diff --git a/rest_framework/status.py b/rest_framework/status.py
index c016b63c6..a99dbe9b7 100644
--- a/rest_framework/status.py
+++ b/rest_framework/status.py
@@ -79,3 +79,13 @@ HTTP_504_GATEWAY_TIMEOUT = 504
 HTTP_505_HTTP_VERSION_NOT_SUPPORTED = 505
 HTTP_507_INSUFFICIENT_STORAGE = 507
 HTTP_511_NETWORK_AUTHENTICATION_REQUIRED = 511
+
+# Some common responses with convenient shorthand constant names
+OK = status.HTTP_200_OK
+CREATED = status.HTTP_201_CREATED
+UPDATED = status.HTTP_200_OK
+DELETED = status.HTTP_204_NO_CONTENT
+BAD_REQUEST = status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST
+NOT_FOUND = status.HTTP_404_NOT_FOUND
+DUPLICATE = status.HTTP_409_CONFLICT
+FORBIDDEN = status.HTTP_403_FORBIDDEN