diff --git a/backend/azure/azure.go b/backend/azure/azure.go
index a641a986..53cc92ec 100644
--- a/backend/azure/azure.go
+++ b/backend/azure/azure.go
@@ -67,8 +67,6 @@ const (
 	onameAttr              key = "Objname"
 	onameAttrLower         key = "objname"
 	metaTmpMultipartPrefix key = ".sgwtmp" + "/multipart"
-
-	defaultContentType = "binary/octet-stream"
 )
 
 func (key) Table() map[string]struct{} {
@@ -301,10 +299,15 @@ func (az *Azure) PutObject(ctx context.Context, po *s3.PutObjectInput) (string,
 	opts.HTTPHeaders.BlobContentEncoding = po.ContentEncoding
 	opts.HTTPHeaders.BlobContentLanguage = po.ContentLanguage
 	opts.HTTPHeaders.BlobContentDisposition = po.ContentDisposition
-	opts.HTTPHeaders.BlobContentType = po.ContentType
+	if strings.HasSuffix(*po.Key, "/") {
+		// Hardcode "application/x-directory" for direcoty objects
+		opts.HTTPHeaders.BlobContentType = backend.GetStringPtr(backend.DirContentType)
+	} else {
+		opts.HTTPHeaders.BlobContentType = po.ContentType
+	}
 
 	if opts.HTTPHeaders.BlobContentType == nil {
-		opts.HTTPHeaders.BlobContentType = backend.GetStringPtr(string(defaultContentType))
+		opts.HTTPHeaders.BlobContentType = backend.GetStringPtr(backend.DefaultContentType)
 	}
 
 	uploadResp, err := az.client.UploadStream(ctx, *po.Bucket, *po.Key, po.Body, opts)
@@ -401,7 +404,7 @@ func (az *Azure) GetObject(ctx context.Context, input *s3.GetObjectInput) (*s3.G
 
 	contentType := blobDownloadResponse.ContentType
 	if contentType == nil {
-		contentType = backend.GetStringPtr(defaultContentType)
+		contentType = backend.GetStringPtr(backend.DefaultContentType)
 	}
 
 	return &s3.GetObjectOutput{
@@ -855,7 +858,8 @@ func (az *Azure) CreateMultipartUpload(ctx context.Context, input *s3.CreateMult
 	}
 	if getString(input.ContentType) != "" {
 		opts.HTTPHeaders = &blob.HTTPHeaders{
-			BlobContentType: input.ContentType,
+			BlobContentType:     input.ContentType,
+			BlobContentEncoding: input.ContentEncoding,
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -1190,7 +1194,8 @@ func (az *Azure) CompleteMultipartUpload(ctx context.Context, input *s3.Complete
 		Tags:     parseAzTags(tags.BlobTagSet),
 	}
 	opts.HTTPHeaders = &blob.HTTPHeaders{
-		BlobContentType: props.ContentType,
+		BlobContentType:     props.ContentType,
+		BlobContentEncoding: props.ContentEncoding,
 	}
 
 	resp, err := client.CommitBlockList(ctx, blockIds, opts)
diff --git a/backend/common.go b/backend/common.go
index 2321d9eb..07540926 100644
--- a/backend/common.go
+++ b/backend/common.go
@@ -30,6 +30,12 @@ import (
 	"github.com/versity/versitygw/s3response"
 )
 
+const (
+	// this is the media type for directories in AWS and Nextcloud
+	DirContentType     = "application/x-directory"
+	DefaultContentType = "binary/octet-stream"
+)
+
 func IsValidBucketName(name string) bool { return true }
 
 type ByBucketName []s3response.ListAllMyBucketsEntry
diff --git a/backend/posix/posix.go b/backend/posix/posix.go
index 67532f0b..78800fbe 100644
--- a/backend/posix/posix.go
+++ b/backend/posix/posix.go
@@ -86,9 +86,6 @@ const (
 	objectRetentionKey  = "object-retention"
 	objectLegalHoldKey  = "object-legal-hold"
 
-	// this is the media type for directories in AWS and Nextcloud
-	dirContentType = "application/x-directory"
-
 	doFalloc   = true
 	skipFalloc = false
 )
@@ -1739,7 +1736,7 @@ func (p *Posix) GetObject(_ context.Context, input *s3.GetObjectInput) (*s3.GetO
 		userMetaData := make(map[string]string)
 
 		_, contentEncoding := p.loadUserMetaData(bucket, object, userMetaData)
-		contentType := dirContentType
+		contentType := backend.DirContentType
 
 		b, err := p.meta.RetrieveAttribute(bucket, object, etagkey)
 		etag := string(b)
@@ -1898,7 +1895,7 @@ func (p *Posix) HeadObject(ctx context.Context, input *s3.HeadObjectInput) (*s3.
 	contentType, contentEncoding := p.loadUserMetaData(bucket, object, userMetaData)
 
 	if fi.IsDir() {
-		contentType = dirContentType
+		contentType = backend.DirContentType
 	}
 
 	b, err := p.meta.RetrieveAttribute(bucket, object, etagkey)
diff --git a/tests/integration/group-tests.go b/tests/integration/group-tests.go
index 8aa0c91d..65ad49a1 100644
--- a/tests/integration/group-tests.go
+++ b/tests/integration/group-tests.go
@@ -143,7 +143,6 @@ func TestHeadObject(s *S3Conf) {
 	HeadObject_non_existing_mp(s)
 	HeadObject_mp_success(s)
 	HeadObject_non_existing_dir_object(s)
-	HeadObject_name_too_long(s)
 	HeadObject_with_contenttype(s)
 	HeadObject_success(s)
 }