diff --git a/‎gitlab/client.py‎
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diff --git a/‎gitlab/const.py‎
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diff --git a/‎tests/unit/test_gitlab_http_methods.py‎
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@@ -1083,6 +1083,8 @@ def http_patch(
             raw=raw,
             **kwargs,
         )
+        if result.status_code in gitlab.const.NO_JSON_RESPONSE_CODES:
+            return result
         try:
             json_result = result.json()
             if TYPE_CHECKING:
 
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ class SearchScope(GitlabEnum):
 
 USER_AGENT: str = f"{__title__}/{__version__}"
 
+NO_JSON_RESPONSE_CODES = [204]
 RETRYABLE_TRANSIENT_ERROR_CODES = [500, 502, 503, 504] + list(range(520, 531))
 
 __all__ = [
 
@@ -800,6 +800,21 @@ def test_patch_request(gl):
     assert responses.assert_call_count(url, 1) is True
 
 
+@responses.activate
+def test_patch_request_204(gl):
+    url = "http://localhost/api/v4/projects"
+    responses.add(
+        method=responses.PATCH,
+        url=url,
+        status=204,
+        match=helpers.MATCH_EMPTY_QUERY_PARAMS,
+    )
+
+    result = gl.http_patch("/projects")
+    assert isinstance(result, requests.Response)
+    assert responses.assert_call_count(url, 1) is True
+
+
 @responses.activate
 def test_patch_request_404(gl):
     url = "http://localhost/api/v4/not_there"
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@@ -1083,6 +1083,8 @@ def http_patch(
1083	1083	raw=raw,
1084	1084	**kwargs,
1085	1085	)
	1086	+ if result.status_code in gitlab.const.NO_JSON_RESPONSE_CODES:
	1087	+ return result
1086	1088	try:
1087	1089	json_result = result.json()
1088	1090	if TYPE_CHECKING: