diff --git a/EasyVCR.Tests/ClientTest.cs b/EasyVCR.Tests/ClientTest.cs
index 38a9a4c..7c29a53 100644
--- a/EasyVCR.Tests/ClientTest.cs
+++ b/EasyVCR.Tests/ClientTest.cs
@@ -512,6 +512,29 @@ public async Task TestMatchNonJsonBody()
             var response = await client.PostAsync(url, content);
             Assert.IsNotNull(response);
         }
+        
+        [TestMethod]
+        public async Task TestMatchEmptyStringBodyToNonEmptyStringBody()
+        {
+            var cassette = TestUtils.GetCassette("test_match_empty_body");
+            cassette.Erase(); // Erase cassette before recording
+
+            const string url = "https://httpbin.org/post";
+    
+            // record baseline request first
+            var client = HttpClients.NewHttpClient(cassette, Mode.Record);
+            var someContent = new ByteArrayContent(Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes("whatevs"));
+            _ = await client.PostAsync(url, someContent);
+
+            // try to replay the request with match by body enforcement
+            client = HttpClients.NewHttpClient(cassette, Mode.Replay, new AdvancedSettings
+            {
+                MatchRules = new MatchRules().ByBody()
+            });
+            var emptyContent = new ByteArrayContent(Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(string.Empty));
+            Assert.ThrowsExceptionAsync<VCRException>(async () => await client.PostAsync(url, emptyContent), "No interaction found for request POST https://httpbin.org/post");
+        }
+        
 
 
         [TestMethod]
diff --git a/EasyVCR/MatchRules.cs b/EasyVCR/MatchRules.cs
index 2984e4e..1e6288a 100644
--- a/EasyVCR/MatchRules.cs
+++ b/EasyVCR/MatchRules.cs
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ public MatchRules ByBody(List<CensorElement>? ignoredElements = null)
                     // both have empty string bodies, so they match
                     return true;
 
-                return receivedBody!.Equals(recordedBody, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
+                return (receivedBody ?? "").Equals(recordedBody, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
             });
             return this;
         }