diff --git a/data/beaconrestapi/src/integration-test/resources/tech/pegasys/teku/beaconrestapi/beacon/paths/_eth_v1_validator_register_validator.json b/data/beaconrestapi/src/integration-test/resources/tech/pegasys/teku/beaconrestapi/beacon/paths/_eth_v1_validator_register_validator.json
index 802ad1eb56f..ad4d525dc2a 100644
--- a/data/beaconrestapi/src/integration-test/resources/tech/pegasys/teku/beaconrestapi/beacon/paths/_eth_v1_validator_register_validator.json
+++ b/data/beaconrestapi/src/integration-test/resources/tech/pegasys/teku/beaconrestapi/beacon/paths/_eth_v1_validator_register_validator.json
@@ -37,6 +37,16 @@
           }
         }
       },
+      "415" : {
+        "description" : "Unsupported media type",
+        "content" : {
+          "application/json" : {
+            "schema" : {
+              "$ref" : "#/components/schemas/HttpErrorResponse"
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      },
       "503" : {
         "description" : "Service unavailable",
         "content" : {
diff --git a/data/beaconrestapi/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/teku/beaconrestapi/handlers/v1/validator/PostRegisterValidator.java b/data/beaconrestapi/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/teku/beaconrestapi/handlers/v1/validator/PostRegisterValidator.java
index c4b21bdb865..fe3e108be7b 100644
--- a/data/beaconrestapi/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/teku/beaconrestapi/handlers/v1/validator/PostRegisterValidator.java
+++ b/data/beaconrestapi/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/teku/beaconrestapi/handlers/v1/validator/PostRegisterValidator.java
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ public PostRegisterValidator(final ValidatorDataProvider validatorDataProvider)
                 SIGNED_VALIDATOR_REGISTRATIONS_SCHEMA.getJsonTypeDefinition(),
                 SIGNED_VALIDATOR_REGISTRATIONS_SCHEMA::sszDeserialize)
             .response(SC_OK, "Registration information has been received.")
+            .withUnsupportedMediaTypeResponse()
             .withBadRequestResponse(
                 Optional.of(
                     "The request could not be processed, check the response for more information."))