diff --git a/app/components/ContentTypeDropdown.js b/app/components/ContentTypeDropdown.js
index 67db209a55..2e4cbb95a6 100644
--- a/app/components/ContentTypeDropdown.js
+++ b/app/components/ContentTypeDropdown.js
@@ -3,16 +3,14 @@ import React, {PropTypes} from 'react';
 import Dropdown from '../components/base/Dropdown';
 import {CONTENT_TYPES, getContentTypeName} from '../lib/contentTypes';
 
-const ContentTypeDropdown = ({updateRequestContentType, activeContentType}) => {
-  const contentTypes = CONTENT_TYPES.filter(ct => ct !== activeContentType);
-
+const ContentTypeDropdown = ({updateRequestContentType}) => {
   return (
     <Dropdown>
       <button className="tall">
         <i className="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
       </button>
       <ul>
-        {contentTypes.map(contentType => (
+        {CONTENT_TYPES.map(contentType => (
           <li key={contentType}>
             <button onClick={e => updateRequestContentType(contentType)}>
               {getContentTypeName(contentType)}
@@ -25,8 +23,7 @@ const ContentTypeDropdown = ({updateRequestContentType, activeContentType}) => {
 };
 
 ContentTypeDropdown.propTypes = {
-  updateRequestContentType: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
-  activeContentType: PropTypes.string.isRequired
+  updateRequestContentType: PropTypes.func.isRequired
 };
 
 export default ContentTypeDropdown;
diff --git a/app/components/RequestBodyEditor.js b/app/components/RequestBodyEditor.js
index 22aff3c411..0d54915729 100644
--- a/app/components/RequestBodyEditor.js
+++ b/app/components/RequestBodyEditor.js
@@ -1,25 +1,63 @@
-import React, {PropTypes} from 'react';
+import React, {PropTypes, Component} from 'react';
 import Editor from './base/Editor';
+import KeyValueEditor from './base/KeyValueEditor';
+import {CONTENT_TYPE_FORM_URLENCODED} from '../lib/contentTypes';
+import {getContentTypeFromHeaders} from '../lib/contentTypes';
+import * as querystring from '../lib/querystring';
 
-const RequestBodyEditor = ({fontSize, lineWrapping, body, contentType, onChange, className}) => (
-  <Editor
-    fontSize={fontSize}
-    value={body}
-    className={className}
-    onChange={onChange}
-    mode={contentType}
-    lineWrapping={lineWrapping}
-    placeholder="request body here..."
-  />
-);
+class RequestBodyEditor extends Component {
+  static _getBodyFromPairs (pairs) {
+    const params = [];
+    for (let {name, value} of pairs) {
+      params.push({name, value});
+    }
+
+    return querystring.buildFromParams(params, false);
+  }
+
+  static _getPairsFromBody (body) {
+    return querystring.deconstructToParams(body, false);
+  }
+
+  render () {
+    const {
+      fontSize,
+      lineWrapping,
+      request,
+      onChange,
+      className
+    } = this.props;
+
+    const contentType = getContentTypeFromHeaders(request.headers);
+
+    if (contentType === CONTENT_TYPE_FORM_URLENCODED) {
+      return (
+        <KeyValueEditor
+          onChange={pairs => onChange(RequestBodyEditor._getBodyFromPairs(pairs))}
+          pairs={RequestBodyEditor._getPairsFromBody(request.body)}
+          uniquenessKey={request._id}
+        />
+      )
+    } else {
+      return (
+        <Editor
+          fontSize={fontSize}
+          value={request.body}
+          className={className}
+          onChange={onChange}
+          mode={contentType}
+          lineWrapping={lineWrapping}
+          placeholder="request body here..."
+        />
+      )
+    }
+  }
+}
 
 RequestBodyEditor.propTypes = {
   // Functions
   onChange: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
-
-  // Other
-  body: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
-  contentType: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
+  request: PropTypes.object.isRequired,
 
