diff --git a/x/gov/client/rest/rest.go b/x/gov/client/rest/rest.go
index 6d4a52ca14..b8aa2c0ea9 100644
--- a/x/gov/client/rest/rest.go
+++ b/x/gov/client/rest/rest.go
@@ -227,6 +227,7 @@ func queryDepositsHandlerFn(cdc *codec.Codec, cliCtx context.CLIContext) http.Ha
 			return
 		}
 
+		w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
 		w.Write(res)
 	}
 }