diff --git a/lib/common.js b/lib/common.js
index 9c45e409..468e94ed 100644
--- a/lib/common.js
+++ b/lib/common.js
@@ -63,6 +63,17 @@ function doContentType(ctTypes, ctClass) {
     return false;
 }
 
+function hasUnknownContentType(ctTypes) {
+    for (let type of ctTypes) {
+        for (let ctClass in Object.keys(contentTypes)) {
+            for (let target of contentTypes[ctClass]||[]) {
+                if (type.match(target)) return false;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    return true;
+}
+
 function languageCheck(language, language_tabs, mutate) {
     var lcLang = language.toLowerCase();
     if (lcLang === 'c#') lcLang = 'csharp';
@@ -539,6 +550,7 @@ function html(markdown,header,options) {
 module.exports = {
     statusCodes : statusCodes,
     doContentType : doContentType,
+    hasUnknownContentType : hasUnknownContentType,
     languageCheck : languageCheck,
     getCodeSamples : getCodeSamples,
     inferType : inferType,
@@ -554,4 +566,3 @@ module.exports = {
     toPrimitive: toPrimitive,
     html : html
 };
-
diff --git a/lib/openapi3.js b/lib/openapi3.js
index e159ce4f..ea1223a5 100644
--- a/lib/openapi3.js
+++ b/lib/openapi3.js
@@ -369,6 +369,11 @@ function getBodyParameterExamples(data) {
         content += xml.getXml(JSON.parse(common.safejson(obj)), '@', '', true, '  ', false) + '\n';
         content += '```\n\n';
     }
+    if (common.hasUnknownContentType(data.consumes) && (typeof obj === 'string')) {
+        content += '```\n';
+        content += obj + '\n';
+        content += '```\n\n';
+    }
     return content;
 }
 
@@ -552,6 +557,11 @@ function getResponseExamples(data) {
             content += xml.getXml(JSON.parse(common.safejson(xmlObj)), '@', '', true, '  ', false) + '\n';
             content += '```\n\n';
         }
+        if ((typeof example.value === 'string') && common.hasUnknownContentType(example.cta)) {
+            content += '```\n';
+            content += example.value + '\n';
+            content += '```\n\n';
+        }
     }
     return content;
 }
diff --git a/test/contentType.test.js b/test/contentType.test.js
index 637a39c1..36c4793f 100644
--- a/test/contentType.test.js
+++ b/test/contentType.test.js
@@ -101,6 +101,15 @@ describe('contentType tests',function(){
     });
   });
 
+  describe('unknown tests', function(){
+    it('should match application/x-custom-type',function(){
+        assert(common.hasUnknownContentType(['application/x-custom-type']));
+    });
+    it('should not match text/plain',function(){
+        assert(!common.hasUnknownContentType(['text/plain']));
+    });
+  });
+
 });
 
 describe('array tests',function(){
@@ -112,6 +121,9 @@ describe('array tests',function(){
     it('should match another type and application/json',function(){
         assert(common.doContentType(['text/plain','application/json'],'json'));
     });
+    it('should match another type and application/x-custom-type',function(){
+        assert(common.hasUnknownContentType(['text/plain','application/x-custom-type']));
+    });
   });
   describe('negative tests',function(){
     it('should not match two other types',function(){
@@ -123,6 +135,8 @@ describe('array tests',function(){
     it('should not match an unknown format',function(){
         assert(!common.doContentType(['application/octet-stream'],'file'));
     });
+    it('should not match known types',function(){
+        assert(!common.hasUnknownContentType(['text/plain']));
+    });
   });
 });
-