diff --git a/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/http/converter/json/MappingJackson2HttpMessageConverter.java b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/http/converter/json/MappingJackson2HttpMessageConverter.java
index ba0c879319a2..b714d57ac491 100644
--- a/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/http/converter/json/MappingJackson2HttpMessageConverter.java
+++ b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/http/converter/json/MappingJackson2HttpMessageConverter.java
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@
  *
  * <p>This converter can be used to bind to typed beans, or untyped {@link java.util.HashMap HashMap} instances.
  *
- * <p>By default, this converter supports {@code application/json}. This can be overridden by setting the
- * {@link #setSupportedMediaTypes supportedMediaTypes} property.
+ * <p>By default, this converter supports {@code application/json} and {@code application/*+json}.
+ * This can be overridden by setting the {@link #setSupportedMediaTypes supportedMediaTypes} property.
  *
  * <p>The default constructor uses the default configuration provided by {@link Jackson2ObjectMapperBuilder}.
  *
diff --git a/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/http/converter/xml/MappingJackson2XmlHttpMessageConverter.java b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/http/converter/xml/MappingJackson2XmlHttpMessageConverter.java
index 379db90ab418..1a2d80a233a8 100644
--- a/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/http/converter/xml/MappingJackson2XmlHttpMessageConverter.java
+++ b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/http/converter/xml/MappingJackson2XmlHttpMessageConverter.java
@@ -29,8 +29,13 @@
  * that can read and write XML using <a href="https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-dataformat-xml">
  * Jackson 2.x extension component for reading and writing XML encoded data</a>.
  *
+ * <p>By default, this converter supports {@code application/xml}, {@code text/xml}, and {@code application/*+xml}.
+ * This can be overridden by setting the {@link #setSupportedMediaTypes(java.util.List) supportedMediaTypes} property.
+ *
  * <p>The default constructor uses the default configuration provided by {@link Jackson2ObjectMapperBuilder}.
  *
+ * <p>Compatible with Jackson 2.1 and higher.
+ *
  * @author Sebastien Deleuze
  * @since 4.1
  */
@@ -51,7 +56,9 @@ public MappingJackson2XmlHttpMessageConverter() {
 	 * @see Jackson2ObjectMapperBuilder#xml()
 	 */
 	public MappingJackson2XmlHttpMessageConverter(ObjectMapper objectMapper) {
-		super(objectMapper, new MediaType("application", "xml", DEFAULT_CHARSET));
+		super(objectMapper, new MediaType("application", "xml", DEFAULT_CHARSET),
+				new MediaType("text", "xml", DEFAULT_CHARSET),
+				new MediaType("application", "*+xml", DEFAULT_CHARSET));
 		Assert.isAssignable(XmlMapper.class, objectMapper.getClass());
 	}
 
diff --git a/spring-web/src/test/java/org/springframework/http/converter/xml/MappingJackson2XmlHttpMessageConverterTests.java b/spring-web/src/test/java/org/springframework/http/converter/xml/MappingJackson2XmlHttpMessageConverterTests.java
index 38b7fd4c0a19..e561f585e90f 100644
--- a/spring-web/src/test/java/org/springframework/http/converter/xml/MappingJackson2XmlHttpMessageConverterTests.java
+++ b/spring-web/src/test/java/org/springframework/http/converter/xml/MappingJackson2XmlHttpMessageConverterTests.java
@@ -49,11 +49,15 @@ public class MappingJackson2XmlHttpMessageConverterTests {
 	@Test
 	public void canRead() {
 		assertTrue(converter.canRead(MyBean.class, new MediaType("application", "xml")));
+		assertTrue(converter.canRead(MyBean.class, new MediaType("text", "xml")));
+		assertTrue(converter.canRead(MyBean.class, new MediaType("application", "soap+xml")));
 	}
 
 	@Test
 	public void canWrite() {
 		assertTrue(converter.canWrite(MyBean.class, new MediaType("application", "xml")));
+		assertTrue(converter.canWrite(MyBean.class, new MediaType("text", "xml")));
+		assertTrue(converter.canWrite(MyBean.class, new MediaType("application", "soap+xml")));
 	}
 
 	@Test