diff --git a/graphene/contrib/django/tests/test_views.py b/graphene/contrib/django/tests/test_views.py
index a3537802..c9b88751 100644
--- a/graphene/contrib/django/tests/test_views.py
+++ b/graphene/contrib/django/tests/test_views.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ def test_client_post_malformed_json(settings, client):
         {'message': 'Malformed json body in the post data'}]}
 
 
-def test_client_post_empty_query(settings, client):
+def test_client_post_empty_query_json(settings, client):
     settings.ROOT_URLCONF = 'graphene.contrib.django.tests.test_urls'
     response = client.post(
         '/graphql', json.dumps({'query': ''}), 'application/json')
@@ -38,7 +38,16 @@ def test_client_post_empty_query(settings, client):
         {'message': 'Must provide query string.'}]}
 
 
-def test_client_post_bad_query(settings, client):
+def test_client_post_empty_query_graphql(settings, client):
+    settings.ROOT_URLCONF = 'graphene.contrib.django.tests.test_urls'
+    response = client.post(
+        '/graphql', '', 'application/graphql')
+    json_response = format_response(response)
+    assert json_response == {'errors': [
+        {'message': 'Must provide query string.'}]}
+
+
+def test_client_post_bad_query_json(settings, client):
     settings.ROOT_URLCONF = 'graphene.contrib.django.tests.test_urls'
     response = client.post(
         '/graphql', json.dumps({'query': '{ MALFORMED'}), 'application/json')
@@ -48,6 +57,16 @@ def test_client_post_bad_query(settings, client):
     assert 'Syntax Error GraphQL' in json_response['errors'][0]['message']
 
 
+def test_client_post_bad_query_graphql(settings, client):
+    settings.ROOT_URLCONF = 'graphene.contrib.django.tests.test_urls'
+    response = client.post(
+        '/graphql', '{ MALFORMED', 'application/graphql')
+    json_response = format_response(response)
+    assert 'errors' in json_response
+    assert len(json_response['errors']) == 1
+    assert 'Syntax Error GraphQL' in json_response['errors'][0]['message']
+
+
 def test_client_get_good_query(settings, client):
     settings.ROOT_URLCONF = 'graphene.contrib.django.tests.test_urls'
     response = client.get('/graphql', {'query': '{ headline }'})
@@ -69,7 +88,7 @@ def test_client_get_good_query_with_raise(settings, client):
     assert json_response['data']['raises'] is None
 
 
-def test_client_post_good_query(settings, client):
+def test_client_post_good_query_json(settings, client):
     settings.ROOT_URLCONF = 'graphene.contrib.django.tests.test_urls'
     response = client.post(
         '/graphql', json.dumps({'query': '{ headline }'}), 'application/json')
@@ -82,8 +101,21 @@ def test_client_post_good_query(settings, client):
     assert json_response == expected_json
 
 
+def test_client_post_good_query_graphql(settings, client):
+    settings.ROOT_URLCONF = 'graphene.contrib.django.tests.test_urls'
+    response = client.post(
+        '/graphql', '{ headline }', 'application/graphql')
+    json_response = format_response(response)
+    expected_json = {
+        'data': {
+            'headline': None
+        }
+    }
+    assert json_response == expected_json
+
+
 # def test_client_get_bad_query(settings, client):
-#     settings.ROOT_URLCONF = 'tests.contrib_django.test_urls'
+#     settings.ROOT_URLCONF = 'graphene.contrib.django.tests.test_urls'
 #     response = client.get('/graphql')
 #     json_response = format_response(response)
 #     assert json_response == {'errors': [{'message': 'Must provide query string.'}]}
diff --git a/graphene/contrib/django/views.py b/graphene/contrib/django/views.py
index 95274cdc..cb415df6 100644
--- a/graphene/contrib/django/views.py
+++ b/graphene/contrib/django/views.py
@@ -28,14 +28,11 @@ class GraphQLView(View):
         errors = [{
             "message": str(e)
         } for e in errors]
-        return HttpResponse(
-            json.dumps({'errors': errors}),
-            content_type='application/json')
+        return HttpResponse(json.dumps({'errors': errors}), content_type='application/json')
 
     def execute_query(self, request, query, *args, **kwargs):
         if not query:
-            return self.response_errors(
-                Exception("Must provide query string."))
+            return self.response_errors(Exception("Must provide query string."))
         else:
             try:
                 result = self.schema.execute(query, *args, **kwargs)
@@ -62,8 +59,9 @@ class GraphQLView(View):
                 received_json_data = json.loads(request.body.decode())
                 query = received_json_data.get('query')
             except ValueError:
-                return self.response_errors(ValueError(
-                    "Malformed json body in the post data"))
+                return self.response_errors(ValueError("Malformed json body in the post data"))
+        elif content_type == 'application/graphql':
+            query = request.body.decode()
         else:
             query = request.POST.get('query') or request.GET.get('query')
         return self.execute_query(request, query or '')