diff --git a/org.springframework.web/src/main/java/org/springframework/remoting/caucho/HessianExporter.java b/org.springframework.web/src/main/java/org/springframework/remoting/caucho/HessianExporter.java
index 51b7c334d5..d198a10be0 100644
--- a/org.springframework.web/src/main/java/org/springframework/remoting/caucho/HessianExporter.java
+++ b/org.springframework.web/src/main/java/org/springframework/remoting/caucho/HessianExporter.java
@@ -54,6 +54,9 @@ import org.springframework.util.CommonsLogWriter;
  */
 public class HessianExporter extends RemoteExporter implements InitializingBean {
 
+	public static final String CONTENT_TYPE_HESSIAN = "application/x-hessian";
+
+
 	private SerializerFactory serializerFactory = new SerializerFactory();
 
 	private Log debugLogger;
diff --git a/org.springframework.web/src/main/java/org/springframework/remoting/caucho/HessianServiceExporter.java b/org.springframework.web/src/main/java/org/springframework/remoting/caucho/HessianServiceExporter.java
index 75d5ec032c..f47c773616 100644
--- a/org.springframework.web/src/main/java/org/springframework/remoting/caucho/HessianServiceExporter.java
+++ b/org.springframework.web/src/main/java/org/springframework/remoting/caucho/HessianServiceExporter.java
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ public class HessianServiceExporter extends HessianExporter implements HttpReque
 					new String[] {"POST"}, "HessianServiceExporter only supports POST requests");
 		}
 
+		response.setContentType(CONTENT_TYPE_HESSIAN);
 		try {
 		  invoke(request.getInputStream(), response.getOutputStream());
 		}
diff --git a/org.springframework.web/src/main/java/org/springframework/remoting/caucho/SimpleHessianServiceExporter.java b/org.springframework.web/src/main/java/org/springframework/remoting/caucho/SimpleHessianServiceExporter.java
index 3bba58fd38..39e0aa0bb1 100644
--- a/org.springframework.web/src/main/java/org/springframework/remoting/caucho/SimpleHessianServiceExporter.java
+++ b/org.springframework.web/src/main/java/org/springframework/remoting/caucho/SimpleHessianServiceExporter.java
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ public class SimpleHessianServiceExporter extends HessianExporter implements Htt
 			throw new IOException("Hessian skeleton invocation failed", ex);
 		}
 
+		exchange.getResponseHeaders().set("Content-Type", CONTENT_TYPE_HESSIAN);
 		exchange.sendResponseHeaders(200, output.size());
 		FileCopyUtils.copy(output.toByteArray(), exchange.getResponseBody());
 	}