diff --git a/src/wp-includes/rest-api/class-wp-rest-request.php b/src/wp-includes/rest-api/class-wp-rest-request.php
index 4dd0dc2090..74a81c92e8 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/rest-api/class-wp-rest-request.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/rest-api/class-wp-rest-request.php
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ class WP_REST_Request implements ArrayAccess {
 			$this->parse_body_params();
 		}
 
-		$accepts_body_data = array( 'POST', 'PUT', 'PATCH' );
+		$accepts_body_data = array( 'POST', 'PUT', 'PATCH', 'DELETE' );
 		if ( in_array( $this->method, $accepts_body_data ) ) {
 			$order[] = 'POST';
 		}
diff --git a/tests/phpunit/tests/rest-api/rest-request.php b/tests/phpunit/tests/rest-api/rest-request.php
index 7953f65bad..ffd4ea29e7 100644
--- a/tests/phpunit/tests/rest-api/rest-request.php
+++ b/tests/phpunit/tests/rest-api/rest-request.php
@@ -203,11 +203,22 @@ class Tests_REST_Request extends WP_UnitTestCase {
 		$this->assertEmpty( $this->request->get_param( 'has_json_params' ) );
 	}
 
+	public function non_post_http_methods_with_request_body_provider() {
+		return array(
+			array( 'PUT' ),
+			array( 'PATCH' ),
+			array( 'DELETE' ),
+		);
+	}
+
 	/**
-	 * PUT requests don't get $_POST automatically parsed, so ensure that
-	 * WP_REST_Request does it for us.
+	 * Tests that methods supporting request bodies have access to the
+	 * request's body.  For POST this is straightforward via `$_POST`; for
+	 * other methods `WP_REST_Request` needs to parse the body for us.
+	 *
+	 * @dataProvider non_post_http_methods_with_request_body_provider
 	 */
-	public function test_parameters_for_put() {
+	public function test_non_post_body_parameters( $request_method ) {
 		$data = array(
 			'foo' => 'bar',
 			'alot' => array(
@@ -219,11 +230,9 @@ class Tests_REST_Request extends WP_UnitTestCase {
 				'stuff',
 			),
 		);
-
-		$this->request->set_method( 'PUT' );
+		$this->request->set_method( $request_method );
 		$this->request->set_body_params( array() );
 		$this->request->set_body( http_build_query( $data ) );
-
 		foreach ( $data as $key => $expected_value ) {
 			$this->assertEquals( $expected_value, $this->request->get_param( $key ) );
 		}