diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2d5be7933c..5ebdb9689c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@
     "response-time": "^2.3.2",
     "serve-favicon": "^2.5.0",
     "stoppable": "^1.1.0",
+    "type-is": "^1.6.18",
     "unleash-frontend": "4.6.0-beta.6",
     "uuid": "^8.3.2"
   },
@@ -130,6 +131,7 @@
     "@types/owasp-password-strength-test": "1.3.0",
     "@types/stoppable": "1.1.1",
     "@types/supertest": "2.0.11",
+    "@types/type-is": "^1.6.3",
     "@types/uuid": "8.3.4",
     "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "5.10.0",
     "@typescript-eslint/parser": "5.10.0",
diff --git a/src/lib/middleware/content_type_checker.test.ts b/src/lib/middleware/content_type_checker.test.ts
index 9ba7865501..86782735e5 100644
--- a/src/lib/middleware/content_type_checker.test.ts
+++ b/src/lib/middleware/content_type_checker.test.ts
@@ -38,6 +38,20 @@ test('Content-type middleware should by default only support application/json',
     expect(fail).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(0);
 });
 
+test('Content-type middleware should by default only support application/json with charset', () => {
+    const middleware = requireContentType();
+    const t = jest.fn();
+    const fail = jest.fn();
+    middleware(
+        mockRequest('application/json; charset=UTF-8'),
+        expectNoCall(fail),
+        t,
+    );
+    middleware(mockRequest('text/plain'), returns415(t), fail);
+    expect(t).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+    expect(fail).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(0);
+});
+
 test('Content-type middleware should allow adding custom supported types', () => {
     const middleware = requireContentType('application/yaml');
     const t = jest.fn();
diff --git a/src/lib/middleware/content_type_checker.ts b/src/lib/middleware/content_type_checker.ts
index 2a45bd9856..c5be859aff 100644
--- a/src/lib/middleware/content_type_checker.ts
+++ b/src/lib/middleware/content_type_checker.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { RequestHandler } from 'express';
+import { is } from 'type-is';
 
 const DEFAULT_ACCEPTED_CONTENT_TYPE = 'application/json';
 
@@ -12,23 +13,15 @@ const DEFAULT_ACCEPTED_CONTENT_TYPE = 'application/json';
 export default function requireContentType(
     ...acceptedContentTypes: string[]
 ): RequestHandler {
+    if (acceptedContentTypes.length === 0) {
+        acceptedContentTypes.push(DEFAULT_ACCEPTED_CONTENT_TYPE);
+    }
     return (req, res, next) => {
         const contentType = req.header('Content-Type');
-        if (
-            Array.isArray(acceptedContentTypes) &&
-            acceptedContentTypes.length > 0
-        ) {
-            if (acceptedContentTypes.includes(contentType)) {
-                next();
-            } else {
-                res.status(415).end();
-            }
-        } else if (DEFAULT_ACCEPTED_CONTENT_TYPE === contentType) {
+        if (is(contentType, acceptedContentTypes)) {
             next();
         } else {
             res.status(415).end();
         }
     };
 }
-
-module.exports = requireContentType;
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 438e651958..cdec8cb5b0 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -1127,6 +1127,13 @@
   dependencies:
     "@types/superagent" "*"
 
+"@types/type-is@^1.6.3":
+  version "1.6.3"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/type-is/-/type-is-1.6.3.tgz#45285b3be846a4afc9d488910a8e4b7bc2e8a169"
+  integrity sha512-PNs5wHaNcBgCQG5nAeeZ7OvosrEsI9O4W2jAOO9BCCg4ux9ZZvH2+0iSCOIDBiKuQsiNS8CBlmfX9f5YBQ22cA==
+  dependencies:
+    "@types/node" "*"
+
 "@types/uuid@8.3.4":
   version "8.3.4"
   resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/uuid/-/uuid-8.3.4.tgz"
@@ -7118,7 +7125,7 @@ type-fest@^1.0.1, type-fest@^1.2.1, type-fest@^1.2.2:
   resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/type-fest/-/type-fest-1.4.0.tgz"
   integrity sha512-yGSza74xk0UG8k+pLh5oeoYirvIiWo5t0/o3zHHAO2tRDiZcxWP7fywNlXhqb6/r6sWvwi+RsyQMWhVLe4BVuA==
 
-type-is@^1.6.4, type-is@~1.6.17, type-is@~1.6.18:
+type-is@^1.6.18, type-is@^1.6.4, type-is@~1.6.17, type-is@~1.6.18:
   version "1.6.18"
   resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/type-is/-/type-is-1.6.18.tgz"
   integrity sha512-TkRKr9sUTxEH8MdfuCSP7VizJyzRNMjj2J2do2Jr3Kym598JVdEksuzPQCnlFPW4ky9Q+iA+ma9BGm06XQBy8g==