diff --git a/jetty-http/src/main/resources/org/eclipse/jetty/http/encoding.properties b/jetty-http/src/main/resources/org/eclipse/jetty/http/encoding.properties
index e8b1d7bdc02..3f2d2dd358e 100644
--- a/jetty-http/src/main/resources/org/eclipse/jetty/http/encoding.properties
+++ b/jetty-http/src/main/resources/org/eclipse/jetty/http/encoding.properties
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 # Mapping of mime type to inferred or assumed charset
 # inferred charsets are used for encoding/decoding and explicitly set in associated metadata
 # assumed charsets are used for encoding/decoding, but are not set in associated metadata
-# In this file, assumed charsets are indicatd with a leading '-'
+# In this file, assumed charsets are indicated with a leading '-'
 
 text/html=utf-8
 text/plain=iso-8859-1
 text/xml=utf-8
 application/xhtml+xml=utf-8
 text/json=-utf-8
+application/json=-utf-8
 application/vnd.api+json=-utf-8
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