diff --git a/packages/hono/README.md b/packages/hono/README.md
index 669209ef..a2330c26 100644
--- a/packages/hono/README.md
+++ b/packages/hono/README.md
@@ -25,3 +25,18 @@ import api from "./api";
 const app = new Hono();
 app.use("*", stlApi(api));
 ```
+
+Individual handlers can also use Hono responses:
+
+```ts
+const retrieve = stl.endpoint({
+  endpoint: "GET /api/posts",
+  response: z.any() as z.ZodType<Response>,
+  handler: (_, context) => {
+    const [c] = context.server.args;
+
+    // c is a Hono context
+    return c.redirect("/");
+  },
+});
+```
diff --git a/packages/hono/src/honoPlugin.test.ts b/packages/hono/src/honoPlugin.test.ts
index bfcda194..ac9023a3 100644
--- a/packages/hono/src/honoPlugin.test.ts
+++ b/packages/hono/src/honoPlugin.test.ts
@@ -182,6 +182,19 @@ describe("hono passthrough", () => {
           }),
         },
       }),
+      redirect: stl.resource({
+        summary: "redirect",
+        actions: {
+          retrieve: stl.endpoint({
+            endpoint: "GET /api/redirect",
+            response: z.any() as z.ZodType<Response>,
+            handler: (_, context) => {
+              const [c] = context.server.args;
+              return c.redirect("/");
+            },
+          }),
+        },
+      }),
     },
   });
 
@@ -197,6 +210,12 @@ describe("hono passthrough", () => {
     return c.text(`custom error: ${err.message}`, 500);
   });
 
+  test("hono response", async () => {
+    const response = await app.request("/api/redirect");
+    expect(response).toHaveProperty("status", 302);
+    expect(response.headers.get("location")).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`"/"`);
+  });
+
   test("public passthrough", async () => {
     const response = await app.request("/public/foo/bar");
     expect(response).toHaveProperty("status", 200);
diff --git a/packages/hono/src/honoPlugin.ts b/packages/hono/src/honoPlugin.ts
index dff8ff10..f31a14d1 100644
--- a/packages/hono/src/honoPlugin.ts
+++ b/packages/hono/src/honoPlugin.ts
@@ -83,6 +83,10 @@ function makeHandler(endpoints: AnyEndpoint[], options?: StlAppOptions) {
 
       const result = await stl.execute(params, context);
 
+      if (result instanceof Response) {
+        return result;
+      }
+
       return c.json(result);
     } catch (error) {
       if (options?.handleErrors === false) {