diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 62221e47..365c81cb 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -100,12 +100,13 @@ accept anything `JSON.parse` accepts. Defaults to `true`.
 ##### type
 
 The `type` option is used to determine what media type the middleware will
-parse. This option can be a function or a string. If a string, `type` option
-is passed directly to the [type-is](https://www.npmjs.org/package/type-is#readme)
-library and this can be an extension name (like `json`), a mime type (like
-`application/json`), or a mime type with a wildcard (like `*/*` or `*/json`).
-If a function, the `type` option is called as `fn(req)` and the request is
-parsed if it returns a truthy value. Defaults to `application/json`.
+parse. This option can be a string, array of strings, or a function. If not a
+function, `type` option is passed directly to the
+[type-is](https://www.npmjs.org/package/type-is#readme) library and this can
+be an extension name (like `json`), a mime type (like `application/json`), or
+a mime type with a wildcard (like `*/*` or `*/json`). If a function, the `type`
+option is called as `fn(req)` and the request is parsed if it returns a truthy
+value. Defaults to `application/json`.
 
 ##### verify
 
@@ -143,9 +144,10 @@ to `'100kb'`.
 ##### type
 
 The `type` option is used to determine what media type the middleware will
-parse. This option can be a function or a string. If a string, `type` option
-is passed directly to the [type-is](https://www.npmjs.org/package/type-is#readme)
-library and this can be an extension name (like `bin`), a mime type (like
+parse. This option can be a string, array of strings, or a function.
+If not a function, `type` option is passed directly to the
+[type-is](https://www.npmjs.org/package/type-is#readme) library and this
+can be an extension name (like `bin`), a mime type (like
 `application/octet-stream`), or a mime type with a wildcard (like `*/*` or
 `application/*`). If a function, the `type` option is called as `fn(req)`
 and the request is parsed if it returns a truthy value. Defaults to
@@ -192,12 +194,13 @@ to `'100kb'`.
 ##### type
 
 The `type` option is used to determine what media type the middleware will
-parse. This option can be a function or a string. If a string, `type` option
-is passed directly to the [type-is](https://www.npmjs.org/package/type-is#readme)
-library and this can be an extension name (like `txt`), a mime type (like
-`text/plain`), or a mime type with a wildcard (like `*/*` or `text/*`).
-If a function, the `type` option is called as `fn(req)` and the request is
-parsed if it returns a truthy value. Defaults to `text/plain`.
+parse. This option can be a string, array of strings, or a function. If not
+a function, `type` option is passed directly to the
+[type-is](https://www.npmjs.org/package/type-is#readme) library and this can
+be an extension name (like `txt`), a mime type (like `text/plain`), or a mime
+type with a wildcard (like `*/*` or `text/*`). If a function, the `type`
+option is called as `fn(req)` and the request is parsed if it returns a
+truthy value. Defaults to `text/plain`.
 
 ##### verify
 
@@ -256,9 +259,10 @@ than this value, a 413 will be returned to the client. Defaults to `1000`.
 ##### type
 
 The `type` option is used to determine what media type the middleware will
-parse. This option can be a function or a string. If a string, `type` option
-is passed directly to the [type-is](https://www.npmjs.org/package/type-is#readme)
-library and this can be an extension name (like `urlencoded`), a mime type (like
+parse. This option can be a string, array of strings, or a function. If not
+a function, `type` option is passed directly to the
+[type-is](https://www.npmjs.org/package/type-is#readme) library and this can
+be an extension name (like `urlencoded`), a mime type (like
 `application/x-www-form-urlencoded`), or a mime type with a wildcard (like
 `*/x-www-form-urlencoded`). If a function, the `type` option is called as
 `fn(req)` and the request is parsed if it returns a truthy value. Defaults
diff --git a/test/json.js b/test/json.js
index 0be9b20f..5cc10cf3 100644
--- a/test/json.js
+++ b/test/json.js
@@ -299,6 +299,38 @@ describe('bodyParser.json()', function () {
       })
     })
 
