diff --git a/src/core/components/operation.jsx b/src/core/components/operation.jsx
index eb21b8db..b9a0bd22 100644
--- a/src/core/components/operation.jsx
+++ b/src/core/components/operation.jsx
@@ -117,7 +117,8 @@ export default class Operation extends PureComponent {
       specSelectors,
       authActions,
       authSelectors,
-      getConfigs
+      getConfigs,
+      oas3Actions
     } = this.props
 
     let summary = operation.get("summary")
@@ -265,6 +266,7 @@ export default class Operation extends PureComponent {
                     getComponent={ getComponent }
                     getConfigs={ getConfigs }
                     specSelectors={ specSelectors }
+                    oas3Actions={oas3Actions}
                     specActions={ specActions }
                     produces={ produces }
                     producesValue={ operation.get("produces_value") }
diff --git a/src/core/components/operations.jsx b/src/core/components/operations.jsx
index 2aec664a..4a0ea3ac 100644
--- a/src/core/components/operations.jsx
+++ b/src/core/components/operations.jsx
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ export default class Operations extends React.Component {
   static propTypes = {
     specSelectors: PropTypes.object.isRequired,
     specActions: PropTypes.object.isRequired,
+    oas3Actions: PropTypes.object.isRequired,
     getComponent: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
     layoutSelectors: PropTypes.object.isRequired,
     layoutActions: PropTypes.object.isRequired,
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@ export default class Operations extends React.Component {
     let {
       specSelectors,
       specActions,
+      oas3Actions,
       getComponent,
       layoutSelectors,
       layoutActions,
@@ -147,6 +149,8 @@ export default class Operations extends React.Component {
                           specActions={ specActions }
                           specSelectors={ specSelectors }
 
+                          oas3Actions={oas3Actions}
+
                           layoutActions={ layoutActions }
                           layoutSelectors={ layoutSelectors }
 
diff --git a/src/core/components/response.jsx b/src/core/components/response.jsx
index b2507a2e..8aad5109 100644
--- a/src/core/components/response.jsx
+++ b/src/core/components/response.jsx
@@ -48,13 +48,24 @@ export default class Response extends React.Component {
     specSelectors: PropTypes.object.isRequired,
     fn: PropTypes.object.isRequired,
     contentType: PropTypes.string,
-    controlsAcceptHeader: PropTypes.bool
+    controlsAcceptHeader: PropTypes.bool,
+    onContentTypeChange: PropTypes.func
   }
 
   static defaultProps = {
     response: fromJS({}),
+    onContentTypeChange: () => {}
   };
 
+  _onContentTypeChange = (value) => {
+    const { onContentTypeChange, controlsAcceptHeader } = this.props
+    this.setState({ responseContentType: value })
+    onContentTypeChange({
+      value: value,
+      controlsAcceptHeader
+    })
+  }
+
   render() {
     let {
       code,
@@ -116,7 +127,7 @@ export default class Response extends React.Component {
               <ContentType
                   value={this.state.responseContentType}
                   contentTypes={ response.get("content") ? response.get("content").keySeq() : Seq() }
-                  onChange={(val) => this.setState({ responseContentType: val })}
+                  onChange={this._onContentTypeChange}
                   />
                 { controlsAcceptHeader ? <small>Controls <code>Accept</code> header.</small> : null }
             </div>
diff --git a/src/core/components/responses.jsx b/src/core/components/responses.jsx
index 1f43f27f..a6ea4a34 100644
--- a/src/core/components/responses.jsx
+++ b/src/core/components/responses.jsx
@@ -29,6 +29,16 @@ export default class Responses extends React.Component {
 
   onChangeProducesWrapper = ( val ) => this.props.specActions.changeProducesValue(this.props.pathMethod, val)
 
