diff --git a/src/client/fetch.ts b/src/client/fetch.ts
index eb9b6c2be9..0a702191da 100644
--- a/src/client/fetch.ts
+++ b/src/client/fetch.ts
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ export class FetchResponse implements api.ApiResponse {
     return this._request._wrapApiCall(async (channel: channels.FetchRequestChannel) => {
       try {
         const result = await channel.fetchResponseBody({ fetchUid: this._fetchUid() });
-        if (!result.binary)
+        if (result.binary === undefined)
           throw new Error('Response has been disposed');
         return Buffer.from(result.binary!, 'base64');
       } catch (e) {
diff --git a/tests/global-fetch.spec.ts b/tests/global-fetch.spec.ts
index 6df9c61e43..b10f1f5518 100644
--- a/tests/global-fetch.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/global-fetch.spec.ts
@@ -158,3 +158,14 @@ it('should be able to construct with context options', async ({ playwright, serv
   const response = await request.get(server.EMPTY_PAGE);
   expect(response.ok()).toBeTruthy();
 });
+
+it('should return empty body', async ({ playwright, server }) => {
+  const request = await playwright.request.newContext();
+  const response = await request.get(server.EMPTY_PAGE);
+  const body = await response.body();
+  expect(body.length).toBe(0);
+  expect(await response.text()).toBe('');
+  await request.dispose();
+  const error = await response.body().catch(e => e);
+  expect(error.message).toContain('Response has been disposed');
+});