diff --git a/.rubocop_todo.yml b/.rubocop_todo.yml
index ecd69c98f9..1d7f66c286 100644
--- a/.rubocop_todo.yml
+++ b/.rubocop_todo.yml
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
 # This configuration was generated by
 # `rubocop --auto-gen-config`
-# on 2017-02-02 01:40:01 +0900 using RuboCop version 0.47.0.
+# on 2017-02-19 15:40:46 -0500 using RuboCop version 0.47.1.
 # The point is for the user to remove these configuration records
 # one by one as the offenses are removed from the code base.
 # Note that changes in the inspected code, or installation of new
 # versions of RuboCop, may require this file to be generated again.
 
-# Offense count: 44
+# Offense count: 43
 Metrics/AbcSize:
   Max: 44
 
-# Offense count: 266
+# Offense count: 265
 # Configuration parameters: CountComments, ExcludedMethods.
 Metrics/BlockLength:
   Max: 3104
@@ -23,19 +23,19 @@ Metrics/BlockNesting:
 # Offense count: 8
 # Configuration parameters: CountComments.
 Metrics/ClassLength:
-  Max: 280
+  Max: 281
 
-# Offense count: 27
+# Offense count: 26
 Metrics/CyclomaticComplexity:
   Max: 14
 
-# Offense count: 983
+# Offense count: 993
 # Configuration parameters: AllowHeredoc, AllowURI, URISchemes, IgnoreCopDirectives, IgnoredPatterns.
 # URISchemes: http, https
 Metrics/LineLength:
   Max: 215
 
-# Offense count: 55
+# Offense count: 56
 # Configuration parameters: CountComments.
 Metrics/MethodLength:
   Max: 33
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ Metrics/MethodLength:
 Metrics/ModuleLength:
   Max: 212
 
-# Offense count: 18
+# Offense count: 16
 Metrics/PerceivedComplexity:
   Max: 14
 
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 625929113d..2feefa34c4 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #### Fixes
 
 * [#1570](https://github.com/ruby-grape/grape/pull/1570): Make versioner consider the mount destination path - [@namusyaka](https://github.com/namusyaka).
+* [#1579](https://github.com/ruby-grape/grape/pull/1579): Fix delete status with a return value - [@eproulx-petalmd](https://github.com/eproulx-petalmd).
 * Your contribution here.
 
 #### Features
diff --git a/lib/grape/endpoint.rb b/lib/grape/endpoint.rb
index 2d7da93b41..9792199edd 100644
--- a/lib/grape/endpoint.rb
+++ b/lib/grape/endpoint.rb
@@ -265,8 +265,11 @@ def run
         run_filters afters, :after
         cookies.write(header)
 
-        # The Body commonly is an Array of Strings, the application instance itself, or a File-like object.
-        response_object = file || [body || response_object]
+        # status verifies body presence when DELETE
+        @body ||= response_object
+
+        # The Body commonly is an Array of Strings, the application instance itself, or a File-like object
+        response_object = file || [body]
         [status, header, response_object]
       end
     end
diff --git a/spec/grape/endpoint_spec.rb b/spec/grape/endpoint_spec.rb
index da7a398b59..3ce801d482 100644
--- a/spec/grape/endpoint_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/grape/endpoint_spec.rb
@@ -1149,6 +1149,33 @@ def memoized
       end
     end
 
+    describe 'delete 200, with a return value (no explicit body)' do
+      it 'responds to /example delete method' do
+        subject.delete(:example) { 'deleted' }
+        delete '/example'
+        expect(last_response.status).to eql 200
+        expect(last_response.body).not_to be_empty
+      end
+    end
+
+    describe 'delete 204, with nil has return value (no explicit body)' do
+      it 'responds to /example delete method' do
+        subject.delete(:example) { nil }
+        delete '/example'
+        expect(last_response.status).to eql 204
+        expect(last_response.body).to be_empty
+      end
+    end
+
+    describe 'delete 204, with empty array has return value (no explicit body)' do
+      it 'responds to /example delete method' do
+        subject.delete(:example) { '' }
+        delete '/example'
+        expect(last_response.status).to eql 204
+        expect(last_response.body).to be_empty
+      end
+    end
+
     describe 'all other' do
       %w(post get head put options patch).each do |verb|
         it "allows for the anchoring option with a #{verb.upcase} method" do