diff --git a/pkg/webhook/admission/http.go b/pkg/webhook/admission/http.go
index 4735800195..8bcbaf45c3 100644
--- a/pkg/webhook/admission/http.go
+++ b/pkg/webhook/admission/http.go
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ func (wh *Webhook) ServeHTTP(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		ctx = wh.WithContextFunc(ctx, r)
 	}
 
-	if r.Body == nil {
+	if r.Body == nil || r.Body == http.NoBody {
 		err := errors.New("request body is empty")
 		wh.getLogger(nil).Error(err, "bad request")
 		wh.writeResponse(w, Errored(http.StatusBadRequest, err))
diff --git a/pkg/webhook/admission/http_test.go b/pkg/webhook/admission/http_test.go
index be10aea459..ad5e809415 100644
--- a/pkg/webhook/admission/http_test.go
+++ b/pkg/webhook/admission/http_test.go
@@ -84,6 +84,19 @@ var _ = Describe("Admission Webhooks", func() {
 			Expect(respRecorder.Body.String()).To(Equal(expected))
 		})
 
+		It("should error when given a NoBody", func() {
+			req := &http.Request{
+				Header: http.Header{"Content-Type": []string{"application/json"}},
+				Method: http.MethodPost,
+				Body:   http.NoBody,
+			}
+
+			expected := `{"response":{"uid":"","allowed":false,"status":{"metadata":{},"message":"request body is empty","code":400}}}
+`
+			webhook.ServeHTTP(respRecorder, req)
+			Expect(respRecorder.Body.String()).To(Equal(expected))
+		})
+
 		It("should return the response given by the handler with version defaulted to v1", func() {
 			req := &http.Request{
 				Header: http.Header{"Content-Type": []string{"application/json"}},
diff --git a/pkg/webhook/authentication/http.go b/pkg/webhook/authentication/http.go
index 3b0d5c4959..884f572123 100644
--- a/pkg/webhook/authentication/http.go
+++ b/pkg/webhook/authentication/http.go
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ func (wh *Webhook) ServeHTTP(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		ctx = wh.WithContextFunc(ctx, r)
 	}
 
-	if r.Body == nil {
+	if r.Body == nil || r.Body == http.NoBody {
 		err := errors.New("request body is empty")
 		wh.getLogger(nil).Error(err, "bad request")
 		wh.writeResponse(w, Errored(err))
diff --git a/pkg/webhook/authentication/http_test.go b/pkg/webhook/authentication/http_test.go
index 86bd5d0153..0305cefc62 100644
--- a/pkg/webhook/authentication/http_test.go
+++ b/pkg/webhook/authentication/http_test.go
@@ -94,6 +94,19 @@ var _ = Describe("Authentication Webhooks", func() {
 			Expect(respRecorder.Body.String()).To(Equal(expected))
 		})
 
+		It("should error when given a NoBody", func() {
+			req := &http.Request{
+				Header: http.Header{"Content-Type": []string{"application/json"}},
+				Method: http.MethodPost,
+				Body:   http.NoBody,
+			}
+
+			expected := `{"metadata":{"creationTimestamp":null},"spec":{},"status":{"user":{},"error":"request body is empty"}}
+`
+			webhook.ServeHTTP(respRecorder, req)
+			Expect(respRecorder.Body.String()).To(Equal(expected))
+		})
+
 		It("should return the response given by the handler with version defaulted to v1", func() {
 			req := &http.Request{
 				Header: http.Header{"Content-Type": []string{"application/json"}},