   // Optional
   fontSize: PropTypes.number,
diff --git a/app/components/RequestPane.js b/app/components/RequestPane.js
index 1468225207..3b0034741d 100644
--- a/app/components/RequestPane.js
+++ b/app/components/RequestPane.js
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import RequestUrlBar from '../components/RequestUrlBar';
 
 import {getContentTypeName} from '../lib/contentTypes';
 import {renderRequest} from '../lib/render';
+import {getContentTypeFromHeaders} from '../lib/contentTypes';
 
 class RequestPane extends Component {
   render () {
@@ -54,11 +55,8 @@ class RequestPane extends Component {
         <Tabs className="pane__body">
           <TabList>
             <Tab>
-              <button>{getContentTypeName(request.contentType)}</button>
-              <ContentTypeDropdown
-                activeContentType={request.contentType}
-                updateRequestContentType={updateRequestContentType}
-              />
+              <button>{getContentTypeName(getContentTypeFromHeaders(request.headers))}</button>
+              <ContentTypeDropdown updateRequestContentType={updateRequestContentType}/>
             </Tab>
             <Tab>
               <button>
@@ -80,12 +78,10 @@ class RequestPane extends Component {
           </TabList>
           <TabPanel className="editor-wrapper">
             <RequestBodyEditor
+              request={request}
               onChange={updateRequestBody}
-              requestId={request._id}
-              contentType={request.contentType}
               fontSize={editorFontSize}
               lineWrapping={editorLineWrapping}
-              body={request.body}
             />
           </TabPanel>
           <TabPanel>
diff --git a/app/components/ResponseViewer.js b/app/components/ResponseBodyViewer.js
similarity index 100%
rename from app/components/ResponseViewer.js
rename to app/components/ResponseBodyViewer.js
diff --git a/app/components/ResponseHeadersViewer.js b/app/components/ResponseHeadersViewer.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f70bcae7e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/components/ResponseHeadersViewer.js
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+import React, {PropTypes} from 'react';
+import CopyButton from './base/CopyButton';
+
+const ResponseHeadersViewer = ({headers}) => {
+  const headersString = headers.map(
+    h => `${h.name}: ${h.value}`
+  ).join('\n');
+
+  return (
+    <div>
+      <table className="wide">
+        <thead>
+        <tr>
+          <th>Name</th>
+          <th>Value</th>
+        </tr>
+        </thead>
+        <tbody>
+        {headers.map((h, i) => (
+          <tr className="selectable" key={i}>
+            <td>{h.name}</td>
+            <td>{h.value}</td>
+          </tr>
+        ))}
+        </tbody>
+      </table>
+      <p className="pad-top">
+        <CopyButton
+          className="pull-right btn btn--super-compact btn--outlined"
+          content={headersString}
+        />
+      </p>
+    </div>
+  )
+};
+
+ResponseHeadersViewer.propTypes = {
+  headers: PropTypes.array.isRequired
+};
+
+export default ResponseHeadersViewer;
diff --git a/app/components/ResponsePane.js b/app/components/ResponsePane.js
index 3e42ae7e88..9cd372cef2 100644
--- a/app/components/ResponsePane.js
+++ b/app/components/ResponsePane.js
@@ -4,8 +4,9 @@ import {Tab, Tabs, TabList, TabPanel} from 'react-tabs'
 import StatusTag from './StatusTag';
 import SizeTag from './SizeTag';
 import TimeTag from './TimeTag';
-import PreviewModeDropdown from '../components/PreviewModeDropdown';
-import ResponseViewer from '../components/ResponseViewer';
+import PreviewModeDropdown from './PreviewModeDropdown';
+import ResponseBodyViewer from './ResponseBodyViewer';
+import ResponseHeadersViewer from './ResponseHeadersViewer';
 import {getPreviewModeName} from '../lib/previewModes';
 import {PREVIEW_MODE_SOURCE} from '../lib/previewModes';
 import {REQUEST_TIME_TO_SHOW_COUNTER} from '../lib/constants';
@@ -108,7 +109,7 @@ class ResponsePane extends Component {
           </TabList>
           <TabPanel>
             {response.error ? (
-              <ResponseViewer
+              <ResponseBodyViewer
                 contentType={response.contentType}
                 previewMode={PREVIEW_MODE_SOURCE}
                 editorLineWrapping={editorLineWrapping}
@@ -117,7 +118,7 @@ class ResponsePane extends Component {
                 url={response.url}
               />
             ) : (
-              <ResponseViewer
+              <ResponseBodyViewer
                 contentType={response.contentType}
                 previewMode={previewMode}
                 editorLineWrapping={editorLineWrapping}
@@ -129,22 +130,7 @@ class ResponsePane extends Component {
             )}
           </TabPanel>
           <TabPanel className="scrollable pad">
-            <table className="wide">
-              <thead>
-              <tr>
-                <th>Name</th>
-                <th>Value</th>
-              </tr>
-              </thead>
-              <tbody>
-              {response.headers.map((h, i) => (
-                <tr className="selectable" key={i}>
-                  <td>{h.name}</td>
-                  <td>{h.value}</td>
-                </tr>
-              ))}
-              </tbody>
-            </table>
+            <ResponseHeadersViewer headers={response.headers}/>
           </TabPanel>
         </Tabs>
       </section>
diff --git a/app/components/base/CopyButton.js b/app/components/base/CopyButton.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c92d88d788
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/components/base/CopyButton.js
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+import React, {Component, PropTypes} from 'react';
+const {clipboard} = require('electron');
+
+class CopyButton extends Component {
+  constructor (props) {
+    super(props);
+    this.state = {
+      showConfirmation: false
+    }
+  }
+  _handleClick (e) {
+    e.preventDefault();
+
+    clipboard.writeText(this.props.content);
+
+    this.setState({showConfirmation: true});
+
+    this._timeout = setTimeout(() => {
+      this.setState({showConfirmation: false});
+    }, 2000);
+  }
+
+  componentWillUnmount() {
+    clearTimeout(this._timeout);
+  }
+
+  render () {
+    const {content, ...other} = this.props;
+    const {showConfirmation} = this.state;
+
+    return (
+      <button onClick={this._handleClick.bind(this)} {...other}>
+        {showConfirmation ? 'Copied' : 'Copy'}
+      </button>
+    )
+  }
+}
+
+CopyButton.propTypes = {
+  content: PropTypes.string.isRequired
+};
+
+export default CopyButton;
diff --git a/app/containers/App.js b/app/containers/App.js
index fb2ad8da32..68689965cd 100644
--- a/app/containers/App.js
+++ b/app/containers/App.js
@@ -479,7 +479,7 @@ class App extends Component {
           updateRequestParameters={parameters => db.requestUpdate(activeRequest, {parameters})}
           updateRequestAuthentication={authentication => db.requestUpdate(activeRequest, {authentication})}
           updateRequestHeaders={headers => db.requestUpdate(activeRequest, {headers})}
-          updateRequestContentType={contentType => db.requestUpdate(activeRequest, {contentType})}
+          updateRequestContentType={contentType => db.requestUpdateContentType(activeRequest, contentType)}
           updateSettingsShowPasswords={showPasswords => db.settingsUpdate(settings, {showPasswords})}
         />
 
