diff --git a/spring-cloud-sleuth-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/sleuth/instrument/web/client/TraceWebClientBeanPostProcessor.java b/spring-cloud-sleuth-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/sleuth/instrument/web/client/TraceWebClientBeanPostProcessor.java
index 2d4631ffa..86fc89a14 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-sleuth-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/sleuth/instrument/web/client/TraceWebClientBeanPostProcessor.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-sleuth-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/sleuth/instrument/web/client/TraceWebClientBeanPostProcessor.java
@@ -384,6 +384,11 @@ final class TraceExchangeFilterFunction implements ExchangeFilterFunction {
 								.transform(scopePassingTransformer);
 					}
 
+					@Override
+					public Mono<Void> releaseBody() {
+						return response.releaseBody();
+					}
+
 					@Override
 					public <T> Mono<ResponseEntity<T>> toEntity(Class<T> bodyType) {
 						return response.toEntity(bodyType);
@@ -407,6 +412,11 @@ final class TraceExchangeFilterFunction implements ExchangeFilterFunction {
 						return response.toEntityList(typeReference);
 					}
 
+					@Override
+					public Mono<ResponseEntity<Void>> toBodilessEntity() {
+						return response.toBodilessEntity();
+					}
+
 					@Override
 					public Mono<WebClientResponseException> createException() {
 						return response.createException();