diff --git a/swift/proxy/controllers/obj.py b/swift/proxy/controllers/obj.py
index 99b939af9c..b91e2fe7d6 100644
--- a/swift/proxy/controllers/obj.py
+++ b/swift/proxy/controllers/obj.py
@@ -401,6 +401,11 @@ class ObjectController(Controller):
                 resp.content_type = content_type
 
         large_object = None
+        if config_true_value(resp.headers.get('x-static-large-object')) and \
+                req.params.get('multipart-manifest') == 'get' and \
+                self.app.allow_static_large_object:
+            resp.content_type = 'application/json'
+
         if config_true_value(resp.headers.get('x-static-large-object')) and \
                 req.params.get('multipart-manifest') != 'get' and \
                 self.app.allow_static_large_object:
diff --git a/test/unit/proxy/test_server.py b/test/unit/proxy/test_server.py
index ceec7e6ae6..e1ed81a525 100644
--- a/test/unit/proxy/test_server.py
+++ b/test/unit/proxy/test_server.py
@@ -1041,6 +1041,55 @@ class TestObjectController(unittest.TestCase):
                  ['GET', '/a/d1/seg01', {}],
                  ['GET', '/a/d2/seg02', {}]])
 
+    def test_GET_slo_multipart_manifest(self):
+        listing = [{"hash": "98568d540134639be4655198a36614a4",
+                    "last_modified": "2012-11-08T04:05:37.866820",
+                    "bytes": 2,
+                    "name": "/d1/seg01",
+                    "content_type": "application/octet-stream"},
+                   {"hash": "d526f1c8ef6c1e4e980e2b8471352d23",
+                    "last_modified": "2012-11-08T04:05:37.846710",
+                    "bytes": 2,
+                    "name": "/d2/seg02",
+                    "content_type": "application/octet-stream"}]
+        json_listing = simplejson.dumps(listing)
+        response_bodies = (
+            '',                           # HEAD /a
+            '',                           # HEAD /a/c
+            json_listing)    # GET manifest
+        with save_globals():
+            controller = proxy_server.ObjectController(
+                self.app, 'a', 'c', 'manifest')
+
+            requested = []
+
+            def capture_requested_paths(ipaddr, port, device, partition,
+                                        method, path, headers=None,
+                                        query_string=None):
+                qs_dict = dict(urlparse.parse_qsl(query_string or ''))
+                requested.append([method, path, qs_dict])
+
+            set_http_connect(
+                200,    # HEAD /a
+                200,    # HEAD /a/c
+                200,    # GET listing1
+                headers={"X-Static-Large-Object": "True",
+                         'content-type': 'text/html; swift_bytes=4'},
+                body_iter=response_bodies,
+                give_connect=capture_requested_paths)
+
+            req = Request.blank('/a/c/manifest?multipart-manifest=get')
+            resp = controller.GET(req)
+            self.assertEqual(resp.status_int, 200)
+            self.assertEqual(resp.body, json_listing)
+            self.assertEqual(resp.content_type, 'application/json')
+
+            self.assertEqual(
+                requested,
+                [['HEAD', '/a', {}],
+                 ['HEAD', '/a/c', {}],
+                 ['GET', '/a/c/manifest', {'multipart-manifest': 'get'}]])
+
     def test_GET_bad_etag_manifest_slo(self):
         listing = [{"hash": "98568d540134639be4655198a36614a4",
                     "last_modified": "2012-11-08T04:05:37.866820",