diff --git a/docs/modules/ROOT/examples/client-server/application.properties b/docs/modules/ROOT/examples/client-server/application.properties
index 364f29dff..da24ee728 100644
--- a/docs/modules/ROOT/examples/client-server/application.properties
+++ b/docs/modules/ROOT/examples/client-server/application.properties
@@ -129,6 +129,12 @@ quarkus.cxf.client.soap12.soap-binding = http://www.w3.org/2003/05/soap/bindings
 quarkus.cxf.client.soap12.logging.enabled = true
 #quarkus.cxf.client.soap12.http-conduit-factory = URLConnectionHTTPConduitFactory
 
+quarkus.cxf.client.contentType.client-endpoint-url = http://localhost:${quarkus.http.test-port}/soap/soap12
+quarkus.cxf.client.contentType.service-interface = io.quarkiverse.cxf.it.HelloService
+#quarkus.cxf.client.contentType.soap-binding = http://www.w3.org/2003/05/soap/bindings/HTTP/
+quarkus.cxf.client.contentType.content-type = application/soap+xml; action="contentTypeAction"
+quarkus.cxf.client.contentType.logging.enabled = true
+
 quarkus.cxf.endpoint."/soap12".implementor = io.quarkiverse.cxf.it.soap12.Soap12HelloServiceImpl
 quarkus.cxf.endpoint."/soap12".soap-binding = http://www.w3.org/2003/05/soap/bindings/HTTP/
 quarkus.cxf.endpoint."/soap12".logging.enabled = true
diff --git a/integration-tests/client-server/src/main/java/io/quarkiverse/cxf/it/soap12/Soap12Rest.java b/integration-tests/client-server/src/main/java/io/quarkiverse/cxf/it/soap12/Soap12Rest.java
index 7eb5c6539..8b7cf4ca4 100644
--- a/integration-tests/client-server/src/main/java/io/quarkiverse/cxf/it/soap12/Soap12Rest.java
+++ b/integration-tests/client-server/src/main/java/io/quarkiverse/cxf/it/soap12/Soap12Rest.java
@@ -15,11 +15,17 @@ public class Soap12Rest {
     @CXFClient("soap12")
     HelloService soap12;
 
+    @CXFClient("contentType")
+    HelloService contentType;
+
     HelloService getClient(String clientName) {
         switch (clientName) {
             case "soap12": {
                 return soap12;
             }
+            case "contentType": {
+                return contentType;
+            }
             default:
                 throw new IllegalArgumentException("Unexpected client name: " + clientName);
         }
diff --git a/integration-tests/client-server/src/main/resources/application.properties b/integration-tests/client-server/src/main/resources/application.properties
index 364f29dff..da24ee728 100644
--- a/integration-tests/client-server/src/main/resources/application.properties
+++ b/integration-tests/client-server/src/main/resources/application.properties
@@ -129,6 +129,12 @@ quarkus.cxf.client.soap12.soap-binding = http://www.w3.org/2003/05/soap/bindings
 quarkus.cxf.client.soap12.logging.enabled = true
 #quarkus.cxf.client.soap12.http-conduit-factory = URLConnectionHTTPConduitFactory
 
+quarkus.cxf.client.contentType.client-endpoint-url = http://localhost:${quarkus.http.test-port}/soap/soap12
+quarkus.cxf.client.contentType.service-interface = io.quarkiverse.cxf.it.HelloService
+#quarkus.cxf.client.contentType.soap-binding = http://www.w3.org/2003/05/soap/bindings/HTTP/
+quarkus.cxf.client.contentType.content-type = application/soap+xml; action="contentTypeAction"
+quarkus.cxf.client.contentType.logging.enabled = true
+
 quarkus.cxf.endpoint."/soap12".implementor = io.quarkiverse.cxf.it.soap12.Soap12HelloServiceImpl
 quarkus.cxf.endpoint."/soap12".soap-binding = http://www.w3.org/2003/05/soap/bindings/HTTP/
 quarkus.cxf.endpoint."/soap12".logging.enabled = true
diff --git a/integration-tests/client-server/src/test/java/io/quarkiverse/cxf/it/soap12/Soap12Test.java b/integration-tests/client-server/src/test/java/io/quarkiverse/cxf/it/soap12/Soap12Test.java
index be8932be9..70351cbf1 100644
--- a/integration-tests/client-server/src/test/java/io/quarkiverse/cxf/it/soap12/Soap12Test.java
+++ b/integration-tests/client-server/src/test/java/io/quarkiverse/cxf/it/soap12/Soap12Test.java
@@ -19,4 +19,15 @@ void soap12() {
                 .body(Matchers.is("Hello Joe, Content-Type: application/soap+xml; action=\"helloAction\"; charset=UTF-8"));
     }
 
+    @Test
+    void contentType() {
+        RestAssured.given()
+                .body("Joe")
+                .post("/Soap12Rest/sync/contentType")
+                .then()
+                .statusCode(200)
+                .body(Matchers
+                        .is("Hello Joe, Content-Type: application/soap+xml; action=\"contentTypeAction\"; charset=UTF-8"));
+    }
+
 }