diff --git a/js/modules/k6/http/request_test.go b/js/modules/k6/http/request_test.go
index 2c55162c774..a7a11e091ec 100644
--- a/js/modules/k6/http/request_test.go
+++ b/js/modules/k6/http/request_test.go
@@ -2386,3 +2386,26 @@ func GetTestServerWithCertificate(t *testing.T, certPem, key []byte, suitesIds .
 	s.Listener = tls.NewListener(s.Listener, s.TLS)
 	return s, client
 }
+
+func TestGzipped204Response(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+	ts := newTestCase(t)
+	tb := ts.tb
+	rt := ts.runtime.VU.Runtime()
+	state := ts.runtime.VU.State()
+	state.Options.Throw = null.BoolFrom(true)
+	sr := tb.Replacer.Replace
+	// We should not try to decode it
+	tb.Mux.HandleFunc("/gzipempty", http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		w.Header().Set("Content-Encoding", "gzip")
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusNoContent)
+	}))
+
+	_, err := rt.RunString(sr(`
+				var res = http.get("HTTPBIN_URL/gzipempty");
+				if (res.status != 204) {
+					throw new Error("unexpected status code: " + res.status)
+				}
+			`))
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+}
diff --git a/lib/netext/httpext/compression.go b/lib/netext/httpext/compression.go
index 16303fa7818..ba3b2f9a216 100644
--- a/lib/netext/httpext/compression.go
+++ b/lib/netext/httpext/compression.go
@@ -140,6 +140,13 @@ func readResponseBody(
 		_ = respBody.Close()
 	}(resp.Body)
 
+	if (resp.StatusCode >= 100 && resp.StatusCode <= 199) || // 1xx
+		resp.StatusCode == http.StatusNoContent || resp.StatusCode == http.StatusNotModified {
+		// for all three of this status code there is always no content
+		// https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc9110.html#section-6.4.1-8
+		// this also prevents trying to read
+		return nil, nil //nolint:nilnil
+	}
 	contentEncodings := strings.Split(resp.Header.Get("Content-Encoding"), ",")
 	// Transparently decompress the body if it's has a content-encoding we
 	// support. If not, simply return it as it is.