diff --git a/features/handle_payload.feature b/features/handle_payload.feature
index 603062e..bd57a93 100644
--- a/features/handle_payload.feature
+++ b/features/handle_payload.feature
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@ Feature: Handle json payload
                 "name": "Bond"
             }
             """
-        Then the JSON node "name" should not exist
+        Then the response status code should be 415
+        And the JSON node "name" should not exist
 
     Scenario: Send invalid data
         Given I set "Content-Type" header equal to "application/json"
diff --git a/src/JsonBodyListener.php b/src/JsonBodyListener.php
index 96deb34..e2abd3e 100644
--- a/src/JsonBodyListener.php
+++ b/src/JsonBodyListener.php
@@ -2,12 +2,14 @@
 
 namespace Rezzza\SymfonyRestApiJson;
 
+use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Request;
 use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\ParameterBag;
 use Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\Event\GetResponseEvent;
 use Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\Exception\BadRequestHttpException;
+use Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\Exception\UnsupportedMediaTypeHttpException;
 
 /**
- * Allow to pass JSON raw as request content
+ * Allow to pass JSON raw as request content.
  */
 class JsonBodyListener
 {
@@ -31,6 +33,10 @@ public function onKernelRequest(GetResponseEvent $event)
             : $request->getFormat($contentType);
 
         if ($format !== 'json') {
+            if ($this->requestFormatViolateSupportedFormats($format, $request->attributes->get('_supportedFormats', false))) {
+                throw new UnsupportedMediaTypeHttpException("Request body format '$format' not supported");
+            }
+
             return;
         }
 
@@ -41,7 +47,7 @@ public function onKernelRequest(GetResponseEvent $event)
 
         $data = @json_decode($content, true);
         if (!is_array($data)) {
-            throw new BadRequestHttpException('Invalid ' . $format . ' message received');
+            throw new BadRequestHttpException('Invalid '.$format.' message received');
         }
 
         $jsonSchema = $request->get('_jsonSchema');
@@ -51,4 +57,12 @@ public function onKernelRequest(GetResponseEvent $event)
 
         $request->request = new ParameterBag($data);
     }
+
+    private function requestFormatViolateSupportedFormats($format, $supportedFormats)
+    {
+        return null !== $format
+            && false !== $supportedFormats
+            && false === in_array($format, $supportedFormats, true)
+        ;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/testapp/index.php b/testapp/index.php
index 3bc82de..263c94f 100644
--- a/testapp/index.php
+++ b/testapp/index.php
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ class AppKernel extends Kernel
     public function registerBundles()
     {
         return [
-            new Symfony\Bundle\FrameworkBundle\FrameworkBundle()
+            new Symfony\Bundle\FrameworkBundle\FrameworkBundle(),
         ];
     }
 
@@ -33,7 +33,10 @@ protected function configureRoutes(RouteCollectionBuilder $routes)
     {
         // kernel is a service that points to this class
         // optional 3rd argument is the route name
-        $routes->add('/echo', 'kernel:echoAction')->setDefault('_jsonSchema', ['request' => 'schema.json']);
+        $routes->add('/echo', 'kernel:echoAction')
+            ->setDefault('_jsonSchema', ['request' => 'schema.json'])
+            ->setDefault('_supportedFormats', ['json'])
+        ;
         $routes->add('/exception', 'kernel:exceptionAction');
     }