diff --git a/src/client.rs b/src/client.rs
index ca57d8d3..526f0338 100644
--- a/src/client.rs
+++ b/src/client.rs
@@ -1166,6 +1166,8 @@ impl crate::interceptor::Invoke for &HttpClient {
         mut request: Request<AsyncBody>,
     ) -> crate::interceptor::InterceptorFuture<'_, Error> {
         Box::pin(async move {
+            let is_head_request = request.method() == http::Method::HEAD;
+
             // Set default user agent if not specified.
             request
                 .headers_mut()
@@ -1212,17 +1214,21 @@ impl crate::interceptor::Invoke for &HttpClient {
 
             // Convert the reader into an opaque Body.
             Ok(response.map(|reader| {
-                let body = ResponseBody {
-                    inner: reader,
-                    // Extend the lifetime of the agent by including a reference
-                    // to its handle in the response body.
-                    _client: (*self).clone(),
-                };
-
-                if let Some(len) = body_len {
-                    AsyncBody::from_reader_sized(body, len)
+                if is_head_request {
+                    AsyncBody::empty()
                 } else {
-                    AsyncBody::from_reader(body)
+                    let body = ResponseBody {
+                        inner: reader,
+                        // Extend the lifetime of the agent by including a reference
+                        // to its handle in the response body.
+                        _client: (*self).clone(),
+                    };
+
+                    if let Some(len) = body_len {
+                        AsyncBody::from_reader_sized(body, len)
+                    } else {
+                        AsyncBody::from_reader(body)
+                    }
                 }
             }))
         })
diff --git a/tests/response_body.rs b/tests/response_body.rs
index 0655d67a..0bd428ef 100644
--- a/tests/response_body.rs
+++ b/tests/response_body.rs
@@ -18,6 +18,18 @@ fn simple_response_body() {
     assert_eq!(response_text, "hello world");
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn zero_length_response_body() {
+    let m = mock! {
+        body: "",
+    };
+
+    let response = isahc::get(m.url()).unwrap();
+
+    assert_eq!(response.body().len(), Some(0));
+    assert!(!response.body().is_empty());
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn large_response_body() {
     let body = "wow so large ".repeat(1000);
@@ -58,6 +70,20 @@ fn response_body_with_chunked_encoding_has_unknown_size() {
     assert_eq!(response.body().len(), None);
 }
 
+// See issue #341.
+#[test]
+fn head_request_with_content_length_response_returns_empty_body() {
+    let m = mock! {
+        headers {
+            "content-length": 767,
+        }
+    };
+
+    let response = isahc::head(m.url()).unwrap();
+
+    assert!(response.body().is_empty());
+}
+
 // See issue #64.
 #[test]
 fn dropping_client_does_not_abort_response_transfer() {