+  onResponseContentTypeChange = ({ controlsAcceptHeader, value }) => {
+    const { oas3Actions, pathMethod } = this.props
+    if(controlsAcceptHeader) {
+      oas3Actions.setResponseContentType({
+        value,
+        pathMethod
+      })
+    }
+  }
+
   render() {
     let {
       responses,
@@ -93,7 +103,6 @@ export default class Responses extends React.Component {
             <tbody>
               {
                 responses.entrySeq().map( ([code, response]) => {
-
                   let className = tryItOutResponse && tryItOutResponse.get("status") == code ? "response_current" : ""
                   return (
                     <Response key={ code }
@@ -104,6 +113,7 @@ export default class Responses extends React.Component {
                               response={ response }
                               specSelectors={ specSelectors }
                               controlsAcceptHeader={response === acceptControllingResponse}
+                              onContentTypeChange={this.onResponseContentTypeChange}
                               contentType={ producesValue }
                               getComponent={ getComponent }/>
                     )
diff --git a/src/core/plugins/oas3/actions.js b/src/core/plugins/oas3/actions.js
index 4a5bf9ac..ad81f3e7 100644
--- a/src/core/plugins/oas3/actions.js
+++ b/src/core/plugins/oas3/actions.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 export const UPDATE_SELECTED_SERVER = "oas3_set_servers"
 export const UPDATE_REQUEST_BODY_VALUE = "oas3_set_request_body_value"
 export const UPDATE_REQUEST_CONTENT_TYPE = "oas3_set_request_content_type"
+export const UPDATE_RESPONSE_CONTENT_TYPE = "oas3_set_response_content_type"
 export const UPDATE_SERVER_VARIABLE_VALUE = "oas3_set_server_variable_value"
 
 export function setSelectedServer (selectedServerUrl) {
@@ -27,6 +28,13 @@ export function setRequestContentType ({ value, pathMethod }) {
   }
 }
 
+export function setResponseContentType ({ value, pathMethod }) {
+  return {
+    type: UPDATE_RESPONSE_CONTENT_TYPE,
+    payload: { value, pathMethod }
+  }
+}
+
 export function setServerVariableValue ({ server, key, val }) {
   return {
     type: UPDATE_SERVER_VARIABLE_VALUE,
diff --git a/src/core/plugins/oas3/reducers.js b/src/core/plugins/oas3/reducers.js
index 810c1ba0..149f55e3 100644
--- a/src/core/plugins/oas3/reducers.js
+++ b/src/core/plugins/oas3/reducers.js
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ import {
   UPDATE_SELECTED_SERVER,
   UPDATE_REQUEST_BODY_VALUE,
   UPDATE_REQUEST_CONTENT_TYPE,
-  UPDATE_SERVER_VARIABLE_VALUE
+  UPDATE_SERVER_VARIABLE_VALUE,
+  UPDATE_RESPONSE_CONTENT_TYPE
 } from "./actions"
 
 export default {
@@ -17,6 +18,10 @@ export default {
     let [path, method] = pathMethod
     return state.setIn( [ "requestData", path, method, "requestContentType" ], value)
   },
+  [UPDATE_RESPONSE_CONTENT_TYPE]: (state, { payload: { value, pathMethod } } ) =>{
+    let [path, method] = pathMethod
+    return state.setIn( [ "requestData", path, method, "responseContentType" ], value)
+  },
   [UPDATE_SERVER_VARIABLE_VALUE]: (state, { payload: { server, key, val } } ) =>{
     return state.setIn( [ "serverVariableValues", server, key ], val)
   },
diff --git a/src/core/plugins/oas3/selectors.js b/src/core/plugins/oas3/selectors.js
index a6c57761..86fc617f 100644
--- a/src/core/plugins/oas3/selectors.js
+++ b/src/core/plugins/oas3/selectors.js
@@ -30,6 +30,11 @@ export const requestContentType = onlyOAS3((state, path, method) => {
   }
 )
 
+export const responseContentType = onlyOAS3((state, path, method) => {
+    return state.getIn(["requestData", path, method, "responseContentType"]) || null
+  }
+)
+
 export const serverVariableValue = onlyOAS3((state, server, key) => {
     return state.getIn(["serverVariableValues", server, key]) || null
   }
diff --git a/src/core/plugins/spec/actions.js b/src/core/plugins/spec/actions.js
index 7465574c..98919880 100644
--- a/src/core/plugins/spec/actions.js
+++ b/src/core/plugins/spec/actions.js
@@ -218,6 +218,7 @@ export const executeRequest = (req) =>
       req.server = oas3Selectors.selectedServer()
       req.serverVariables = oas3Selectors.serverVariables(req.server).toJS()
       req.requestContentType = oas3Selectors.requestContentType(pathName, method)
+      req.responseContentType = oas3Selectors.responseContentType(pathName, method) || "*/*"
       const requestBody = oas3Selectors.requestBodyValue(pathName, method)
 
       if(isJSONObject(requestBody)) {