diff --git a/jsr311.go b/jsr311.go
index 07a0c91e..a9b3faaa 100644
--- a/jsr311.go
+++ b/jsr311.go
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ func (r RouterJSR311) detectRoute(routes []Route, httpRequest *http.Request) (*R
 		method, length := httpRequest.Method, httpRequest.Header.Get("Content-Length")
 		if (method == http.MethodPost ||
 			method == http.MethodPut ||
-			method == http.MethodPatch) && length == "" {
+			method == http.MethodPatch) && (length == "" || length == "0") {
 			return nil, NewError(
 				http.StatusUnsupportedMediaType,
 				fmt.Sprintf("415: Unsupported Media Type\n\nAvailable representations: %s", strings.Join(available, ", ")),