diff --git a/src/modules/services/ObsidianAPIService.ts b/src/modules/services/ObsidianAPIService.ts
index c455d172..11413e88 100644
--- a/src/modules/services/ObsidianAPIService.ts
+++ b/src/modules/services/ObsidianAPIService.ts
@@ -147,14 +147,9 @@ export class ObsidianAPIService extends InjectableAPIService<ObsidianServiceCont
                 : req instanceof Request && typeof req.method === "string"
                   ? req.method
                   : "GET";
-        if (typeof req !== "string") {
-            if (opts?.body) {
-                body = typeof opts.body === "string" ? opts.body : await new Response(opts.body).arrayBuffer();
-            } else if (req.body) {
-                body = await new Response(req.body).arrayBuffer();
-            }
-        } else {
-            body = opts?.body as string;
+        const suppliedBody = opts?.body ?? (req instanceof Request ? req.body : undefined);
+        if (suppliedBody !== undefined && suppliedBody !== null) {
+            body = typeof suppliedBody === "string" ? suppliedBody : await new Response(suppliedBody).arrayBuffer();
         }
         const reqHeaders = new Headers(req instanceof Request ? req.headers : {});
 
@@ -192,7 +187,9 @@ export class ObsidianAPIService extends InjectableAPIService<ObsidianServiceCont
             contentType: contentType,
         };
         const r = await requestUrl({ ...requestParam, throw: false });
-        return new Response(r.arrayBuffer, {
+        const responseHasNoBody =
+            method.toUpperCase() === "HEAD" || r.status === 204 || r.status === 205 || r.status === 304;
+        return new Response(responseHasNoBody ? null : r.arrayBuffer, {
             headers: r.headers,
             status: r.status,
             statusText: `${r.status}`,
diff --git a/src/modules/services/ObsidianAPIService.unit.spec.ts b/src/modules/services/ObsidianAPIService.unit.spec.ts
index 6523bfaf..589c4e68 100644
--- a/src/modules/services/ObsidianAPIService.unit.spec.ts
+++ b/src/modules/services/ObsidianAPIService.unit.spec.ts
@@ -4,16 +4,17 @@ const mocks = vi.hoisted(() => ({
     platform: {
         isMobile: false,
     },
+    requestUrl: vi.fn(),
 }));
 
 vi.mock("@/deps.ts", () => ({
     Platform: mocks.platform,
-    requestUrl: vi.fn(),
+    requestUrl: mocks.requestUrl,
 }));
 
 vi.mock("@/deps", () => ({
     Platform: mocks.platform,
-    requestUrl: vi.fn(),
+    requestUrl: mocks.requestUrl,
 }));
 
 vi.mock("@/modules/essentialObsidian/APILib/ObsHttpHandler", () => ({
@@ -65,3 +66,41 @@ describe("ObsidianAPIService.showWindowOnRight", () => {
         expect(workspace.revealLeaf).toHaveBeenCalledWith(rightLeaf);
     });
 });
+
+describe("ObsidianAPIService.nativeFetch", () => {
+    it("normalises a typed-array body when the request URL is a string", async () => {
+        mocks.requestUrl.mockResolvedValue({
+            arrayBuffer: new Uint8Array([9, 8, 7]).buffer,
+            headers: { etag: '"created"' },
+            status: 201,
+        });
+        const source = new Uint8Array([0, 1, 2, 3, 4]);
+        const body = source.subarray(1, 4);
+
+        const response = await createService({}).nativeFetch("http://127.0.0.1:8088/dav/probe.bin", {
+            body: body as unknown as BodyInit,
+            headers: { "Content-Type": "application/octet-stream" },
+            method: "PUT",
+        });
+
+        expect(response.status).toBe(201);
+        const request = mocks.requestUrl.mock.calls[0][0] as { body?: unknown };
+        expect(request.body).toBeInstanceOf(ArrayBuffer);
+        expect([...new Uint8Array(request.body as ArrayBuffer)]).toEqual([1, 2, 3]);
+    });
+
+    it("constructs a bodyless response for a successful DELETE", async () => {
+        mocks.requestUrl.mockResolvedValue({
+            arrayBuffer: new ArrayBuffer(0),
+            headers: {},
+            status: 204,
+        });
+
+        const response = await createService({}).nativeFetch("http://127.0.0.1:8088/dav/probe.bin", {
+            method: "DELETE",
+        });
+
+        expect(response.status).toBe(204);
+        expect(await response.text()).toBe("");
+    });
+});