diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Http/Client/PendingRequest.php b/src/Illuminate/Http/Client/PendingRequest.php
index 246ac950797a..a3a022c352f3 100644
--- a/src/Illuminate/Http/Client/PendingRequest.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Http/Client/PendingRequest.php
@@ -889,7 +889,7 @@ public function send(string $method, string $url, array $options = [])
 
         return retry($this->tries ?? 1, function ($attempt) use ($method, $url, $options, &$shouldRetry) {
             try {
-                return tap(new Response($this->sendRequest($method, $url, $options)), function ($response) use ($attempt, &$shouldRetry) {
+                return tap($this->newResponse($this->sendRequest($method, $url, $options)), function ($response) use ($attempt, &$shouldRetry) {
                     $this->populateResponse($response);
 
                     $this->dispatchResponseReceivedEvent($response);
@@ -1001,13 +1001,13 @@ protected function makePromise(string $method, string $url, array $options = [])
     {
         return $this->promise = $this->sendRequest($method, $url, $options)
             ->then(function (MessageInterface $message) {
-                return tap(new Response($message), function ($response) {
+                return tap($this->newResponse($message), function ($response) {
                     $this->populateResponse($response);
                     $this->dispatchResponseReceivedEvent($response);
                 });
             })
             ->otherwise(function (TransferException $e) {
-                return $e instanceof RequestException && $e->hasResponse() ? $this->populateResponse(new Response($e->getResponse())) : $e;
+                return $e instanceof RequestException && $e->hasResponse() ? $this->populateResponse($this->newResponse($e->getResponse())) : $e;
             });
     }
 
@@ -1193,7 +1193,7 @@ public function buildRecorderHandler()
                 return $promise->then(function ($response) use ($request, $options) {
                     $this->factory?->recordRequestResponsePair(
                         (new Request($request))->withData($options['laravel_data']),
-                        new Response($response)
+                        $this->newResponse($response)
                     );
 
                     return $response;
@@ -1298,6 +1298,17 @@ public function mergeOptions(...$options)
         );
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Create a new response instance using the given PSR response.
+     *
+     * @param  \Psr\Http\Message\MessageInterface  $response
+     * @return Response
+     */
+    protected function newResponse($response)
+    {
+        return new Response($response);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Register a stub callable that will intercept requests and be able to return stub responses.
      *
diff --git a/tests/Http/HttpClientTest.php b/tests/Http/HttpClientTest.php
index b8b4ca22554b..6d8ab2867ee4 100644
--- a/tests/Http/HttpClientTest.php
+++ b/tests/Http/HttpClientTest.php
@@ -2523,4 +2523,48 @@ public function testItCanAddResponseMiddleware()
         $this->assertSame('Bar', $responses[0]->header('X-Foo'));
         $this->assertSame('', $responses[1]->header('X-Foo'));
     }
+
+    public function testItReturnsResponse(): void
+    {
+        $this->factory->fake([
+            '*' => $this->factory::response('expected content'),
+        ]);
+
+        $response = $this->factory->get('http://laravel.com');
+
+        $this->assertInstanceOf(Response::class, $response);
+        $this->assertSame('expected content', $response->body());
+    }
+
+    public function testItCanReturnCustomResponseClass(): void
+    {
+        $factory = new CustomFactory;
+
+        $factory->fake([
+            '*' => $factory::response('expected content'),
+        ]);
+
+        $response = $factory->get('http://laravel.fake');
+
+        $this->assertInstanceOf(TestResponse::class, $response);
+        $this->assertSame('expected content', $response->body());
+    }
+}
+
+class CustomFactory extends Factory
+{
+    protected function newPendingRequest()
+    {
+        return new class extends PendingRequest
+        {
+            protected function newResponse($response)
+            {
+                return new TestResponse($response);
+            }
+        };
+    }
+}
+
+class TestResponse extends Response
+{
 }