diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Scripting/LSLHttp/UrlModule.cs b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Scripting/LSLHttp/UrlModule.cs
index 05d54f03a2..53a9679580 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Scripting/LSLHttp/UrlModule.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Scripting/LSLHttp/UrlModule.cs
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.Scripting.LSLHttp
         public string body;
         public int responseCode;
         public string responseBody;
+        public string responseType = "text/plain";
         //public ManualResetEvent ev;
         public bool requestDone;
         public int startTime;
@@ -302,6 +303,22 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.Scripting.LSLHttp
             }
         }
         
+        public void HttpContentType(UUID request, string type)
+        {
+            lock (m_UrlMap)
+            {
+                if (m_RequestMap.ContainsKey(request))
+                {
+                    UrlData urlData = m_RequestMap[request];
+                    urlData.requests[request].responseType = type;
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    m_log.Info("[HttpRequestHandler] There is no http-in request with id " + request.ToString());
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        
         public void HttpResponse(UUID request, int status, string body)
         {
             lock (m_UrlMap)
@@ -504,7 +521,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.Scripting.LSLHttp
                 //put response
                 response["int_response_code"] = requestData.responseCode;
                 response["str_response_string"] = requestData.responseBody;
-                response["content_type"] = "text/plain";
+                response["content_type"] = requestData.responseType;
+                // response["content_type"] = "text/plain";
                 response["keepalive"] = false;
                 response["reusecontext"] = false;
 
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Interfaces/IUrlModule.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Interfaces/IUrlModule.cs
index 457444cd83..79e9f9d51e 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Interfaces/IUrlModule.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Interfaces/IUrlModule.cs
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Interfaces
         UUID RequestSecureURL(IScriptModule engine, SceneObjectPart host, UUID itemID);
         void ReleaseURL(string url);
         void HttpResponse(UUID request, int status, string body);
+        void HttpContentType(UUID request, string type);
+        
         string GetHttpHeader(UUID request, string header);
         int GetFreeUrls();
 
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Api/Implementation/OSSL_Api.cs b/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Api/Implementation/OSSL_Api.cs
index 09fcf50dd0..e245684a43 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Api/Implementation/OSSL_Api.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Api/Implementation/OSSL_Api.cs
@@ -140,12 +140,16 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ScriptEngine.Shared.Api
         internal float m_ScriptDistanceFactor = 1.0f;
         internal Dictionary<string, FunctionPerms > m_FunctionPerms = new Dictionary<string, FunctionPerms >();
 
+        protected IUrlModule m_UrlModule = null;
+
         public void Initialize(IScriptEngine ScriptEngine, SceneObjectPart host, TaskInventoryItem item)
         {
             m_ScriptEngine = ScriptEngine;
             m_host = host;
             m_item = item;
 
+            m_UrlModule = m_ScriptEngine.World.RequestModuleInterface<IUrlModule>();
+
             if (m_ScriptEngine.Config.GetBoolean("AllowOSFunctions", false))
                 m_OSFunctionsEnabled = true;
 
@@ -3358,5 +3362,17 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ScriptEngine.Shared.Api
 
             return new LSL_Key(m_host.ParentGroup.FromPartID.ToString());
         }
-    }
+ 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Sets the response type for an HTTP request/response
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <returns></returns>
+        public void osSetContentType(LSL_Key id, string type)
+        {
+            CheckThreatLevel(ThreatLevel.High,"osSetResponseType");
+            if (m_UrlModule != null)
+                m_UrlModule.HttpContentType(new UUID(id),type);
+        }
+        
+   }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Api/Interface/IOSSL_Api.cs b/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Api/Interface/IOSSL_Api.cs
index ce1845c99b..06729abe36 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Api/Interface/IOSSL_Api.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Api/Interface/IOSSL_Api.cs
@@ -365,5 +365,11 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ScriptEngine.Shared.Api.Interfaces
         /// </summary>
         /// <returns>Rezzing object key or NULL_KEY if rezzed by agent or otherwise unknown.</returns>
         LSL_Key osGetRezzingObject();
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Sets the response type for an HTTP request/response
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <returns></returns>
+        void osSetContentType(LSL_Key id, string type);
     }
 }
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Api/Runtime/OSSL_Stub.cs b/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Api/Runtime/OSSL_Stub.cs
index e9131e4655..ba1ade2285 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Api/Runtime/OSSL_Stub.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Api/Runtime/OSSL_Stub.cs
@@ -955,5 +955,10 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ScriptEngine.Shared.ScriptBase
         {
             return m_OSSL_Functions.osGetRezzingObject();
         }
+
+        public void osSetContentType(LSL_Key id, string type)
+        {
+            m_OSSL_Functions.osSetContentType(id,type);
+        }
     }
 }