diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f567ecb..3465e55 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 ## 2.4.1
 
 - Fixed #296: multipart requests are not serialized on browser platform
+- Fixed #301: data is not decoded correctly when responseType is "json" (thanks antikalk)
 
 ## 2.4.0
 
diff --git a/src/android/com/silkimen/cordovahttp/CordovaHttpBase.java b/src/android/com/silkimen/cordovahttp/CordovaHttpBase.java
index a86c46f..277f8e7 100644
--- a/src/android/com/silkimen/cordovahttp/CordovaHttpBase.java
+++ b/src/android/com/silkimen/cordovahttp/CordovaHttpBase.java
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ abstract class CordovaHttpBase implements Runnable {
     response.setHeaders(request.headers());
 
     if (request.code() >= 200 && request.code() < 300) {
-      if ("text".equals(this.responseType)) {
+      if ("text".equals(this.responseType) || "json".equals(this.responseType)) {
         String decoded = HttpBodyDecoder.decodeBody(outputStream.toByteArray(), request.charset());
         response.setBody(decoded);
       } else {
diff --git a/src/ios/CordovaHttpPlugin.m b/src/ios/CordovaHttpPlugin.m
index ac559c6..2f8c750 100644
--- a/src/ios/CordovaHttpPlugin.m
+++ b/src/ios/CordovaHttpPlugin.m
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
 }
 
 - (void)setResponseSerializer:(NSString*)responseType forManager:(AFHTTPSessionManager*)manager {
-    if ([responseType isEqualToString: @"text"]) {
+    if ([responseType isEqualToString: @"text"] || [responseType isEqualToString: @"json"]) {
         manager.responseSerializer = [TextResponseSerializer serializer];
     } else {
         manager.responseSerializer = [BinaryResponseSerializer serializer];
diff --git a/test/e2e-specs.js b/test/e2e-specs.js
index 4e1bcc9..36f4c7c 100644
--- a/test/e2e-specs.js
+++ b/test/e2e-specs.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ const hooks = {
     cordova.plugin.http.clearCookies();
 
     helpers.enableFollowingRedirect(function() {
-      // server trust mode is not supported on brpwser platform
+      // server trust mode is not supported on browser platform
       if (cordova.platformId === 'browser') {
         return resolve();
       }
@@ -787,7 +787,7 @@ const tests = [
   },
   {
     description: 'should decode error body even if response type is "arraybuffer"',
-    expected: 'rejected: {"status": 418, ...',
+    expected: 'rejected: {"status":418, ...',
     func: function (resolve, reject) {
       var url = 'https://httpbin.org/status/418';
       var options = { method: 'get', responseType: 'arraybuffer' };
@@ -801,7 +801,7 @@ const tests = [
   },
   {
     description: 'should serialize FormData instance correctly when it contains string value',
-    expected: 'resolved: {"status": 200, ...',
+    expected: 'resolved: {"status":200, ...',
     before: helpers.setMultipartSerializer,
     func: function (resolve, reject) {
       var ponyfills = cordova.plugin.http.ponyfills;
@@ -820,7 +820,7 @@ const tests = [
   },
   {
     description: 'should serialize FormData instance correctly when it contains blob value',
-    expected: 'resolved: {"status": 200, ...',
+    expected: 'resolved: {"status":200, ...',
     before: helpers.setMultipartSerializer,
     func: function (resolve, reject) {
       var ponyfills = cordova.plugin.http.ponyfills;
@@ -890,6 +890,39 @@ const tests = [
       result.data.headers['access-control-allow-origin'].should.be.equal('*');
     }
   },
+  {
+    description: 'should decode JSON data correctly when response type is "json" #301',
+    expected: 'resolved: {"status":200,"data":{"slideshow": ... ',
+    func: function (resolve, reject) {
+      var url = 'https://httpbin.org/json';
+      var options = { method: 'get', responseType: 'json' };
+      cordova.plugin.http.sendRequest(url, options, resolve, reject);
+    },
+    validationFunc: function (driver, result) {
+      result.type.should.be.equal('resolved');
+      result.data.status.should.be.equal(200);
+      result.data.data.should.be.an('object');
+      result.data.data.slideshow.should.be.eql({
+        author: 'Yours Truly', 
+        date: 'date of publication', 
+        slides: [
+          {
+            title: 'Wake up to WonderWidgets!', 
+            type: 'all'
+          }, 
+          {
+            items: [
+              'Why <em>WonderWidgets</em> are great',
+              'Who <em>buys</em> WonderWidgets'
+            ], 
+            title: 'Overview', 
+            type: 'all'
+          }
+        ], 
+        title: 'Sample Slide Show'
+      });
+    }
+  },
 
   // TODO: not ready yet
   // {