diff --git a/actionpack/CHANGELOG.md b/actionpack/CHANGELOG.md
index d54e47a658..be1f53faf5 100644
--- a/actionpack/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/actionpack/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+*   Fix 'Stack level too deep' when rendering `head :ok` in an action method
+    called 'status' in a controller.
+
+    Fixes #13905.
+
+    *Christiaan Van den Poel*
+
 *   Add MKCALENDAR HTTP method (RFC 4791).
 
     *Sergey Karpesh*
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/metal.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/metal.rb
index 0f4cc7a8f5..696fbf6e09 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/metal.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/metal.rb
@@ -232,5 +232,9 @@ module ActionController
         new.dispatch(name, klass.new(env))
       end
     end
+
+    def _status_code
+      @_status
+    end
   end
 end
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/metal/head.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/metal/head.rb
index 43407f5b78..84a9112144 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/metal/head.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/metal/head.rb
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ module ActionController
       self.status = status
       self.location = url_for(location) if location
 
-      if include_content?(self.status)
+      if include_content?(self._status_code)
         self.content_type = content_type || (Mime[formats.first] if formats)
         self.response.charset = false if self.response
         self.response_body = " "
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/metal/rack_delegation.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/metal/rack_delegation.rb
index bdf6e88699..6921834044 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/metal/rack_delegation.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/metal/rack_delegation.rb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ module ActionController
     extend ActiveSupport::Concern
 
     delegate :headers, :status=, :location=, :content_type=,
-             :status, :location, :content_type, :to => "@_response"
+             :status, :location, :content_type, :_status_code, :to => "@_response"
 
     def dispatch(action, request)
       set_response!(request)
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/http/response.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/http/response.rb
index 3d27ff2b24..eaea93b730 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/http/response.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/http/response.rb
@@ -296,6 +296,9 @@ module ActionDispatch # :nodoc:
       cookies
     end
 
+    def _status_code
+      @status
+    end
   private
 
     def before_committed
diff --git a/actionpack/test/controller/integration_test.rb b/actionpack/test/controller/integration_test.rb
index 200a2dcc47..214eab2f0d 100644
--- a/actionpack/test/controller/integration_test.rb
+++ b/actionpack/test/controller/integration_test.rb
@@ -775,3 +775,34 @@ class UrlOptionsIntegrationTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     assert_equal "/foo/1/edit", url_for(:action => 'edit', :only_path => true)
   end
 end
+
+class HeadWithStatusActionIntegrationTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
+  class FooController < ActionController::Base
+    def status
+      head :ok
+    end
+  end
+
+  def self.routes
+    @routes ||= ActionDispatch::Routing::RouteSet.new
+  end
+
+  def self.call(env)
+    routes.call(env)
+  end
+
+  def app
+    self.class
+  end
+
+  routes.draw do
+    get "/foo/status" => 'head_with_status_action_integration_test/foo#status'
+  end
+
+  test "get /foo/status with head result does not cause stack overflow error" do
+    assert_nothing_raised do
+      get '/foo/status'
+    end
+    assert_response :ok
+  end
+end