diff --git a/tonic-build/src/client.rs b/tonic-build/src/client.rs
index cfe62d9ef..daa05fa4e 100644
--- a/tonic-build/src/client.rs
+++ b/tonic-build/src/client.rs
@@ -57,8 +57,8 @@ pub fn generate<T: Service>(
             impl<T> #service_ident<T>
             where
                 T: tonic::client::GrpcService<tonic::body::BoxBody>,
-                T::ResponseBody: Body + Send  + 'static,
                 T::Error: Into<StdError>,
+                T::ResponseBody: Default + Body<Data = Bytes> + Send  + 'static,
                 <T::ResponseBody as Body>::Error: Into<StdError> + Send,
             {
                 pub fn new(inner: T) -> Self {
diff --git a/tonic/src/codegen.rs b/tonic/src/codegen.rs
index 42fe53f20..78a2c88a8 100644
--- a/tonic/src/codegen.rs
+++ b/tonic/src/codegen.rs
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ pub type StdError = Box<dyn std::error::Error + Send + Sync + 'static>;
 #[cfg(feature = "compression")]
 pub use crate::codec::{CompressionEncoding, EnabledCompressionEncodings};
 pub use crate::service::interceptor::InterceptedService;
+pub use bytes::Bytes;
 pub use http_body::Body;
 
 pub type BoxFuture<T, E> = self::Pin<Box<dyn self::Future<Output = Result<T, E>> + Send + 'static>>;
diff --git a/tonic/src/service/interceptor.rs b/tonic/src/service/interceptor.rs
index 85477e432..441eb9163 100644
--- a/tonic/src/service/interceptor.rs
+++ b/tonic/src/service/interceptor.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 //! See [`Interceptor`] for more details.
 
 use crate::{request::SanitizeHeaders, Status};
+use bytes::Bytes;
 use pin_project::pin_project;
 use std::{
     fmt,
@@ -140,9 +141,11 @@ where
 
 impl<S, F, ReqBody, ResBody> Service<http::Request<ReqBody>> for InterceptedService<S, F>
 where
+    ResBody: Default + http_body::Body<Data = Bytes> + Send + 'static,
     F: Interceptor,
     S: Service<http::Request<ReqBody>, Response = http::Response<ResBody>>,
     S::Error: Into<crate::Error>,
+    ResBody::Error: Into<crate::Error>,
 {
     type Response = http::Response<ResBody>;
     type Error = crate::Error;
@@ -215,6 +218,8 @@ impl<F, E, B> Future for ResponseFuture<F>
 where
     F: Future<Output = Result<http::Response<B>, E>>,
     E: Into<crate::Error>,
+    B: Default + http_body::Body<Data = Bytes> + Send + 'static,
+    B::Error: Into<crate::Error>,
 {
     type Output = Result<http::Response<B>, crate::Error>;
 
@@ -222,8 +227,9 @@ where
         match self.project().kind.project() {
             KindProj::Future(future) => future.poll(cx).map_err(Into::into),
             KindProj::Error(status) => {
-                let error = status.take().unwrap().into();
-                Poll::Ready(Err(error))
+                let response = status.take().unwrap().to_http().map(|_| B::default());
+
+                Poll::Ready(Ok(response))
             }
         }
     }
@@ -233,11 +239,38 @@ where
 mod tests {
     #[allow(unused_imports)]
     use super::*;
+    use http::header::HeaderMap;
+    use std::{
+        pin::Pin,
+        task::{Context, Poll},
+    };
     use tower::ServiceExt;
 
+    #[derive(Debug, Default)]
+    struct TestBody;
+
+    impl http_body::Body for TestBody {
+        type Data = Bytes;
+        type Error = Status;
+
+        fn poll_data(
+            self: Pin<&mut Self>,
+            _cx: &mut Context<'_>,
+        ) -> Poll<Option<Result<Self::Data, Self::Error>>> {
+            Poll::Ready(None)
+        }
+
+        fn poll_trailers(
+            self: Pin<&mut Self>,
+            _cx: &mut Context<'_>,
+        ) -> Poll<Result<Option<HeaderMap>, Self::Error>> {
+            Poll::Ready(Ok(None))
+        }
+    }
+
     #[tokio::test]
-    async fn doesnt_remove_headers() {
-        let svc = tower::service_fn(|request: http::Request<hyper::Body>| async move {
+    async fn doesnt_remove_headers_from_requests() {
+        let svc = tower::service_fn(|request: http::Request<TestBody>| async move {
             assert_eq!(
                 request
                     .headers()
@@ -246,7 +279,7 @@ mod tests {
                 "test-tonic"
             );
 
-            Ok::<_, hyper::Error>(hyper::Response::new(hyper::Body::empty()))
+            Ok::<_, Status>(http::Response::new(TestBody))
         });
 
         let svc = InterceptedService::new(svc, |request: crate::Request<()>| {
@@ -257,14 +290,36 @@ mod tests {
                     .expect("missing in interceptor"),
                 "test-tonic"
             );
+
             Ok(request)
         });
 
         let request = http::Request::builder()
             .header("user-agent", "test-tonic")
-            .body(hyper::Body::empty())
+            .body(TestBody)
             .unwrap();
 
         svc.oneshot(request).await.unwrap();
     }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn handles_intercepted_status_as_response() {
+        let message = "Blocked by the interceptor";
+        let expected = Status::permission_denied(message).to_http();
+
+        let svc = tower::service_fn(|_: http::Request<TestBody>| async {
+            Ok::<_, Status>(http::Response::new(TestBody))
+        });
+
+        let svc = InterceptedService::new(svc, |_: crate::Request<()>| {
+            Err(Status::permission_denied(message))
+        });
+
+        let request = http::Request::builder().body(TestBody).unwrap();
+        let response = svc.oneshot(request).await.unwrap();
+
+        assert_eq!(expected.status(), response.status());
+        assert_eq!(expected.version(), response.version());
+        assert_eq!(expected.headers(), response.headers());
+    }
 }