diff --git a/packages/spacecat-shared-http-utils/src/index.d.ts b/packages/spacecat-shared-http-utils/src/index.d.ts
index d02e8826..7394a608 100644
--- a/packages/spacecat-shared-http-utils/src/index.d.ts
+++ b/packages/spacecat-shared-http-utils/src/index.d.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ export declare function ok(body?: string): Response;
 
 export declare function created(body: object): Response;
 
+export declare function accepted(body: object): Response;
+
 export declare function noContent(headers?: object): Response;
 
 export declare function badRequest(message?: string, headers?: object): Response;
diff --git a/packages/spacecat-shared-http-utils/src/index.js b/packages/spacecat-shared-http-utils/src/index.js
index 77520892..302d67aa 100644
--- a/packages/spacecat-shared-http-utils/src/index.js
+++ b/packages/spacecat-shared-http-utils/src/index.js
@@ -58,6 +58,10 @@ export function created(body) {
   return createResponse(body, 201);
 }
 
+export function accepted(body) {
+  return createResponse(body, 202);
+}
+
 export function noContent(headers = {}) {
   return createResponse('', 204, headers);
 }
diff --git a/packages/spacecat-shared-http-utils/test/index.test.js b/packages/spacecat-shared-http-utils/test/index.test.js
index b0c536ed..c5c8c102 100644
--- a/packages/spacecat-shared-http-utils/test/index.test.js
+++ b/packages/spacecat-shared-http-utils/test/index.test.js
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import { expect } from 'chai';
 import {
   ok, badRequest, notFound, internalServerError,
   noContent, found, created, createResponse, unauthorized, forbidden,
+  accepted,
 } from '../src/index.js';
 
 async function testMethod(response, expectedCode, expectedBody) {
@@ -59,6 +60,12 @@ describe('HTTP Response Functions', () => {
     await testMethod(response, 201, body);
   });
 
+  it('accepted should return a 202 ACCEPTED response with custom body', async () => {
+    const body = { status: 'ACCEPTED' };
+    const response = await accepted(body);
+    await testMethod(response, 202, body);
+  });
+
   it('noContent should return a 204 No Content response with default headers', async () => {
     const response = await noContent();
     expect(response.status).to.equal(204);