diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index 1f67fd2..88695b3 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ const createTestServer = opts => createCert(opts && opts.certificate)
 
 		app.set('etag', false);
 		app.use(bodyParser.json({ type: 'application/json' }));
+		app.use(bodyParser.text({ type: 'text/plain' }));
 
 		app.caCert = keys.caCert;
 
diff --git a/test/create-test-server.js b/test/create-test-server.js
index 6553611..62b4c92 100644
--- a/test/create-test-server.js
+++ b/test/create-test-server.js
@@ -93,6 +93,21 @@ test('server automatically parses JSON request body', async t => {
 	});
 });
 
+test('server automatically parses text request body', async t => {
+	const server = await createTestServer();
+	const text = 'foo';
+
+	server.post('/echo', (req, res) => {
+		t.deepEqual(req.body, text);
+		res.end();
+	});
+
+	await got.post(server.url + '/echo', {
+		headers: { 'content-type': 'text/plain' },
+		body: text
+	});
+});
+
 test('opts.certificate is passed through to createCert()', async t => {
 	const server = await createTestServer({ certificate: 'foo.bar' });