diff --git a/lib/document_handler.js b/lib/document_handler.js
index 83eb141..b4ac8d1 100644
--- a/lib/document_handler.js
+++ b/lib/document_handler.js
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ DocumentHandler.prototype.handlePost = function (request, response) {
   var _this = this;
   var buffer = '';
   var cancelled = false;
+  var ct = request.headers['content-type'];
 
   // What to do when done
   var onSuccess = function () {
@@ -65,6 +66,20 @@ DocumentHandler.prototype.handlePost = function (request, response) {
       );
       return;
     }
+    
+    //added support for json data
+    if (ct && ct.split(';')[0] === 'application/json') {
+        try {
+            let json = JSON.parse(buffer);
+            buffer = json.data;
+        } catch(e) {
+          winston.verbose('error adding document');
+          response.writeHead(500, { 'content-type': 'application/json' });
+          response.end(JSON.stringify({ message: 'invalid JSON received.' }));
+          return;
+        }
+    }
+
     // And then save if we should
     _this.chooseKey(function (key) {
       _this.store.set(key, buffer, function (res) {
@@ -83,7 +98,6 @@ DocumentHandler.prototype.handlePost = function (request, response) {
   };
 
   // If we should, parse a form to grab the data
-  var ct = request.headers['content-type'];
   if (ct && ct.split(';')[0] === 'multipart/form-data') {
     var busboy = new Busboy({ headers: request.headers });
     busboy.on('field', function (fieldname, val) {
diff --git a/static/application.js b/static/application.js
index d936cd9..4390061 100644
--- a/static/application.js
+++ b/static/application.js
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ haste_document.prototype.save = function(data, callback) {
     type: 'post',
     data: data,
     dataType: 'json',
-    contentType: 'application/json; charset=utf-8',
+    contentType: 'text/plain; charset=utf-8',
     success: function(res) {
       _this.locked = true;
       _this.key = res.key;