diff --git a/rpc/http.go b/rpc/http.go
index af79858e2..674166fb3 100644
--- a/rpc/http.go
+++ b/rpc/http.go
@@ -36,11 +36,15 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	contentType             = "application/json"
 	maxRequestContentLength = 1024 * 512
 )
 
-var nullAddr, _ = net.ResolveTCPAddr("tcp", "127.0.0.1:0")
+var (
+	// https://www.jsonrpc.org/historical/json-rpc-over-http.html#id13
+	acceptedContentTypes = []string{"application/json", "application/json-rpc", "application/jsonrequest"}
+	contentType          = acceptedContentTypes[0]
+	nullAddr, _          = net.ResolveTCPAddr("tcp", "127.0.0.1:0")
+)
 
 type httpConn struct {
 	client    *http.Client
@@ -263,12 +267,21 @@ func validateRequest(r *http.Request) (int, error) {
 		err := fmt.Errorf("content length too large (%d>%d)", r.ContentLength, maxRequestContentLength)
 		return http.StatusRequestEntityTooLarge, err
 	}
-	mt, _, err := mime.ParseMediaType(r.Header.Get("content-type"))
-	if r.Method != http.MethodOptions && (err != nil || mt != contentType) {
-		err := fmt.Errorf("invalid content type, only %s is supported", contentType)
-		return http.StatusUnsupportedMediaType, err
+	// Allow OPTIONS (regardless of content-type)
+	if r.Method == http.MethodOptions {
+		return 0, nil
 	}
-	return 0, nil
+	// Check content-type
+	if mt, _, err := mime.ParseMediaType(r.Header.Get("content-type")); err == nil {
+		for _, accepted := range acceptedContentTypes {
+			if accepted == mt {
+				return 0, nil
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	// Invalid content-type
+	err := fmt.Errorf("invalid content type, only %s is supported", contentType)
+	return http.StatusUnsupportedMediaType, err
 }
 
 func newCorsHandler(srv *Server, allowedOrigins []string) http.Handler {