diff --git a/chopper/lib/src/interceptors/response_converter_interceptor.dart b/chopper/lib/src/interceptors/response_converter_interceptor.dart
index 5d2dd188..07d054e4 100644
--- a/chopper/lib/src/interceptors/response_converter_interceptor.dart
+++ b/chopper/lib/src/interceptors/response_converter_interceptor.dart
@@ -52,17 +52,13 @@ class ResponseConverterInterceptor<InnerType> implements InternalInterceptor {
     Response response,
     ConvertResponse? responseConverter,
   ) async {
-    Response? newResponse;
     if (responseConverter != null) {
-      newResponse = await responseConverter(response);
+      response = await responseConverter(response);
     } else if (_converter != null) {
-      newResponse = await _decodeResponse<BodyType>(response, _converter!);
+      response = await _decodeResponse<BodyType>(response, _converter!);
     }
 
-    return Response<BodyType>(
-      newResponse?.base ?? response.base,
-      newResponse?.body ?? response.body,
-    );
+    return Response<BodyType>(response.base, response.body);
   }
 
   /// Converts the [response] using [_converter].
diff --git a/chopper/test/chain/response_converter_interceptor_test.dart b/chopper/test/chain/response_converter_interceptor_test.dart
index 1edfe680..41a3a968 100644
--- a/chopper/test/chain/response_converter_interceptor_test.dart
+++ b/chopper/test/chain/response_converter_interceptor_test.dart
@@ -70,6 +70,44 @@ void main() {
       expect(converter.called, 0);
     });
 
+    test(
+        'response is successful converter is not null and response converter is null, response is converted with null body',
+        () async {
+      final converter = ResponseNullBodyConverter();
+      interceptorChain = InterceptorChain(
+        interceptors: [
+          ResponseConverterInterceptor(converter: converter),
+          ResponseInterceptor(),
+        ],
+        request: testRequest,
+      );
+
+      final response = await interceptorChain.proceed(testRequest);
+
+      expect(response.body, null);
+      expect(converter.called, 1);
+    });
+
+    test(
+        'response is successful converter is not null and response converter is not null, response is converted by response converter with null body',
+        () async {
+      final converter = ResponseNullBodyConverter();
+      interceptorChain = InterceptorChain(
+        interceptors: [
+          ResponseConverterInterceptor(
+              converter: converter,
+              responseConverter: (response) => Response(response.base, null)),
+          ResponseInterceptor(),
+        ],
+        request: testRequest,
+      );
+
+      final response = await interceptorChain.proceed(testRequest);
+
+      expect(response.body, null);
+      expect(converter.called, 0);
+    });
+
     test(
         'response is unsuccessful converter is not null and response converter is not null, response is not converted',
         () async {
@@ -153,6 +191,8 @@ void main() {
       expect(converter.called, 0);
     });
   });
+
+  group('response converter returns converted response tests', () {});
 }
 
 // ignore mutability warning for test class.
@@ -173,6 +213,24 @@ class ResponseConverter implements Converter {
   }
 }
 
+// ignore mutability warning for test class.
+//ignore: must_be_immutable
+class ResponseNullBodyConverter implements Converter {
+  int called = 0;
+
+  @override
+  FutureOr<Request> convertRequest(Request request) {
+    return request;
+  }
+
+  @override
+  FutureOr<Response<BodyType>> convertResponse<BodyType, InnerType>(
+      Response response) {
+    called++;
+    return Response(response.base, null as BodyType);
+  }
+}
+
 // ignore mutability warning for test class.
 //ignore: must_be_immutable
 class ResponseErrorConverter implements ErrorConverter {