diff --git a/src/main/java/io/swagger/inflector/controllers/SwaggerOperationController.java b/src/main/java/io/swagger/inflector/controllers/SwaggerOperationController.java
index 22ed5093..b045c51c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/swagger/inflector/controllers/SwaggerOperationController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/swagger/inflector/controllers/SwaggerOperationController.java
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 import io.swagger.inflector.models.ApiError;
 import io.swagger.inflector.models.RequestContext;
 import io.swagger.inflector.models.ResponseContext;
+import io.swagger.inflector.processors.EntityProcessor;
 import io.swagger.inflector.processors.EntityProcessorFactory;
 import io.swagger.inflector.schema.SchemaValidator;
 import io.swagger.inflector.utils.ApiErrorUtils;
@@ -561,8 +562,6 @@ public Response apply(ContainerRequestContext ctx) {
                     ResponseBuilder builder = Response.status(code);
                     io.swagger.models.Response response = responses.get(defaultKey);
 
-                    Map<String, Object> responseHeaders = null;
-
                     if(response.getHeaders() != null && response.getHeaders().size() > 0) {
                         for(String key: response.getHeaders().keySet()) {
                             Property headerProperty = response.getHeaders().get(key);
@@ -601,8 +600,25 @@ else if(output instanceof ObjectExample) {
                         setContentType(requestContext, resp, operation);
                         builder.entity(output);
                         if (resp.getContentType() != null) {
+                            // this comes from the operation itself
                             builder.type(resp.getContentType());
                         }
+                        else {
+                            // get acceptable content types
+                            List<EntityProcessor> processors = EntityProcessorFactory.getProcessors();
+
+                            // take first compatible one
+                            for (EntityProcessor processor : processors) {
+                                for (MediaType mt : requestContext.getAcceptableMediaTypes()) {
+                                    LOGGER.debug("checking type " + mt.toString() + " against " + processor.getClass().getName());
+                                    if (processor.supports(mt)) {
+                                        builder.type(mt);
+                                        break;
+                                    }
+                                }
+                            }
+                        }
+
 
                         builder.entity(output);
                     }
diff --git a/src/test/java/io/swagger/test/examples/ResponseExamplesTest.java b/src/test/java/io/swagger/test/examples/ResponseExamplesTest.java
index 1422bffb..cb9323da 100644
--- a/src/test/java/io/swagger/test/examples/ResponseExamplesTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/io/swagger/test/examples/ResponseExamplesTest.java
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ public class ResponseExamplesTest {
 
     @Test
     public void testResponseJsonExample() throws Exception {
-
         Configuration config = new Configuration();
         Swagger swagger = new SwaggerParser().read( "src/test/swagger/sample1.yaml");
         Operation operation = swagger.getPath( "/mockResponses/responseWithExamples").getGet();
diff --git a/src/test/java/io/swagger/test/integration/responses/SchemaResponseIT.java b/src/test/java/io/swagger/test/integration/responses/SchemaResponseIT.java
index 8bbfe009..de72a628 100644
--- a/src/test/java/io/swagger/test/integration/responses/SchemaResponseIT.java
+++ b/src/test/java/io/swagger/test/integration/responses/SchemaResponseIT.java
@@ -94,4 +94,28 @@ public void testResponseHeaders() throws Exception {
             assertEquals(value.get(0).toString(), "[http://foo.bar/other]");
         }
     }
+
+    /**
+     * ensure the response honors the produces type with no explicit Accept header
+     * @throws Exception
+     */
+    @Test
+    public void testProducesType() throws Exception {
+        String response = client.invokeAPI("/producesTest", "GET", new HashMap<String, String>(), new HashMap<String, Object>(),
+                new HashMap<String, String>(), null, null, null, new String[0]);
+
+        assertEquals("{\"name\":\"string\"}", response);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * ensure the response honors the produces type with incompatible Accept header
+     * @throws Exception
+     */
+    @Test
+    public void testProducesTypeWithConflict() throws Exception {
+        String response = client.invokeAPI("/producesTest", "GET", new HashMap<String, String>(), new HashMap<String, Object>(),
+                new HashMap<String, String>(), null, null, "application/xml", new String[0]);
+
+        assertEquals("{\"name\":\"string\"}", response);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/test/swagger/sample1.yaml b/src/test/swagger/sample1.yaml
index be595e0a..cd588d8d 100644
--- a/src/test/swagger/sample1.yaml
+++ b/src/test/swagger/sample1.yaml
@@ -16,6 +16,19 @@ info:
 basePath: /api
 
 paths:
+  /producesTest:
+    get:
+      produces:
+      - application/json
+      parameters: []
+      responses:
+        200:
+          description: it works
+          schema:
+            type: object
+            properties:
+              name:
+                type: string
   /fileUpload:
     post:
       x-swagger-router-controller: TestController