diff --git a/mux.go b/mux.go
index f8dc38f..b8d3d1f 100644
--- a/mux.go
+++ b/mux.go
@@ -186,6 +186,7 @@ func registerFuegoController[T, B any, Contexted ctx[B]](s *Server, method, path
 	if route.MainRouter == nil {
 		route.MainRouter = s
 	}
+	route.AcceptedContentTypes = route.MainRouter.acceptedContentTypes
 
 	for _, o := range options {
 		o(&route)
diff --git a/option/option.go b/option/option.go
index 2191fc9..0e9c6dc 100644
--- a/option/option.go
+++ b/option/option.go
@@ -237,6 +237,7 @@ func AddError(code int, description string, errorType ...any) func(*fuego.BaseRo
 
 // RequestContentType sets the accepted content types for the route.
 // By default, the accepted content types is */*.
+// This will override any options set at the server level.
 func RequestContentType(consumes ...string) func(*fuego.BaseRoute) {
 	return func(r *fuego.BaseRoute) {
 		r.AcceptedContentTypes = consumes
diff --git a/option/option_test.go b/option/option_test.go
index 3ec9846..84ae8d6 100644
--- a/option/option_test.go
+++ b/option/option_test.go
@@ -338,6 +338,22 @@ func TestRequestContentType(t *testing.T) {
 		_, ok := s.OpenApiSpec.Components.RequestBodies["ReqBody"]
 		require.False(t, ok)
 	})
+
+	t.Run("override server", func(t *testing.T) {
+		s := fuego.NewServer(fuego.WithRequestContentType("application/json", "application/xml"))
+		route := fuego.Post(
+			s, "/test", dummyController,
+			RequestContentType("my/content-type"),
+		)
+
+		content := route.Operation.RequestBody.Value.Content
+		require.Nil(t, content.Get("application/json"))
+		require.Nil(t, content.Get("application/xml"))
+		require.NotNil(t, content.Get("my/content-type"))
+		require.Equal(t, "#/components/schemas/ReqBody", content.Get("my/content-type").Schema.Ref)
+		_, ok := s.OpenApiSpec.Components.RequestBodies["ReqBody"]
+		require.False(t, ok)
+	})
 }
 
 func TestAddError(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/options.go b/options.go
index a629bc5..fda1a15 100644
--- a/options.go
+++ b/options.go
@@ -73,6 +73,8 @@ type Server struct {
 	fs       fs.FS
 	template *template.Template // TODO: use preparsed templates
 
+	acceptedContentTypes []string
+
 	DisallowUnknownFields bool // If true, the server will return an error if the request body contains unknown fields. Useful for quick debugging in development.
 	DisableOpenapi        bool // If true, the routes within the server will not generate an OpenAPI spec.
 	maxBodySize           int64
@@ -307,6 +309,12 @@ func WithLogHandler(handler slog.Handler) func(*Server) {
 	}
 }
 
+// WithRequestContentType sets the accepted content types for the server.
+// By default, the accepted content types is */*.
+func WithRequestContentType(consumes ...string) func(*Server) {
+	return func(s *Server) { s.acceptedContentTypes = consumes }
+}
+
 // WithSerializer sets a custom serializer of type Sender that overrides the default one.
 // Please send a PR if you think the default serializer should be improved, instead of jumping to this option.
 func WithSerializer(serializer Sender) func(*Server) {
diff --git a/options_test.go b/options_test.go
index f8f63c3..645ed14 100644
--- a/options_test.go
+++ b/options_test.go
@@ -375,6 +375,45 @@ func TestServerTags(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 }
 
+type ReqBody struct {
+	A string
+	B int
+}
+
+type Resp struct {
+	Message string `json:"message"`
+}
+
+func dummyController(_ *ContextWithBody[ReqBody]) (Resp, error) {
+	return Resp{Message: "hello world"}, nil
+}
+
+func TestWithRequestContentType(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("base", func(t *testing.T) {
+		s := NewServer()
+		require.Nil(t, s.acceptedContentTypes)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("input", func(t *testing.T) {
+		arr := []string{"application/json", "application/xml"}
+		s := NewServer(WithRequestContentType("application/json", "application/xml"))
+		require.ElementsMatch(t, arr, s.acceptedContentTypes)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("ensure applied to route", func(t *testing.T) {
+		s := NewServer(WithRequestContentType("application/json", "application/xml"))
+		route := Post(s, "/test", dummyController)
+
+		content := route.Operation.RequestBody.Value.Content
+		require.NotNil(t, content.Get("application/json"))
+		require.NotNil(t, content.Get("application/xml"))
+		require.Equal(t, "#/components/schemas/ReqBody", content.Get("application/json").Schema.Ref)
+		require.Equal(t, "#/components/schemas/ReqBody", content.Get("application/xml").Schema.Ref)
+		_, ok := s.OpenApiSpec.Components.RequestBodies["ReqBody"]
+		require.False(t, ok)
+	})
+}
+
 func TestCustomSerialization(t *testing.T) {
 	s := NewServer(
 		WithSerializer(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, a any) error {