diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/ws/transport/http/AbstractHttpSenderConnection.java b/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/ws/transport/http/AbstractHttpSenderConnection.java
index 85e10f4c..3bb37a45 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/ws/transport/http/AbstractHttpSenderConnection.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/ws/transport/http/AbstractHttpSenderConnection.java
@@ -60,7 +60,9 @@ public abstract class AbstractHttpSenderConnection extends AbstractSenderConnect
      * Receiving response
      */
     protected final boolean hasResponse() throws IOException {
-        if (HttpTransportConstants.STATUS_ACCEPTED == getResponseCode()) {
+        int responseCode = getResponseCode();
+        if (HttpTransportConstants.STATUS_ACCEPTED == responseCode ||
+                HttpTransportConstants.STATUS_NO_CONTENT == responseCode) {
             return false;
         }
         long contentLength = getResponseContentLength();
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/ws/transport/http/HttpTransportConstants.java b/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/ws/transport/http/HttpTransportConstants.java
index 0ed01433..ba3558ac 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/ws/transport/http/HttpTransportConstants.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/ws/transport/http/HttpTransportConstants.java
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@ public interface HttpTransportConstants extends TransportConstants {
     /** The "202 Accepted" status code. */
     int STATUS_ACCEPTED = 202;
 
+    /** The "204 No Content" status code. */
+    int STATUS_NO_CONTENT = 204;
+
     /** The "404 Not Found" status code. */
     int STATUS_NOT_FOUND = 404;