diff --git a/BinaryFileResponse.php b/BinaryFileResponse.php
index f44eb6daf..2cd105c3b 100644
--- a/BinaryFileResponse.php
+++ b/BinaryFileResponse.php
@@ -201,15 +201,17 @@ public function setContentDisposition($disposition, $filename = '', $filenameFal
      */
     public function prepare(Request $request)
     {
-        if (!$this->headers->has('Content-Type')) {
-            $this->headers->set('Content-Type', $this->file->getMimeType() ?: 'application/octet-stream');
-        }
+        parent::prepare($request);
 
-        if ('HTTP/1.0' !== $request->server->get('SERVER_PROTOCOL')) {
-            $this->setProtocolVersion('1.1');
+        if ($this->isInformational() || $this->isEmpty()) {
+            $this->maxlen = 0;
+
+            return $this;
         }
 
-        $this->ensureIEOverSSLCompatibility($request);
+        if (!$this->headers->has('Content-Type')) {
+            $this->headers->set('Content-Type', $this->file->getMimeType() ?: 'application/octet-stream');
+        }
 
         $this->offset = 0;
         $this->maxlen = -1;
@@ -217,6 +219,7 @@ public function prepare(Request $request)
         if (false === $fileSize = $this->file->getSize()) {
             return $this;
         }
+        $this->headers->remove('Transfer-Encoding');
         $this->headers->set('Content-Length', $fileSize);
 
         if (!$this->headers->has('Accept-Ranges')) {
@@ -286,6 +289,10 @@ public function prepare(Request $request)
             }
         }
 
+        if ($request->isMethod('HEAD')) {
+            $this->maxlen = 0;
+        }
+
         return $this;
     }
 
@@ -309,40 +316,42 @@ private function hasValidIfRangeHeader(?string $header): bool
      */
     public function sendContent()
     {
-        if (!$this->isSuccessful()) {
-            return parent::sendContent();
-        }
+        try {
+            if (!$this->isSuccessful()) {
+                return parent::sendContent();
+            }
 
-        if (0 === $this->maxlen) {
-            return $this;
-        }
+            if (0 === $this->maxlen) {
+                return $this;
+            }
 
-        $out = fopen('php://output', 'w');
-        $file = fopen($this->file->getPathname(), 'r');
+            $out = fopen('php://output', 'w');
+            $file = fopen($this->file->getPathname(), 'r');
 
-        ignore_user_abort(true);
+            ignore_user_abort(true);
 
-        if (0 !== $this->offset) {
-            fseek($file, $this->offset);
-        }
+            if (0 !== $this->offset) {
+                fseek($file, $this->offset);
+            }
 
-        $length = $this->maxlen;
-        while ($length && !feof($file)) {
-            $read = ($length > $this->chunkSize) ? $this->chunkSize : $length;
-            $length -= $read;
+            $length = $this->maxlen;
+            while ($length && !feof($file)) {
+                $read = ($length > $this->chunkSize) ? $this->chunkSize : $length;
+                $length -= $read;
 
-            stream_copy_to_stream($file, $out, $read);
+                stream_copy_to_stream($file, $out, $read);
 
-            if (connection_aborted()) {
-                break;
+                if (connection_aborted()) {
+                    break;
+                }
             }
-        }
 
-        fclose($out);
-        fclose($file);
-
-        if ($this->deleteFileAfterSend && file_exists($this->file->getPathname())) {
-            unlink($this->file->getPathname());
+            fclose($out);
+            fclose($file);
+        } finally {
+            if ($this->deleteFileAfterSend && file_exists($this->file->getPathname())) {
+                unlink($this->file->getPathname());
+            }
         }
 
         return $this;
diff --git a/Tests/BinaryFileResponseTest.php b/Tests/BinaryFileResponseTest.php
index f88c8a48d..4e4ddbf44 100644
--- a/Tests/BinaryFileResponseTest.php
+++ b/Tests/BinaryFileResponseTest.php
@@ -373,6 +373,21 @@ public function testStream()
         $this->assertNull($response->headers->get('Content-Length'));
     }
 
+    public function testPrepareNotAddingContentTypeHeaderIfNoContentResponse()
+    {
+        $request = Request::create('/');
+        $request->headers->set('If-Modified-Since', date('D, d M Y H:i:s').' GMT');
+
+        $response = new BinaryFileResponse(__DIR__.'/File/Fixtures/test.gif', 200, ['Content-Type' => 'application/octet-stream']);
+        $response->setLastModified(new \DateTimeImmutable('-1 day'));
+        $response->isNotModified($request);
+
+        $response->prepare($request);
+
+        $this->assertSame(BinaryFileResponse::HTTP_NOT_MODIFIED, $response->getStatusCode());
+        $this->assertFalse($response->headers->has('Content-Type'));
+    }
+
     protected function provideResponse()
     {
         return new BinaryFileResponse(__DIR__.'/../README.md', 200, ['Content-Type' => 'application/octet-stream']);