diff --git a/services_client_connection/plugins/ServicesClientConnectionRestServer.inc b/services_client_connection/plugins/ServicesClientConnectionRestServer.inc
index dd43dbc..6f875ff 100644
--- a/services_client_connection/plugins/ServicesClientConnectionRestServer.inc
+++ b/services_client_connection/plugins/ServicesClientConnectionRestServer.inc
@@ -113,6 +113,11 @@ class ServicesClientConnectionRestServer extends ServicesClientConnectionServer
       $request->http_method = 'POST';
     }
 
+    // If this is a RESTful DELETE request set Content-Length to 0 to play nicely with Nginx
+    if ($request->http_method === 'DELETE') {
+      $request->http_headers['Content-Length'] = 0;
+    }
+
     // Build URL if not set in Request object
     if (empty($request->url)) {
       $request->url = implode('/', $url_parts);