diff --git a/lib/response.js b/lib/response.js
index 0b9c355d4..0d3700c43 100644
--- a/lib/response.js
+++ b/lib/response.js
@@ -353,7 +353,9 @@ function patch(Response) {
         // Check to see if the next argument is a body
         if (
             typeof arguments[index] === 'object' ||
-            typeof arguments[index] === 'string'
+            typeof arguments[index] === 'string' ||
+            typeof arguments[index] === 'boolean' ||
+            typeof arguments[index] === 'number'
         ) {
             body = arguments[index++];
         }
diff --git a/test/response.test.js b/test/response.test.js
index 0876228fe..f398276bd 100644
--- a/test/response.test.js
+++ b/test/response.test.js
@@ -636,3 +636,42 @@ test('should support multiple set-cookie headers', function(t) {
         t.end();
     });
 });
+
+test('GH-1607: should send bools with explicit status code', function(t) {
+    SERVER.get('/bool/:value', function(req, res, next) {
+        res.send(200, req.params.value === 'true' ? true : false);
+        return next();
+    });
+
+    STRING_CLIENT.get(join(LOCALHOST, '/bool/false'),
+    function(err, req, res, data) {
+        t.equal(data, 'false');
+
+        STRING_CLIENT.get(join(LOCALHOST, '/bool/true'),
+        function(err, req, res, data) {
+            t.equal(data, 'true');
+            t.end();
+        });
+    });
+});
+
+test('GH-1607: should send numbers with explicit status code', function(t) {
+    SERVER.get('/zero', function(req, res, next) {
+        res.send(200, 0);
+        return next();
+    });
+
+    SERVER.get('/one', function(req, res, next) {
+        res.send(200, 1);
+        return next();
+    });
+
+    STRING_CLIENT.get(join(LOCALHOST, '/zero'), function(err, req, res, data) {
+        t.equal(data, '0');
+        STRING_CLIENT.get(join(LOCALHOST, '/one'),
+        function(err, req, res, data) {
+            t.equal(data, '1');
+            t.end();
+        });
+    });
+});