diff --git a/context_test.go b/context_test.go
index 9ce16e37..c65738c2 100644
--- a/context_test.go
+++ b/context_test.go
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ func TestContext(t *testing.T) {
 	userJSONIndent := "{\n_?\"id\": \"1\",\n_?\"name\": \"Joe\"\n_}"
 	userXML := `<user><id>1</id><name>Joe</name></user>`
 	userXMLIndent := "_<user>\n_?<id>1</id>\n_?<name>Joe</name>\n_</user>"
+	incorrectContent := "this is incorrect content"
 
 	var nonMarshallableChannel chan bool
 
@@ -68,14 +69,18 @@ func TestContext(t *testing.T) {
 	//------
 
 	// JSON
-	testBind(t, c, "application/json")
+	testBindOk(t, c, ApplicationJSON)
+	c.request, _ = http.NewRequest(POST, "/", strings.NewReader(incorrectContent))
+	testBindError(t, c, ApplicationJSON)
 
 	// XML
 	c.request, _ = http.NewRequest(POST, "/", strings.NewReader(userXML))
-	testBind(t, c, ApplicationXML)
+	testBindOk(t, c, ApplicationXML)
+	c.request, _ = http.NewRequest(POST, "/", strings.NewReader(incorrectContent))
+	testBindError(t, c, ApplicationXML)
 
 	// Unsupported
-	testBind(t, c, "")
+	testBindError(t, c, "")
 
 	//--------
 	// Render
@@ -291,14 +296,30 @@ func TestContextEcho(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Nil(t, c.Echo())
 }
 
-func testBind(t *testing.T, c *Context, ct string) {
+func testBindOk(t *testing.T, c *Context, ct string) {
 	c.request.Header.Set(ContentType, ct)
 	u := new(user)
 	err := c.Bind(u)
-	if ct == "" {
-		assert.Error(t, ErrUnsupportedMediaType)
-	} else if assert.NoError(t, err) {
+	if assert.NoError(t, err) {
 		assert.Equal(t, "1", u.ID)
 		assert.Equal(t, "Joe", u.Name)
 	}
 }
+
+func testBindError(t *testing.T, c *Context, ct string) {
+	c.request.Header.Set(ContentType, ct)
+	u := new(user)
+	err := c.Bind(u)
+
+	switch ct {
+	case ApplicationJSON, ApplicationXML:
+		if assert.IsType(t, new(HTTPError), err) {
+			assert.Equal(t, http.StatusBadRequest, err.(*HTTPError).code)
+		}
+	default:
+		if assert.IsType(t, new(HTTPError), err) {
+			assert.Equal(t, ErrUnsupportedMediaType, err)
+		}
+
+	}
+}
diff --git a/echo.go b/echo.go
index 1f21863b..6859bab5 100644
--- a/echo.go
+++ b/echo.go
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ var (
 	// Errors
 	//--------
 
-	ErrUnsupportedMediaType  = errors.New("unsupported media type")
+	ErrUnsupportedMediaType  = NewHTTPError(http.StatusUnsupportedMediaType)
 	ErrRendererNotRegistered = errors.New("renderer not registered")
 	ErrInvalidRedirectCode   = errors.New("invalid redirect status code")
 
@@ -734,9 +734,14 @@ func (binder) Bind(r *http.Request, i interface{}) (err error) {
 	ct := r.Header.Get(ContentType)
 	err = ErrUnsupportedMediaType
 	if strings.HasPrefix(ct, ApplicationJSON) {
-		err = json.NewDecoder(r.Body).Decode(i)
+		if err = json.NewDecoder(r.Body).Decode(i); err != nil {
+			err = NewHTTPError(http.StatusBadRequest, err.Error())
+		}
 	} else if strings.HasPrefix(ct, ApplicationXML) {
-		err = xml.NewDecoder(r.Body).Decode(i)
+		if err = xml.NewDecoder(r.Body).Decode(i); err != nil {
+			err = NewHTTPError(http.StatusBadRequest, err.Error())
+		}
+
 	}
 	return
 }