diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8e8dba08c..fa46189a5 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+# v1.6.0-rc.5
+## mm/dd/2019
+
+1. [](#improved)
+    * Added `Content-Type: application/json` body support for PSR-7 `ServerRequest`
+
 # v1.6.0-rc.4
 ## 03/20/2019
 
diff --git a/system/src/Grav/Common/Processors/RequestProcessor.php b/system/src/Grav/Common/Processors/RequestProcessor.php
index f59b78aa3..8cb876a39 100644
--- a/system/src/Grav/Common/Processors/RequestProcessor.php
+++ b/system/src/Grav/Common/Processors/RequestProcessor.php
@@ -23,6 +23,13 @@ class RequestProcessor extends ProcessorBase
     public function process(ServerRequestInterface $request, RequestHandlerInterface $handler) : ResponseInterface
     {
         $this->startTimer();
+
+        $header = $request->getHeaderLine('Content-Type');
+        $type = trim(strstr($header, ';', true) ?: $header);
+        if ($type === 'application/json') {
+            $request = $request->withParsedBody(json_decode($request->getBody()->getContents(), true));
+        }
+
         $request = $request
             ->withAttribute('grav', $this->container)
             ->withAttribute('time', $_SERVER['REQUEST_TIME_FLOAT'] ?? GRAV_REQUEST_TIME)