diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0108576..e478947 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -301,6 +301,14 @@ arrive as strings and usually need a separate model that keeps coercion. See
 [Strict API boundary models](docs/strict-models.md) for runnable examples and
 exact validation responses.
 
+For a strict JSON endpoint, use
+`@validate_http(body=CreateUserRequest, response_model=CreateUserResponse, require_json_content_type=True)`.
+The compatibility default is `False`: valid JSON is parsed even when labeled
+`text/plain` or sent without `Content-Type`. Strict mode accepts `application/json`
+and `application/*+json`; a non-empty body with another or missing media type
+returns `415`. An empty body still returns the missing-body `422`, not `415`.
+See [JSON Content-Type configuration](docs/configuration.md#require_json_content_type).
+
 Start the Functions host locally:
 
 ```bash
diff --git a/docs/configuration.md b/docs/configuration.md
index 900b915..e12c9be 100644
--- a/docs/configuration.md
+++ b/docs/configuration.md
@@ -105,6 +105,17 @@ their parsing limits.
 
 ### `require_json_content_type`
 
+**Recommended for new public JSON endpoints:** set this option explicitly to
+`True`. Existing applications keep the relaxed `False` default for compatibility;
+it parses valid JSON regardless of the header, including `text/plain` or an absent
+header. The relaxed default alone is not evidence of an exploitable vulnerability.
+
+Migration: first update clients to send `application/json` (or a supported
+`application/*+json` type), then opt individual routes into strict mode and test
+their `415` responses. No runtime warning or default change is introduced here.
+Any future default change requires a separately reviewed breaking-release
+migration decision and usage evidence; it must not silently ship in a patch.
+
 Set `require_json_content_type=True` with `body=` to reject non-empty bodies
 whose media type is neither `application/json` nor `application/*+json` with
 `415 Unsupported Media Type`. Matching is case-insensitive and ignores
diff --git a/tests/test_body_policies.py b/tests/test_body_policies.py
index 724cf0c..603c0be 100644
--- a/tests/test_body_policies.py
+++ b/tests/test_body_policies.py
@@ -141,12 +141,19 @@ def test_missing_media_type_with_empty_body_keeps_missing_body_response(
         assert response.status_code == 422
         assert json.loads(response.get_body())["detail"][0]["type"] == "missing"
 
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize(
+        "headers",
+        [
+            {"Content-Type": "application/json"},
+            {"Content-Type": "application/problem+json"},
+            {"Content-Type": "text/plain"},
+            {},
+        ],
+    )
     def test_default_still_parses_json_regardless_of_media_type(
-        self, mock_request_factory: RequestFactory
+        self, headers: dict[str, str], mock_request_factory: RequestFactory
     ) -> None:
-        response = _body_handler()(
-            mock_request_factory(body=b'{"name":"Ada"}', headers={"Content-Type": "text/plain"})
-        )
+        response = _body_handler()(mock_request_factory(body=b'{"name":"Ada"}', headers=headers))
 
         assert response.status_code == 200