diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 43bdd890..dc518787 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+## 0.15.4
+
+- **Fix:** Set `body = ''` for POST, PUT, PATCH, and DELETE requests that do not have a body [#479](https://github.com/mapbox/mapbox-sdk-js/pull/479)
+
 ## 0.15.3
 
 - **Fix:** Maximum Optimization V1 request size limits should not be enforced client-side
diff --git a/lib/node/node-layer.js b/lib/node/node-layer.js
index 028e1d4b..c9798e71 100644
--- a/lib/node/node-layer.js
+++ b/lib/node/node-layer.js
@@ -60,6 +60,13 @@ function createRequestStreams(request) {
     gotOptions.body = JSON.stringify(request.body);
   }
 
+  if (
+    ['POST', 'PUT', 'PATCH', 'DELETE'].includes(request.method) &&
+    !request.body
+  ) {
+    gotOptions.body = '';
+  }
+
   var gotStream = got.stream(url, gotOptions);
 
   gotStream.setEncoding(request.encoding);
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 21791f14..0b326ba0 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "@mapbox/mapbox-sdk",
-  "version": "0.15.3",
+  "version": "0.15.4",
   "lockfileVersion": 2,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "@mapbox/mapbox-sdk",
-      "version": "0.15.3",
+      "version": "0.15.4",
       "license": "BSD-2-Clause",
       "dependencies": {
         "@mapbox/fusspot": "^0.4.0",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e2e1893e..159d89de 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@mapbox/mapbox-sdk",
-  "version": "0.15.3",
+  "version": "0.15.4",
   "description": "JS SDK for accessing Mapbox APIs",
   "main": "index.js",
   "files": [
diff --git a/test/node-interface.test.js b/test/node-interface.test.js
index bf0b00d0..7eed840c 100644
--- a/test/node-interface.test.js
+++ b/test/node-interface.test.js
@@ -82,3 +82,46 @@ describe('test node progress events', () => {
     });
   });
 });
+
+describe('test empty request bodies', () => {
+  let server;
+  let createLocalClient;
+  const { mockToken } = tu;
+
+  beforeAll(() => {
+    return tu.mockServer().then(s => {
+      server = s;
+      createLocalClient = server.localClient(nodeClient);
+    });
+  });
+
+  afterAll(done => {
+    server.close(done);
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    server.reset();
+  });
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    server.setResponse((req, res) => {
+      res.append('Content-Type', 'application/json; charset=utf-8');
+      res.json({ mockStyle: true });
+    });
+  });
+
+  test('request for POST, PATCH, PUT, or DELETE without an explicit body should include empty string as body', () => {
+    // https://github.com/sindresorhus/got/issues/2303
+    const accessToken = mockToken();
+    const client = createLocalClient({ accessToken });
+    const request = client.createRequest({
+      method: 'DELETE',
+      path: '/tilesets/v1/:tilesetId',
+      params: { tilesetId: 'foo.bar' }
+    });
+
+    return request.send().then(({ statusCode }) => {
+      expect(statusCode).toBe(200);
+    });
+  });
+});