diff --git a/aiohttp/client_reqrep.py b/aiohttp/client_reqrep.py
index 34d2016185c..8c70592f4c5 100644
--- a/aiohttp/client_reqrep.py
+++ b/aiohttp/client_reqrep.py
@@ -583,6 +583,10 @@ def _setup_connection(self, connection):
         self.content = self.flow_control_class(
             connection.reader, loop=connection.loop)
 
+    def _need_parse_response_body(self):
+        return (self.method.lower() != 'head' and
+                self.status not in [204, 304])
+
     @asyncio.coroutine
     def start(self, connection, read_until_eof=False):
         """Start response processing."""
@@ -610,7 +614,7 @@ def start(self, connection, read_until_eof=False):
         self.headers = CIMultiDictProxy(message.headers)
 
         # payload
-        response_with_body = self.method.lower() != 'head'
+        response_with_body = self._need_parse_response_body()
         self._reader.set_parser(
             aiohttp.HttpPayloadParser(message,
                                       readall=read_until_eof,
diff --git a/tests/test_client_functional_newstyle.py b/tests/test_client_functional_newstyle.py
index 125136ef6c1..7e41e6739ef 100644
--- a/tests/test_client_functional_newstyle.py
+++ b/tests/test_client_functional_newstyle.py
@@ -119,3 +119,45 @@ def go():
             connector.close()
 
         self.loop.run_until_complete(go())
+
+    def test_HTTP_304(self):
+        @asyncio.coroutine
+        def handler(request):
+            body = yield from request.read()
+            self.assertEqual(b'', body)
+            return web.Response(status=304)
+
+        @asyncio.coroutine
+        def go():
+            _, srv, url = yield from self.create_server('GET', '/', handler)
+            connector = aiohttp.TCPConnector(loop=self.loop)
+            r = yield from client.request('GET', url,
+                                          connector=connector, loop=self.loop)
+            content = yield from r.read()
+            self.assertEqual(r.status, 304)
+            self.assertEqual(content, b'')
+            r.release()
+            connector.close()
+
+        self.loop.run_until_complete(go())
+
+    def test_HTTP_304_WITH_BODY(self):
+        @asyncio.coroutine
+        def handler(request):
+            body = yield from request.read()
+            self.assertEqual(b'', body)
+            return web.Response(body=b'test', status=304)
+
+        @asyncio.coroutine
+        def go():
+            _, srv, url = yield from self.create_server('GET', '/', handler)
+            connector = aiohttp.TCPConnector(loop=self.loop)
+            r = yield from client.request('GET', url,
+                                          connector=connector, loop=self.loop)
+            content = yield from r.read()
+            self.assertEqual(r.status, 304)
+            self.assertEqual(content, b'')
+            r.release()
+            connector.close()
+
+        self.loop.run_until_complete(go())