diff --git a/src/PostgREST/App.hs b/src/PostgREST/App.hs
index 4dae952ed..55ce3a735 100644
--- a/src/PostgREST/App.hs
+++ b/src/PostgREST/App.hs
@@ -292,19 +292,21 @@ jsonMT = "application/json"
 csvMT :: BS.ByteString
 csvMT = "text/csv"
 
+allMT :: BS.ByteString
+allMT = "*/*"
+
 jsonH :: Header
 jsonH = (hContentType, jsonMT)
 
 contentTypeForAccept :: Maybe BS.ByteString -> Maybe BS.ByteString
 contentTypeForAccept accept
-  | isNothing accept || hasJson = Just jsonMT
-  | hasCsv = Just csvMT
+  | isNothing accept || has allMT || has jsonMT = Just jsonMT
+  | has csvMT = Just csvMT
   | otherwise = Nothing
   where
     Just acceptH = accept
     findInAccept = flip find $ parseHttpAccept acceptH
-    hasJson  = isJust $ findInAccept $ BS.isPrefixOf jsonMT
-    hasCsv   = isJust $ findInAccept $ BS.isPrefixOf csvMT
+    has          = isJust . findInAccept . BS.isPrefixOf
 
 bodyForAccept :: BS.ByteString -> QualifiedIdentifier  -> StatementT
 bodyForAccept contentType table
diff --git a/test/Feature/QuerySpec.hs b/test/Feature/QuerySpec.hs
index 8de67bcee..22af09411 100644
--- a/test/Feature/QuerySpec.hs
+++ b/test/Feature/QuerySpec.hs
@@ -184,6 +184,11 @@ spec =
               (acceptHdrs "text/unknowntype") ""
         `shouldRespondWith` 415
 
+    it "should respond correctly to */* in accept header" $
+      request methodGet "/simple_pk"
+              (acceptHdrs "*/*") ""
+        `shouldRespondWith` 200
+
     it "should respond correctly to multiple types in accept header" $
       request methodGet "/simple_pk"
               (acceptHdrs "text/unknowntype, text/csv") ""