diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpFoundation/Request.php b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpFoundation/Request.php
index ac12d3ce46449..867a29b6afc64 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpFoundation/Request.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpFoundation/Request.php
@@ -325,7 +325,9 @@ public static function create($uri, $method = 'GET', $parameters = array(), $coo
             case 'POST':
             case 'PUT':
             case 'DELETE':
-                $server['CONTENT_TYPE'] = 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded';
+                if (!isset($server['CONTENT_TYPE'])) {
+                    $server['CONTENT_TYPE'] = 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded';
+                }
             case 'PATCH':
                 $request = $parameters;
                 $query = array();
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpFoundation/Tests/RequestTest.php b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpFoundation/Tests/RequestTest.php
index b47af11607d4e..a232c25b20c68 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpFoundation/Tests/RequestTest.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpFoundation/Tests/RequestTest.php
@@ -228,13 +228,14 @@ public function testCreate()
     public function testCreateCheckPrecedence()
     {
         // server is used by default
-        $request = Request::create('/', 'GET', array(), array(), array(), array(
+        $request = Request::create('/', 'DELETE', array(), array(), array(), array(
             'HTTP_HOST'     => 'example.com',
             'HTTPS'         => 'on',
             'SERVER_PORT'   => 443,
             'PHP_AUTH_USER' => 'fabien',
             'PHP_AUTH_PW'   => 'pa$$',
             'QUERY_STRING'  => 'foo=bar',
+            'CONTENT_TYPE'  => 'application/json',
         ));
         $this->assertEquals('example.com', $request->getHost());
         $this->assertEquals(443, $request->getPort());
@@ -242,6 +243,7 @@ public function testCreateCheckPrecedence()
         $this->assertEquals('fabien', $request->getUser());
         $this->assertEquals('pa$$', $request->getPassword());
         $this->assertEquals('', $request->getQueryString());
+        $this->assertEquals('application/json', $request->headers->get('CONTENT_TYPE'));
 
         // URI has precedence over server
         $request = Request::create('http://thomas:pokemon@example.net:8080/?foo=bar', 'GET', array(), array(), array(), array(