diff --git a/lib/validators.js b/lib/validators.js
index 8a44f6b..71b1746 100644
--- a/lib/validators.js
+++ b/lib/validators.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 const Enjoi = require('enjoi');
 const Joi = require('joi');
+const Yaml = require('js-yaml');
 
 const extensions = [
     { type: 'int64', base: Joi.string().regex(/^\d+$/) },
@@ -191,8 +192,21 @@ const create = function (options = {}) {
                 if (requestBody.content[mediaType].schema) {
                     const parameter = { in: 'body', schema: requestBody.content[mediaType].schema, name: 'body' };
                     const validator = makeValidator(parameter, consumes, openapi, allowUnknownProperties);
-                    validate.payload = validator.validate;
+                    validate.payload = (body, ctx) => {
+                        const contentType = ctx.context.headers['content-type'];
+                        if (consumes.includes(contentType) && contentType === 'text/x-yaml') {
+                            try {
+                                body = Yaml.load(body);
+                            } 
+                            catch (err) {
+                                // ignore parsing error
+                            }
+                        }          
+                                     
+                        return validator.validate(body, ctx);
+                    };
                     break;
+
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/test/fixtures/openapi3/defs/pets.yaml b/test/fixtures/openapi3/defs/pets.yaml
index 1e88c02..f74b5b2 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/openapi3/defs/pets.yaml
+++ b/test/fixtures/openapi3/defs/pets.yaml
@@ -83,6 +83,9 @@ paths:
           application/json:
             schema:
               $ref: '#/components/schemas/newPet'
+          text/x-yaml:
+            schema:
+              $ref: '#/components/schemas/newPet'
         required: true
       responses:
         200:
diff --git a/test/test-hapi-openapi3.js b/test/test-hapi-openapi3.js
index afa90f2..a82bc14 100644
--- a/test/test-hapi-openapi3.js
+++ b/test/test-hapi-openapi3.js
@@ -74,6 +74,43 @@ Test('test plugin', function (t) {
         }
     });
 
+    t.test('validate yaml', async function (t) {
+        t.plan(2);
+
+        const server = new Hapi.Server();
+
+        try {           
+            await server.register({
+                plugin: OpenAPI,
+                options: {
+                    api: Path.join(__dirname, './fixtures/openapi3/defs/pets.yaml'),
+                    handlers: Path.join(__dirname, './fixtures/handlers')
+                }
+            });
+            let response = await server.inject({
+                method: 'POST',
+                headers: {"content-type": "text/x-yaml"},
+                url: '/v1/petstore/pets',
+                payload: "id: '0'\nname: 'Cat'"
+            });
+
+            t.strictEqual(response.statusCode, 200, `${response.request.path} OK.`);
+
+            response = await server.inject({
+                method: 'POST',
+                headers: {"content-type": "text/x-yaml"},
+                url: '/v1/petstore/pets',
+                payload: `id: '0'\nname_does_not_exists: 'Cat'`
+            });
+
+            t.strictEqual(response.statusCode, 400, `${response.request.path} payload bad.`);
+        }
+        catch (error) {
+            t.fail(error.message);
+        }
+
+    });
+
     t.test('routes with output validation', async function (t) {
         t.plan(5);
 
@@ -338,4 +375,4 @@ Test('test plugin', function (t) {
             t.fail(error.message);
         }
     });    
-});
\ No newline at end of file
+});