diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index 46d97ea1..7dc0aee4 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@ This document describes changes between each past release.
 - Provide the userid when calling the hello page with an Authorization
   header. (#319)
 
+**Bug fixes**
+
+- ``data`` is not mandatory in request body if the resource does not define
+  any schema or if no field is mandatory (fixes mozilla-services/kinto#63)
 
 2.3.1 (2015-07-15)
 ------------------
diff --git a/cliquet/resource.py b/cliquet/resource.py
index fbc36643..95aa87f9 100644
--- a/cliquet/resource.py
+++ b/cliquet/resource.py
@@ -97,8 +97,18 @@ def get_record_schema(self, resource, method):
             # Simply validate that posted body is a mapping.
             return colander.MappingSchema(unknown='preserve')
 
+        record_mapping = resource.mapping
+
+        try:
+            record_mapping.deserialize({})
+            is_empty_accepted = True
+        except colander.Invalid:
+            is_empty_accepted = False
+
+        record_mapping.missing = {} if is_empty_accepted else colander.required
+
         class RecordPayload(colander.MappingSchema):
-            data = resource.mapping
+            data = record_mapping
 
             def schema_type(self, **kw):
                 return colander.Mapping(unknown='raise')
@@ -402,7 +412,7 @@ def collection_post(self):
             id_field = self.collection.id_field
             new_record[id_field] = _id = self.request.json['data'][id_field]
             self._raise_400_if_invalid_id(_id)
-        except KeyError:
+        except (KeyError, ValueError):
             pass
 
         new_record = self.process_record(new_record)
diff --git a/cliquet/tests/resource/test_views.py b/cliquet/tests/resource/test_views.py
index 70429d98..34b37496 100644
--- a/cliquet/tests/resource/test_views.py
+++ b/cliquet/tests/resource/test_views.py
@@ -259,6 +259,40 @@ def test_record_put_on_unexisting_record_is_rejected_if_write_perm(self):
                           headers=self.headers, status=403)
 
 
+class EmptySchemaTest(BaseWebTest):
+    collection_url = '/moistures'
+
+    def test_accept_empty_body(self):
+        resp = self.app.post(self.collection_url,
+                             headers=self.headers)
+        self.assertIn('id', resp.json['data'])
+        resp = self.app.put(self.get_item_url(uuid.uuid4()),
+                            headers=self.headers)
+        self.assertIn('id', resp.json['data'])
+
+    def test_data_can_be_specified(self):
+        resp = self.app.post_json(self.collection_url,
+                                  {'data': {}},
+                                  headers=self.headers)
+        self.assertIn('id', resp.json['data'])
+
+    def test_data_fields_are_ignored(self):
+        resp = self.app.post_json(self.collection_url,
+                                  {'data': {'icq': '9427392'}},
+                                  headers=self.headers)
+        self.assertNotIn('icq', resp.json['data'])
+
+
+class OptionalSchemaTest(EmptySchemaTest):
+    collection_url = '/psilos'
+
+    def test_known_fields_are_saved(self):
+        resp = self.app.post_json(self.collection_url,
+                                  {'data': {'edible': False}},
+                                  headers=self.headers)
+        self.assertIn('edible', resp.json['data'])
+
+
 class InvalidRecordTest(BaseWebTest):
     def setUp(self):
         super(InvalidRecordTest, self).setUp()
diff --git a/cliquet/tests/testapp/views.py b/cliquet/tests/testapp/views.py
index d03c82c4..6fbbb45b 100644
--- a/cliquet/tests/testapp/views.py
+++ b/cliquet/tests/testapp/views.py
@@ -14,3 +14,19 @@ class Mushroom(resource.BaseResource):
 @resource.register()
 class Toadstool(resource.ProtectedResource):
     mapping = MushroomSchema()
+
+
+@resource.register()
+class Moisture(resource.ProtectedResource):
+    # Empty schema.
+    pass
+
+
+class PsilocybinSchema(resource.ResourceSchema):
+    # Optional fields.
+    edible = colander.SchemaNode(colander.Boolean(), missing=True)
+
+
+@resource.register()
+class Psilo(resource.ProtectedResource):
+    mapping = PsilocybinSchema()