diff --git a/doc/changelog.rst b/doc/changelog.rst
index 7f4c3fa..be0cf4b 100644
--- a/doc/changelog.rst
+++ b/doc/changelog.rst
@@ -1,6 +1,13 @@
 Changelog
 =========
 
+[0.7.2] - Unreleased
+--------------------
+
+Fixed
+^^^^^
+- Skip ``Content-Type`` header validation for 204 responses. :issue:`34`
+
 [0.7.1] - 2025-01-25
 --------------------
 
diff --git a/scim2_client/client.py b/scim2_client/client.py
index 63068b2..f1ea455 100644
--- a/scim2_client/client.py
+++ b/scim2_client/client.py
@@ -290,8 +290,6 @@ def check_response(
         if raise_scim_errors is None:
             raise_scim_errors = self.raise_scim_errors
 
-        self._check_content_types(headers)
-
         # In addition to returning an HTTP response code, implementers MUST return
         # the errors in the body of the response in a JSON format
         # https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc7644.html#section-3.12
@@ -301,6 +299,7 @@ def check_response(
             response_payload = None
 
         else:
+            self._check_content_types(headers)
             response_payload = payload
 
         if check_response_payload is None:
diff --git a/tests/test_delete.py b/tests/test_delete.py
index e2eed0d..465e3d5 100644
--- a/tests/test_delete.py
+++ b/tests/test_delete.py
@@ -21,6 +21,16 @@ def test_delete_user(httpserver, sync_client):
     assert response is None
 
 
+def test_delete_user_without_content_type_header(httpserver, sync_client):
+    """Server returns 204 without Content-Type header, which is valid per RFC 7231."""
+    httpserver.expect_request(
+        "/Users/2819c223-7f76-453a-919d-413861904646", method="DELETE"
+    ).respond_with_data(status=204)
+
+    response = sync_client.delete(User, "2819c223-7f76-453a-919d-413861904646")
+    assert response is None
+
+
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("code", [400, 401, 403, 404, 412, 500, 501])
 def test_errors(httpserver, code, sync_client):
     """Test error cases defined in RFC7644."""
diff --git a/tests/test_modify.py b/tests/test_modify.py
index 6dc8e08..cef4956 100644
--- a/tests/test_modify.py
+++ b/tests/test_modify.py
@@ -69,6 +69,27 @@ def test_modify_user_204(httpserver, sync_client):
     assert response is None
 
 
+def test_modify_user_204_without_content_type_header(httpserver, sync_client):
+    """Server returns 204 without Content-Type header, which is valid per RFC 7231."""
+    httpserver.expect_request(
+        "/Users/2819c223-7f76-453a-919d-413861904646", method="PATCH"
+    ).respond_with_data(
+        "",
+        status=204,
+    )
+
+    operation = PatchOperation(
+        op=PatchOperation.Op.replace_, path="active", value=False
+    )
+    patch_op = PatchOp[User](operations=[operation])
+
+    response = sync_client.modify(
+        User, "2819c223-7f76-453a-919d-413861904646", patch_op
+    )
+
+    assert response is None
+
+
 def test_modify_user_multiple_operations(httpserver, sync_client):
     """Test User modification with multiple patch operations."""
     httpserver.expect_request(