diff --git a/ironic_inspector/main.py b/ironic_inspector/main.py
index c7e8a5c22..8dc3f8c48 100644
--- a/ironic_inspector/main.py
+++ b/ironic_inspector/main.py
@@ -154,7 +154,21 @@ def _generate_empty_response(code):
     # be included for user friendly response bodies.
     if code == 204:
         response = flask.make_response('', code)
+        # NOTE(TheJulia): Explicitly set a content length to zero.
+        # as this is the *lesser* of all evils until
+        # https://github.com/eventlet/eventlet/issues/746
+        # is resolved.
+        response.headers['Content-Length'] = 0
         response.mimetype = 'text/plain'
+
+        def _return_headers(cls):
+            # Dynamically re-maps over get_wsgi_headers() method in
+            # which werkzueg strips the content-length and sets us up
+            # for eventlet forcing in a Transfer-Encoding: chunked
+            # header.
+            return response.headers
+
+        response.get_wsgi_headers = _return_headers
     else:
         # Send an empty dictionary to set a mimetype, and ultimately
         # with this being a rest API we can, at some point, choose to
diff --git a/ironic_inspector/test/unit/test_main.py b/ironic_inspector/test/unit/test_main.py
index 60566c5f3..da8fe56d9 100644
--- a/ironic_inspector/test/unit/test_main.py
+++ b/ironic_inspector/test/unit/test_main.py
@@ -642,6 +642,12 @@ class TestApiRules(BaseAPITest):
         delete_mock.assert_called_once_with(self.uuid)
         self.assertEqual('text/plain; charset=utf-8',
                          res.headers['content-type'])
+        # NOTE(TheJulia): This should be able to be removed once
+        # https://github.com/eventlet/eventlet/issues/746
+        # is resolved and available. This ensures we don't
+        # send out a content length header out which is the
+        # less evil of the RFC7230 broken-ness.
+        self.assertEqual('0', res.headers['Content-Length'])
 
 
 class TestApiMisc(BaseAPITest):
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/handle_eventlet_wsgi_evil_override-3905c6eef0ad7fa3.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/handle_eventlet_wsgi_evil_override-3905c6eef0ad7fa3.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a356a16bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/handle_eventlet_wsgi_evil_override-3905c6eef0ad7fa3.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+---
+issues:
+  - |
+    The response headers for empty body HTTP 204 replies, at present, violate
+    RFC7230. This was not intentional, but underlying libraries also
+    make inappropriate changes to the headers, which can cause clients to
+    experience odd failures. This is anticipated to be corrected once an
+    underlying issue in
+    `eventlet <https://github.com/eventlet/eventlet/issues/746>`_ is resolved.
+fixes:
+  - |
+    Fixes HTTP responses so the Eventlet library, which is used to support
+    the operation of the WSGI application, does not incorrectly inject
+    a ``Transfer-Encoding`` header into the HTTP response, even on HTTP 204
+    replies, which is a violation of RFC7230. This header ultimately can
+    cause varying client reactions which are not expected and can raise
+    exceptions. For now, this has been remedied via an explicit return of
+    a ``Content-Length`` header, which is also an RFC7230 violation, but
+    it appears to be the lesser of known evils at this time.