diff --git a/app/database/index.js b/app/database/index.js
index 85919f4699..1f2afd0160 100644
--- a/app/database/index.js
+++ b/app/database/index.js
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ import * as fs from 'fs';
 import * as methods from '../lib/constants';
 import {generateId} from './util';
 import {PREVIEW_MODE_SOURCE} from '../lib/previewModes';
-import {CONTENT_TYPE_TEXT} from '../lib/contentTypes';
 import {DB_PERSIST_INTERVAL, DEFAULT_SIDEBAR_WIDTH} from '../lib/constants';
+import {CONTENT_TYPE_JSON} from '../lib/contentTypes';
 
 export const TYPE_SETTINGS = 'Settings';
 export const TYPE_WORKSPACE = 'Workspace';
@@ -40,10 +40,12 @@ const MODEL_DEFAULTS = {
     url: '',
     name: 'New Request',
     method: methods.METHOD_GET,
-    contentType: CONTENT_TYPE_TEXT,
     body: '',
     parameters: [],
-    headers: [],
+    headers: [{
+      name: 'Content-Type',
+      value: CONTENT_TYPE_JSON
+    }],
     authentication: {},
     metaPreviewMode: PREVIEW_MODE_SOURCE,
     metaSortKey: -1 * Date.now()
@@ -324,6 +326,24 @@ export function requestUpdate (request, patch) {
   return docUpdate(request, patch);
 }
 
