diff --git a/src/core/org/apache/jmeter/samplers/SampleResult.java b/src/core/org/apache/jmeter/samplers/SampleResult.java
index 4f4cb99d31..6a84f3c98b 100644
--- a/src/core/org/apache/jmeter/samplers/SampleResult.java
+++ b/src/core/org/apache/jmeter/samplers/SampleResult.java
@@ -584,6 +584,7 @@ public class SampleResult implements Serializable {
     	"application/javascript", //$NON-NLS-1$
     	"application/json",       //$NON-NLS-1$
     	"application/xhtml+xml",  //$NON-NLS-1$
+    	"application/soap+xml",   //$NON-NLS-1$
         };
  
     // Additional types as needed
diff --git a/xdocs/changes.xml b/xdocs/changes.xml
index 3dc7d87135..578df16b96 100644
--- a/xdocs/changes.xml
+++ b/xdocs/changes.xml
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
 <ul>
 <li>Check that the CSV delimiter is reasonable.</li>
 <li>Fix Switch Controller to work properly with functions and variables</li>
+<li>Bug 44011 - application/soap+xml not treated as a text type</li>
 </ul>
 
 <h4>Improvements</h4>