diff --git a/.changelog/json-response-body.md b/.changelog/json-response-body.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..224ffd4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changelog/json-response-body.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+category: fixed
+type: patch
+---
+
+Keep JsonResponse payload access and replacement usable after a generic PSR-7 body replacement, with explicit decoding and stream errors.
diff --git a/src/JsonResponse.php b/src/JsonResponse.php
index 1a726d5..19955ea 100644
--- a/src/JsonResponse.php
+++ b/src/JsonResponse.php
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
  * This class MUST be used when returning JSON payloads over HTTP responses.
  * It automatically sets the 'Content-Type' header to 'application/json' with the specified charset.
  *
- * @method PayloadStreamInterface getBody() Retrieves the response body as a JSON stream.
+ * A body replaced through PSR-7 withBody() may be any StreamInterface.
  */
 final class JsonResponse extends Response implements PayloadResponseInterface
 {
@@ -55,14 +55,34 @@ public function __construct(mixed $payload = [], string $charset = 'utf-8', arra
     /**
      * Retrieves the payload contained in the response body.
      *
-     * This method MUST return the same payload provided during construction or via withPayload().
+     * Original payload streams return their stored payload. Generic readable,
+     * seekable streams are decoded as associative JSON without changing the cursor.
+     * Invalid JSON throws JsonException; unreadable, detached or non-seekable
+     * generic streams throw RuntimeException rather than being consumed.
+     *
+     * @throws \JsonException
+     * @throws \RuntimeException
      *
      * @return mixed the decoded JSON payload
      */
     public function getPayload(): mixed
     {
-        return $this->getBody()
-            ->getPayload();
+        $body = $this->getBody();
+        if ($body instanceof PayloadStreamInterface) {
+            return $body->getPayload();
+        }
+
+        if (!$body->isReadable() || !$body->isSeekable()) {
+            throw new \RuntimeException('A generic JSON body must be readable and seekable to retrieve its payload.');
+        }
+
+        $position = $body->tell();
+        try {
+            $body->rewind();
+            return json_decode($body->getContents(), true, 512, \JSON_THROW_ON_ERROR);
+        } finally {
+            $body->seek($position);
+        }
     }
 
     /**
@@ -78,6 +98,9 @@ public function getPayload(): mixed
      */
     public function withPayload(mixed $payload): self
     {
-        return $this->withBody($this->getBody()->withPayload($payload));
+        $body = $this->getBody();
+        return $this->withBody(
+            $body instanceof PayloadStreamInterface ? $body->withPayload($payload) : new JsonStream($payload)
+        );
     }
 }
diff --git a/tests/JsonResponseTest.php b/tests/JsonResponseTest.php
index 2001d17..107f6c5 100644
--- a/tests/JsonResponseTest.php
+++ b/tests/JsonResponseTest.php
@@ -131,4 +131,77 @@ public static function providerCharsets(): array
             'custom charset'  => ['iso-8859-1'],
         ];
     }
+
+    #[Test]
+    public function genericJsonBodyIsDecodedWithoutMovingItsCursor(): void
+    {
+        $original = new JsonResponse(['original' => true]);
+        $stream = \Nyholm\Psr7\Stream::create('{"replacement":true}');
+        $stream->seek(5);
+        $replacement = $original->withBody($stream);
+
+        self::assertSame(['replacement' => true], $replacement->getPayload());
+        self::assertSame(5, $stream->tell());
+        self::assertSame(['original' => true], $original->getPayload());
+        $updated = $replacement->withPayload(['next' => true]);
+        self::assertSame(['next' => true], $updated->getPayload());
+        self::assertSame($stream, $replacement->getBody());
+    }
+
+    #[Test]
+    public function invalidGenericBodyHasAnExplicitJsonErrorAndRemainsReplaceable(): void
+    {
+        $stream = \Nyholm\Psr7\Stream::create('not json');
+        $stream->seek(2);
+        $response = (new JsonResponse())->withBody($stream);
+        self::assertSame(['recovered' => true], $response->withPayload(['recovered' => true])->getPayload());
+        try {
+            $response->getPayload();
+            self::fail('Invalid JSON must not be silently accepted.');
+        } catch (\JsonException) {
+            self::assertSame(2, $stream->tell());
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[Test]
+    public function detachedGenericBodyHasAnExplicitStreamErrorAndRemainsReplaceable(): void
+    {
+        $stream = \Nyholm\Psr7\Stream::create('{}');
+        fclose($stream->detach());
+        $response = (new JsonResponse())->withBody($stream);
+        self::assertSame('recovered', $response->withPayload('recovered')->getPayload());
+        $this->expectException(\RuntimeException::class);
+        $response->getPayload();
+    }
+
+    #[Test]
+    public function genericJsonNullIsNotConfusedWithInvalidJson(): void
+    {
+        $response = (new JsonResponse())->withBody(\Nyholm\Psr7\Stream::create('null'));
+        self::assertNull($response->getPayload());
+    }
+
+    #[Test]
+    public function nonSeekableGenericBodyIsNotConsumed(): void
+    {
+        $body = $this->createMock(\Psr\Http\Message\StreamInterface::class);
+        $body->method('isReadable')->willReturn(true);
+        $body->method('isSeekable')->willReturn(false);
+        $body->expects(self::never())->method('getContents');
+        $response = (new JsonResponse())->withBody($body);
+        self::assertSame(['new' => true], $response->withPayload(['new' => true])->getPayload());
+        $this->expectException(\RuntimeException::class);
+        $response->getPayload();
+    }
+
+    #[Test]
+    public function payloadReplacementPreservesExistingJsonStreamEncodingOptionsAndHeaders(): void
+    {
+        $stream = new \FastForward\Http\Message\JsonStream(['old' => true], \JSON_PRETTY_PRINT);
+        $response = (new JsonResponse([], 'iso-8859-1'))->withBody($stream);
+        $updated = $response->withPayload(['new' => true]);
+        self::assertStringContainsString("\n", (string) $updated->getBody());
+        self::assertSame($response->getHeaders(), $updated->getHeaders());
+        self::assertSame(['old' => true], $response->getPayload());
+    }
 }