diff --git a/src/main/java/org/scribe/model/Request.java b/src/main/java/org/scribe/model/Request.java
index 4a68b91..4e78bcc 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/scribe/model/Request.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/scribe/model/Request.java
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ import org.scribe.utils.*;
 class Request
 {
   private static final String CONTENT_LENGTH = "Content-Length";
+  private static final String CONTENT_TYPE = "Content-Type";
+  public static final String DEFAULT_CONTENT_TYPE = "application/x-www-form-urlencoded";
 
   private String url;
   private Verb verb;
@@ -108,6 +110,12 @@ class Request
   void addBody(HttpURLConnection conn, byte[] content) throws IOException
   {
     conn.setRequestProperty(CONTENT_LENGTH, String.valueOf(content.length));
+
+    // Set default content type if none is set.
+    if (conn.getRequestProperty(CONTENT_TYPE) == null)
+    {
+      conn.setRequestProperty(CONTENT_TYPE, DEFAULT_CONTENT_TYPE);
+    }
     conn.setDoOutput(true);
     conn.getOutputStream().write(content);
   }
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/scribe/model/ConnectionStub.java b/src/test/java/org/scribe/model/ConnectionStub.java
index 934f633..7e93313 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/scribe/model/ConnectionStub.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/scribe/model/ConnectionStub.java
@@ -22,6 +22,12 @@ public class ConnectionStub extends HttpURLConnection
     headers.put(key, value);
   }
 
+  @Override
+  public String getRequestProperty(String s)
+  {
+    return headers.get(s);
+  }
+
   public Map<String, String> getHeaders()
   {
     return headers;
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/scribe/model/RequestTest.java b/src/test/java/org/scribe/model/RequestTest.java
index 2a2e90e..5bf46db 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/scribe/model/RequestTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/scribe/model/RequestTest.java
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import org.junit.*;
 
 public class RequestTest
 {
-
   private Request getRequest;
   private Request postRequest;
   private ConnectionStub connection;
@@ -80,4 +79,42 @@ public class RequestTest
   {
     assertTrue(getRequest.getQueryStringParams().get("other param").equals("value with spaces"));
   }
+
+  @Test
+  public void shouldAutomaticallyAddContentTypeForPostRequestsWithBytePayload()
+  {
+    postRequest.addPayload("PAYLOAD".getBytes());
+    postRequest.send();
+    assertEquals(Request.DEFAULT_CONTENT_TYPE, connection.getHeaders().get("Content-Type"));
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void shouldAutomaticallyAddContentTypeForPostRequestsWithStringPayload()
+  {
+    postRequest.addPayload("PAYLOAD");
+    postRequest.send();
+    assertEquals(Request.DEFAULT_CONTENT_TYPE, connection.getHeaders().get("Content-Type"));
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void shouldAutomaticallyAddContentTypeForPostRequestsWithBodyParameters()
+  {
+    postRequest.send();
+    assertEquals(Request.DEFAULT_CONTENT_TYPE, connection.getHeaders().get("Content-Type"));
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void shouldBeAbleToOverrideItsContentType()
+  {
+    postRequest.addHeader("Content-Type", "my-content-type");
+    postRequest.send();
+    assertEquals("my-content-type", connection.getHeaders().get("Content-Type"));
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void shouldNotAddContentTypeForGetRequests()
+  {
+    getRequest.send();
+    assertFalse(connection.getHeaders().containsKey("Content-Type"));
+  }
 }
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