diff --git a/bottlecap/src/appsec/processor/response.rs b/bottlecap/src/appsec/processor/response.rs
index b07fa5ea7..996bac90a 100644
--- a/bottlecap/src/appsec/processor/response.rs
+++ b/bottlecap/src/appsec/processor/response.rs
@@ -94,6 +94,9 @@ impl InvocationPayload for RawPayload {
         HashMap::default()
     }
     fn response_body<'a>(&'a self) -> Option<Box<dyn std::io::Read + 'a>> {
+        if self.data.is_empty() {
+            return None;
+        }
         Some(Box::new(Cursor::new(&self.data)))
     }
 }
@@ -132,4 +135,28 @@ mod test {
         assert!(response.response_headers_no_cookies().is_empty());
         assert_eq!(response.response_status_code(), Some(0));
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_empty_body_in_apigw_response() {
+        let response = r#"{
+            "statusCode": 204,
+            "headers": {},
+            "multiValueHeaders": {},
+            "body": ""
+        }"#;
+        let response = ExpectedResponseFormat::ApiGatewayResponse
+            .parse(response.as_bytes())
+            .expect("response should have parsed cleanly")
+            .expect("response should have been Some");
+        assert!(response.response_body().is_none());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_empty_raw_response() {
+        let response = ExpectedResponseFormat::Raw
+            .parse(b"")
+            .expect("response should have parsed cleanly")
+            .expect("response should have been Some");
+        assert!(response.response_body().is_none());
+    }
 }
diff --git a/bottlecap/src/lifecycle/invocation/triggers/body.rs b/bottlecap/src/lifecycle/invocation/triggers/body.rs
index 6d09961fd..1c3acb676 100644
--- a/bottlecap/src/lifecycle/invocation/triggers/body.rs
+++ b/bottlecap/src/lifecycle/invocation/triggers/body.rs
@@ -16,11 +16,19 @@ pub struct Body {
 impl Body {
     /// Obtains a reader to the data contained in this [`Body`], decoded from
     /// Base64 if [`Body::is_base64_encoded`] is `true`.
+    ///
+    /// Returns [`None`] if there is no body, including when it is an empty
+    /// string, which is how many event sources represent the absence of a
+    /// body (e.g, `GET` requests, `204` responses, etc...).
     pub(crate) fn reader<'a>(&'a self) -> Result<Option<Box<dyn Read + 'a>>, base64::DecodeError> {
         let Some(body) = &self.body else {
             return Ok(None);
         };
 
+        if body.is_empty() {
+            return Ok(None);
+        }
+
         if self.is_base64_encoded {
             let body = base64::engine::general_purpose::STANDARD.decode(body)?;
             let reader = Bytes::from(body).reader();
@@ -30,3 +38,44 @@ impl Body {
         }
     }
 }
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use std::io::read_to_string;
+
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_reader_no_body() {
+        let body = Body {
+            body: None,
+            is_base64_encoded: false,
+        };
+        assert!(body.reader().expect("should not fail").is_none());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_reader_empty_body() {
+        let body = Body {
+            body: Some(String::new()),
+            is_base64_encoded: false,
+        };
+        assert!(body.reader().expect("should not fail").is_none());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_reader_base64_body() {
+        let body = Body {
+            body: Some("eyJmb28iOiJiYXIifQ==".to_string()),
+            is_base64_encoded: true,
+        };
+        let reader = body
+            .reader()
+            .expect("should not fail")
+            .expect("should be Some");
+        assert_eq!(
+            read_to_string(reader).expect("should read cleanly"),
+            r#"{"foo":"bar"}"#
+        );
+    }
+}