diff --git a/spec/namespaces/_core.yaml b/spec/namespaces/_core.yaml
index 2e1aeb6cb..9ef05d81b 100644
--- a/spec/namespaces/_core.yaml
+++ b/spec/namespaces/_core.yaml
@@ -1220,6 +1220,8 @@ paths:
       responses:
         '200':
           $ref: '#/components/responses/index@200'
+        '201':
+          $ref: '#/components/responses/index@200'
   /{index}/_doc/{id}:
     get:
       operationId: get.0
@@ -1293,6 +1295,8 @@ paths:
       responses:
         '200':
           $ref: '#/components/responses/index@200'
+        '201':
+          $ref: '#/components/responses/index@200'
     put:
       operationId: index.2
       x-operation-group: index
diff --git a/tests/_core/index/_doc.yaml b/tests/_core/index/_doc.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6b21f687b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/_core/index/_doc.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+$schema: ../../../json_schemas/test_story.schema.yaml
+
+skip: false
+description: Test inserting and retrieving a doc.
+epilogues:
+  - path: /movies
+    method: DELETE
+    status: [200, 404]
+chapters:
+  - synopsis: Create a document.
+    path: /{index}/_doc/{id}
+    method: POST
+    parameters:
+      index: movies
+      id: '1'
+    request_body:
+      payload:
+        title: Beauty and the Beast
+        year: 1991
+    response:
+      status: 201
+  - synopsis: Update a document.
+    path: /{index}/_doc/{id}
+    method: PUT
+    parameters:
+      index: movies
+      id: '1'
+    request_body:
+      payload:
+        title: Beauty and the Beast (Updated)
+        year: 1991
+    response:
+      status: 200
+  - synopsis: Retrieve a document.
+    path: /{index}/_doc/{id}
+    method: GET
+    parameters:
+      index: movies
+      id: '1'
+    response:
+      status: 200
+  - synopsis: Delete a document.
+    path: /{index}/_doc/{id}
+    method: DELETE
+    parameters:
+      index: movies
+      id: '1'
+    response:
+      status: 200