+export function requestUpdateContentType (request, contentType) {
+  let headers = [...request.headers];
+  const contentTypeHeader = headers.find(
+    h => h.name.toLowerCase() === 'content-type'
+  );
+
+  if (!contentType) {
+    // Remove the contentType header if we are unsetting it
+    headers = headers.filter(h => h !== contentTypeHeader);
+  } else if (contentTypeHeader) {
+    contentTypeHeader.value = contentType;
+  } else {
+    headers.push({name: 'Content-Type', value: contentType})
+  }
+
+  return docUpdate(request, {headers});
+}
+
 export function requestCopy (request) {
   const name = `${request.name} (Copy)`;
   return requestCreate(Object.assign({}, request, {name}));
diff --git a/app/lib/contentTypes.js b/app/lib/contentTypes.js
index d63458ba6d..5984d689eb 100644
--- a/app/lib/contentTypes.js
+++ b/app/lib/contentTypes.js
@@ -1,13 +1,15 @@
 export const CONTENT_TYPE_JSON = 'application/json';
 export const CONTENT_TYPE_XML = 'application/xml';
 export const CONTENT_TYPE_TEXT = 'text/plain';
-export const CONTENT_TYPE_FORM = 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded';
+export const CONTENT_TYPE_FORM_URLENCODED = 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded';
+export const CONTENT_TYPE_OTHER = '';
 
 const contentTypeMap = {
   [CONTENT_TYPE_JSON]: 'JSON',
   [CONTENT_TYPE_XML]: 'XML',
-  [CONTENT_TYPE_TEXT]: 'Plain Text',
-  [CONTENT_TYPE_FORM]: 'Form Data'
+  [CONTENT_TYPE_TEXT]: 'Text',
+  [CONTENT_TYPE_OTHER]: 'Other',
+  [CONTENT_TYPE_FORM_URLENCODED]: 'Form URL Encoded'
 };
 
 export const CONTENT_TYPES = Object.keys(contentTypeMap);
@@ -19,6 +21,10 @@ export const CONTENT_TYPES = Object.keys(contentTypeMap);
  * @returns {*|string}
  */
 export function getContentTypeName (contentType) {
-  // TODO: Make this more robust maybe...
-  return contentTypeMap[contentType] || 'Unknown';
+  return contentTypeMap[contentType] || contentTypeMap[CONTENT_TYPE_OTHER];
+}
+
+export function getContentTypeFromHeaders (headers) {
+  const header = headers.find(({name}) => name.toLowerCase() === 'content-type');
+  return header ? header.value : null;
 }
diff --git a/app/lib/export/curl.js b/app/lib/export/curl.js
index 498e2a385b..7be1467b00 100644
--- a/app/lib/export/curl.js
+++ b/app/lib/export/curl.js
@@ -186,13 +186,6 @@ export function exportCurl (requestId) {
           // Headers
           const hasContentTypeHeader = !!renderedRequest.headers.find(h => h.name.toUpperCase() === 'CONTENT-TYPE');
 
-          if (!hasContentTypeHeader && !IS_GET_REQUEST) {
-            const value = renderedRequest.contentType;
-            const name = 'Content-Type';
-
-            renderedRequest.headers.push({name, value})
-          }
-
           for (let i = 0; i < renderedRequest.headers.length; i++) {
             const {name, value} = renderedRequest.headers[i];
 
diff --git a/app/lib/export/database.js b/app/lib/export/database.js
index 1cd12cb488..e27987c990 100644
--- a/app/lib/export/database.js
+++ b/app/lib/export/database.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import * as db from '../../database';
 import {getAppVersion} from '../appInfo';
+import {getContentTypeFromHeaders} from '../contentTypes';
 
 const VERSION_CHROME_APP = 1;
 const VERSION_DESKTOP_APP = 2;
@@ -64,29 +65,43 @@ function importRequest (importedRequest, parentId, exportFormat) {
       }
     }
 
