),
+                    sse: (stream) => ((irEndpoint.response?.statusCode ?? stream.length > 0) ? 200 : 204),
                     _other: () => {
                         throw new Error("Unknown ExampleResponseBody: " + ok.type);
                     }