diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 636e20f..64ed11e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 2.1.1
+
+- Fixed #224: response type "arraybuffer" and "blob" not working on browser platform
+
 ## 2.1.0
 
 - Feature #216: Support for response type `arraybuffer`
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e5c55ef..1e375a8 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "cordova-plugin-advanced-http",
-  "version": "2.1.0",
+  "version": "2.1.1",
   "description": "Cordova / Phonegap plugin for communicating with HTTP servers using SSL pinning",
   "scripts": {
     "updatecert": "node ./scripts/update-e2e-server-cert.js && node ./scripts/update-e2e-client-cert.js",
diff --git a/src/browser/cordova-http-plugin.js b/src/browser/cordova-http-plugin.js
index 670c49a..aecc81b 100644
--- a/src/browser/cordova-http-plugin.js
+++ b/src/browser/cordova-http-plugin.js
@@ -52,11 +52,19 @@ function deserializeResponseHeaders(headers) {
   return headerMap;
 }
 
+function getResponseData(xhr) {
+  if (xhr.responseType !== 'text' || jsUtil.getTypeOf(xhr.responseText) !== 'String') {
+    return xhr.response;
+  }
+
+  return xhr.responseText;
+}
+
 function createXhrSuccessObject(xhr) {
   return {
     url: xhr.responseURL,
     status: xhr.status,
-    data: jsUtil.getTypeOf(xhr.responseText) === 'String' ? xhr.responseText : xhr.response,
+    data: getResponseData(xhr),
     headers: deserializeResponseHeaders(xhr.getAllResponseHeaders())
   };
 }
@@ -65,7 +73,7 @@ function createXhrFailureObject(xhr) {
   var obj = {};
 
   obj.headers = xhr.getAllResponseHeaders();
-  obj.error = jsUtil.getTypeOf(xhr.responseText) === 'String' ? xhr.responseText : xhr.response;
+  obj.error = getResponseData(xhr);
   obj.error = obj.error || 'advanced-http: please check browser console for error messages';
 
   if (xhr.responseURL) obj.url = xhr.responseURL;
diff --git a/www/helpers.js b/www/helpers.js
index 18d8ae4..2598b99 100644
--- a/www/helpers.js
+++ b/www/helpers.js
@@ -236,6 +236,13 @@ module.exports = function init(jsUtil, cookieHandler, messages, base64) {
 
   function injectRawResponseHandler(responseType, cb) {
     return function (response) {
+      var dataType = jsUtil.getTypeOf(response.data);
+
+      // don't need post-processing if it's already binary type (on browser platform)
+      if (dataType === 'ArrayBuffer' || dataType === 'Blob') {
+        return cb(response);
+      }
+
       // arraybuffer
       if (responseType === validResponseTypes[1]) {
         var buffer = base64.toArrayBuffer(response.data);
diff --git a/www/js-util.js b/www/js-util.js
index b41a255..e379dba 100644
--- a/www/js-util.js
+++ b/www/js-util.js
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ module.exports = {
     switch (Object.prototype.toString.call(object)) {
       case '[object Array]':
         return 'Array';
+      case '[object Blob]':
+        return 'Blob';
       case '[object ArrayBuffer]':
         return 'ArrayBuffer';
       case '[object Boolean]':