+    describe('when ["application/json", "application/vnd.api+json"]', function () {
+      before(function () {
+        this.server = createServer({
+          type: ['application/json', 'application/vnd.api+json']
+        })
+      })
+
+      it('should parse JSON for "application/json"', function (done) {
+        request(this.server)
+        .post('/')
+        .set('Content-Type', 'application/json')
+        .send('{"user":"tobi"}')
+        .expect(200, '{"user":"tobi"}', done)
+      })
+
+      it('should parse JSON for "application/vnd.api+json"', function (done) {
+        request(this.server)
+        .post('/')
+        .set('Content-Type', 'application/vnd.api+json')
+        .send('{"user":"tobi"}')
+        .expect(200, '{"user":"tobi"}', done)
+      })
+
+      it('should ignore "application/x-json"', function (done) {
+        request(this.server)
+        .post('/')
+        .set('Content-Type', 'application/x-json')
+        .send('{"user":"tobi"}')
+        .expect(200, '{}', done)
+      })
+    })
+
     describe('when a function', function () {
       it('should parse when truthy value returned', function (done) {
         var server = createServer({ type: accept })
diff --git a/test/raw.js b/test/raw.js
index 9329fa2d..cde33224 100644
--- a/test/raw.js
+++ b/test/raw.js
@@ -172,6 +172,35 @@ describe('bodyParser.raw()', function () {
       })
     })
 
+    describe('when ["application/octet-stream", "application/vnd+octets"]', function () {
+      before(function () {
+        this.server = createServer({
+          type: ['application/octet-stream', 'application/vnd+octets']
+        })
+      })
+
+      it('should parse "application/octet-stream"', function (done) {
+        var test = request(this.server).post('/')
+        test.set('Content-Type', 'application/octet-stream')
+        test.write(new Buffer('000102', 'hex'))
+        test.expect(200, 'buf:000102', done)
+      })
+
+      it('should parse "application/vnd+octets"', function (done) {
+        var test = request(this.server).post('/')
+        test.set('Content-Type', 'application/vnd+octets')
+        test.write(new Buffer('000102', 'hex'))
+        test.expect(200, 'buf:000102', done)
+      })
+
+      it('should ignore "application/x-foo"', function (done) {
+        var test = request(this.server).post('/')
+        test.set('Content-Type', 'application/x-foo')
+        test.write(new Buffer('000102', 'hex'))
+        test.expect(200, '{}', done)
+      })
+    })
+
     describe('when a function', function () {
       it('should parse when truthy value returned', function (done) {
         var server = createServer({ type: accept })
diff --git a/test/text.js b/test/text.js
index 24a40a58..fd4f0aab 100644
--- a/test/text.js
+++ b/test/text.js
@@ -193,6 +193,36 @@ describe('bodyParser.text()', function () {
       })
     })
 
+    describe('when ["text/html", "text/plain"]', function () {
+      before(function () {
+        this.server = createServer({ type: ['text/html', 'text/plain'] })
+      })
+
+      it('should parse "text/html"', function (done) {
+        request(this.server)
+        .post('/')
+        .set('Content-Type', 'text/html')
+        .send('<b>tobi</b>')
+        .expect(200, '"<b>tobi</b>"', done)
+      })
+
+      it('should parse "text/plain"', function (done) {
+        request(this.server)
+        .post('/')
+        .set('Content-Type', 'text/plain')
+        .send('tobi')
+        .expect(200, '"tobi"', done)
+      })
+
+      it('should ignore "text/xml"', function (done) {
+        request(this.server)
+        .post('/')
+        .set('Content-Type', 'text/xml')
+        .send('<user>tobi</user>')
+        .expect(200, '{}', done)
+      })
+    })
+
     describe('when a function', function () {
       it('should parse when truthy value returned', function (done) {
         var server = createServer({ type: accept })
diff --git a/test/urlencoded.js b/test/urlencoded.js
index b475cd3f..38f85d7e 100644
--- a/test/urlencoded.js
+++ b/test/urlencoded.js
@@ -439,6 +439,38 @@ describe('bodyParser.urlencoded()', function () {
       })
     })
 
+    describe('when ["urlencoded", "application/x-pairs"]', function () {
+      before(function () {
+        this.server = createServer({
+          type: ['urlencoded', 'application/x-pairs']
+        })
+      })
+
+      it('should parse "application/x-www-form-urlencoded"', function (done) {
+        request(this.server)
+        .post('/')
+        .set('Content-Type', 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded')
+        .send('user=tobi')
+        .expect(200, '{"user":"tobi"}', done)
+      })
+
+      it('should parse "application/x-pairs"', function (done) {
+        request(this.server)
+        .post('/')
+        .set('Content-Type', 'application/x-pairs')
+        .send('user=tobi')
+        .expect(200, '{"user":"tobi"}', done)
+      })
+
+      it('should ignore application/x-foo', function (done) {
+        request(this.server)
+        .post('/')
+        .set('Content-Type', 'application/x-foo')
+        .send('user=tobi')
+        .expect(200, '{}', done)
+      })
+    })
+
     describe('when a function', function () {
       it('should parse when truthy value returned', function (done) {
         var server = createServer({ type: accept })