diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Http/Concerns/InteractsWithContentTypes.php b/src/Illuminate/Http/Concerns/InteractsWithContentTypes.php
index 492c131b26f0..9ddb3c3b5cb2 100644
--- a/src/Illuminate/Http/Concerns/InteractsWithContentTypes.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Http/Concerns/InteractsWithContentTypes.php
@@ -41,7 +41,19 @@ public function isJson()
      */
     public function expectsJson()
     {
-        return ($this->ajax() && ! $this->pjax()) || $this->wantsJson();
+        return ($this->ajax() && ! $this->pjax() && $this->wantsAnyContentType()) || $this->wantsJson();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Determine if the current request is asking for any content type in return.
+     *
+     * @return bool
+     */
+    public function wantsAnyContentType()
+    {
+        $acceptable = $this->getAcceptableContentTypes();
+
+        return isset($acceptable[0]) && ($acceptable[0] === '*/*' || $acceptable[0] === '*');
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/tests/Http/HttpRequestTest.php b/tests/Http/HttpRequestTest.php
index 01f03453f8e2..ec21b937ae35 100644
--- a/tests/Http/HttpRequestTest.php
+++ b/tests/Http/HttpRequestTest.php
@@ -583,6 +583,30 @@ public function testFlushMethodCallsSession()
         $request->flush();
     }
 
+    public function testExpectsJson()
+    {
+        $request = Request::create('/', 'GET', [], [], [], ['HTTP_ACCEPT' => 'application/json']);
+        $this->assertTrue($request->expectsJson());
+
+        $request = Request::create('/', 'GET', [], [], [], ['HTTP_ACCEPT' => '*/*']);
+        $this->assertFalse($request->expectsJson());
+
+        $request = Request::create('/', 'GET', [], [], [], ['HTTP_ACCEPT' => '*/*', 'HTTP_X_REQUESTED_WITH' => 'XMLHttpRequest']);
+        $this->assertTrue($request->expectsJson());
+
+        $request = Request::create('/', 'GET', [], [], [], ['HTTP_ACCEPT' => '*/*', 'HTTP_X_REQUESTED_WITH' => 'XMLHttpRequest', 'HTTP_X_PJAX' => 'true']);
+        $this->assertFalse($request->expectsJson());
+
+        $request = Request::create('/', 'GET', [], [], [], ['HTTP_ACCEPT' => 'text/html']);
+        $this->assertFalse($request->expectsJson());
+
+        $request = Request::create('/', 'GET', [], [], [], ['HTTP_ACCEPT' => 'text/html', 'HTTP_X_REQUESTED_WITH' => 'XMLHttpRequest']);
+        $this->assertFalse($request->expectsJson());
+
+        $request = Request::create('/', 'GET', [], [], [], ['HTTP_ACCEPT' => 'text/html', 'HTTP_X_REQUESTED_WITH' => 'XMLHttpRequest', 'HTTP_X_PJAX' => 'true']);
+        $this->assertFalse($request->expectsJson());
+    }
+
     public function testFormatReturnsAcceptableFormat()
     {
         $request = Request::create('/', 'GET', [], [], [], ['HTTP_ACCEPT' => 'application/json']);