diff --git a/src/node/index.js b/src/node/index.js
index bb7b2f7bb..c7e77c5de 100644
--- a/src/node/index.js
+++ b/src/node/index.js
@@ -952,6 +952,7 @@ Request.prototype._end = function() {
   let data = this._data;
   const { req } = this;
   const { method } = this;
+  const methodsWithBody = ['PUT', 'POST', 'PATCH'];
 
   this._setTimeouts();
 
@@ -971,7 +972,11 @@ Request.prototype._end = function() {
     }
 
     // content-length
-    if (data && !req.getHeader('Content-Length')) {
+    if (
+      methodsWithBody.includes(method) &&
+      data &&
+      !req.getHeader('Content-Length')
+    ) {
       req.setHeader(
         'Content-Length',
         Buffer.isBuffer(data) ? data.length : Buffer.byteLength(data)
diff --git a/test/request.js b/test/request.js
index 9e5bc2f56..8c36a4167 100644
--- a/test/request.js
+++ b/test/request.js
@@ -172,6 +172,21 @@ describe('request', function() {
     });
   });
 
+  it('GET should not send the content-length header', next => {
+    request
+      .get(`${uri}/content-length`)
+      .send({ foo: 'bar' })
+      .then(res => {
+        try {
+          assert(!res.badRequest);
+          next();
+        } catch (err) {
+          next(err);
+        }
+      })
+      .catch(next);
+  });
+
   it('get()', next => {
     request.get(`${uri}/notfound`).end((err, res) => {
       try {
diff --git a/test/support/server.js b/test/support/server.js
index b06b0c0a2..0cc9af08a 100644
--- a/test/support/server.js
+++ b/test/support/server.js
@@ -578,5 +578,17 @@ app.get('/error/redirect-error:id', (req, res) => {
   }
 });
 
+app.get('/content-length', (req, res) => {
+  const { headers } = req;
+  if (
+    headers.hasOwnProperty('content-length') &&
+    headers['content-length'] > 0
+  ) {
+    res.status(400).send('bad request');
+  } else {
+    res.status(200).send('ok');
+  }
+});
+
 const server = http.createServer(app);
 server.listen(process.env.ZUUL_PORT);