diff --git a/spring-rest/src/main/java/org/baeldung/web/controller/mediatypes/CustomMediaTypeController.java b/spring-rest/src/main/java/org/baeldung/web/controller/mediatypes/CustomMediaTypeController.java
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+package org.baeldung.web.controller.mediatypes;
+
+
+import org.baeldung.web.dto.BaeldungItem;
+import org.springframework.http.HttpStatus;
+import org.springframework.http.ResponseEntity;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMapping;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.ResponseBody;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RestController;
+
+@RestController
+@RequestMapping(value = "/", produces = "application/vnd.baeldung.api.v1+json",
+        consumes = "application/vnd.baeldung.api.v1+json")
+public class CustomMediaTypeController {
+
+    @RequestMapping(value = "/public/api/endpoint", produces = "application/vnd.baeldung.api.v1+json",
+            consumes = "application/vnd.baeldung.api.v1+json")
+    public @ResponseBody ResponseEntity<BaeldungItem> getItem() {
+        return new ResponseEntity<>(new BaeldungItem("itemId1"), HttpStatus.OK);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/spring-rest/src/main/java/org/baeldung/web/dto/BaeldungItem.java b/spring-rest/src/main/java/org/baeldung/web/dto/BaeldungItem.java
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+package org.baeldung.web.dto;
+
+
+public class BaeldungItem {
+    private final String itemId;
+
+    public BaeldungItem(String itemId) {
+        this.itemId = itemId;
+    }
+
+    public String getItemId() {
+        return itemId;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/spring-rest/src/test/java/org/baeldung/web/controller/mediatypes/CustomMediaTypeControllerTest.java b/spring-rest/src/test/java/org/baeldung/web/controller/mediatypes/CustomMediaTypeControllerTest.java
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+package org.baeldung.web.controller.mediatypes;
+
+import org.baeldung.config.WebConfig;
+import org.junit.Before;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
+import org.springframework.test.context.ContextConfiguration;
+import org.springframework.test.context.junit4.SpringJUnit4ClassRunner;
+import org.springframework.test.context.web.WebAppConfiguration;
+import org.springframework.test.web.servlet.MockMvc;
+import org.springframework.test.web.servlet.setup.MockMvcBuilders;
+import org.springframework.web.context.WebApplicationContext;
+
+import static org.springframework.test.web.servlet.request.MockMvcRequestBuilders.get;
+import static org.springframework.test.web.servlet.result.MockMvcResultMatchers.status;
+
+
+@RunWith(SpringJUnit4ClassRunner.class)
+@ContextConfiguration(classes = WebConfig.class)
+@WebAppConfiguration
+public class CustomMediaTypeControllerTest {
+
+    private MockMvc mockMvc;
+
+    @Autowired
+    private WebApplicationContext webApplicationContext;
+
+    @Before
+    public void setUp() {
+        mockMvc = MockMvcBuilders.webAppContextSetup(webApplicationContext).build();
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void shouldSendRequestForItem() throws Exception {
+        mockMvc.perform(get("/public/api/endpoint")
+                .contentType("application/vnd.baeldung.api.v1+json")
+                .accept("application/vnd.baeldung.api.v1+json"))
+                .andExpect(status().isOk());
+    }
+}
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