+    // Add the content type header
+    const headers = importedRequest.headers || [];
+    const contentType = getContentTypeFromHeaders(headers);
+    if (!contentType) {
+      const derivedContentType = FORMAT_MAP[importedRequest.__insomnia.format];
+
+      if (derivedContentType) {
+        headers.push({
+          name: 'Content-Type',
+          value: FORMAT_MAP[importedRequest.__insomnia.format]
+        });
+      }
+    }
+
     db.requestCreate({
       parentId,
       name: importedRequest.name,
       url: importedRequest.url,
       method: importedRequest.method,
       body: importedRequest.body,
-      headers: importedRequest.headers || [],
+      headers: headers,
       parameters: importedRequest.params || [],
       contentType: FORMAT_MAP[importedRequest.__insomnia.format] || 'text/plain',
       authentication: auth
     });
   } else if (exportFormat === VERSION_DESKTOP_APP) {
-    db.requestCreate({
-      parentId,
-      name: importedRequest.name,
-      url: importedRequest.url,
-      method: importedRequest.method,
-      body: importedRequest.body,
-      headers: importedRequest.headers,
-      parameters: importedRequest.parameters,
-      contentType: importedRequest.contentType,
-      authentication: importedRequest.authentication
-    });
+    const headers =
+      db.requestCreate({
+        parentId,
+        name: importedRequest.name,
+        url: importedRequest.url,
+        method: importedRequest.method,
+        body: importedRequest.body,
+        headers: importedRequest.headers,
+        parameters: importedRequest.parameters,
+        authentication: importedRequest.authentication
+      });
   } else {
     console.error(`Unknown export format ${exportFormat}`)
   }
@@ -175,7 +190,6 @@ export function exportJSON () {
         url: r.url,
         name: r.name,
         method: r.method,
-        contentType: r.contentType,
         body: r.body,
         parameters: r.parameters,
         headers: r.headers,
diff --git a/app/lib/querystring.js b/app/lib/querystring.js
index b2bc43c4a7..3dd38a9424 100644
--- a/app/lib/querystring.js
+++ b/app/lib/querystring.js
@@ -1,30 +1,39 @@
-
 export function getJoiner (url) {
   url = url || '';
   return url.indexOf('?') === -1 ? '?' : '&';
 }
 
 export function joinURL (url, qs) {
-  if (!qs) { return url; }
+  if (!qs) {
+    return url;
+  }
   url = url || '';
   return url + getJoiner(url) + qs;
 }
 
-export function build (param) {
-  // Skip non-name ones
-  if (!param.name) { return ''; }
+export function build (param, strict = true) {
+  // Skip non-name ones in strict mode
+  if (strict && !param.name) {
+    return '';
+  }
 
-  if (param.value) {
+  if (!strict || param.value) {
     return encodeURIComponent(param.name) + '=' + encodeURIComponent(param.value);
   } else {
     return encodeURIComponent(param.name);
   }
 }
 
-export function buildFromParams (parameters) {
+/**
+ *
+ * @param parameters
+ * @param strict allow empty names and values
+ * @returns {string}
+ */
+export function buildFromParams (parameters, strict = true) {
   let items = [];
   for (var i = 0; i < parameters.length; i++) {
-    let built = build(parameters[i]);
+    let built = build(parameters[i], strict);
 
     if (!built) {
       continue;
@@ -35,3 +44,29 @@ export function buildFromParams (parameters) {
 
   return items.join('&');
 }
+
+/**
+ *
+ * @param qs
+ * @param strict allow empty names and values
+ * @returns {Array}
+ */
+export function deconstructToParams (qs, strict = true) {
+  const stringPairs = qs.split('&');
+  const pairs = [];
+
+  for (let stringPair of stringPairs) {
+    const tmp = stringPair.split('=');
+
+    const name = decodeURIComponent(tmp[0] || '');
+    const value = decodeURIComponent(tmp[1] || '');
+
+    if (strict && !name) {
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    pairs.push({name, value});
+  }
+
+  return pairs;
+}