1 files changed, 7 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/src/ng/httpBackend.js b/src/ng/httpBackend.js
index 0a12aa23..bca46ee1 100644
--- a/src/ng/httpBackend.js
+++ b/src/ng/httpBackend.js
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ function $HttpBackendProvider() {
 
 function createHttpBackend($browser, XHR, $browserDefer, callbacks, rawDocument, locationProtocol) {
   // TODO(vojta): fix the signature
-  return function(method, url, post, callback, headers, timeout, withCredentials) {
+  return function(method, url, post, callback, headers, timeout, withCredentials, responseType) {
     $browser.$$incOutstandingRequestCount();
     url = url || $browser.url();
 
@@ -65,8 +65,8 @@ function createHttpBackend($browser, XHR, $browserDefer, callbacks, rawDocument,
       // always async
       xhr.onreadystatechange = function() {
         if (xhr.readyState == 4) {
-          completeRequest(
-              callback, status || xhr.status, xhr.responseText, xhr.getAllResponseHeaders());
+          completeRequest(callback, status || xhr.status, xhr.response || xhr.responseText,
+                          xhr.getAllResponseHeaders());
         }
       };
 
@@ -74,6 +74,10 @@ function createHttpBackend($browser, XHR, $browserDefer, callbacks, rawDocument,
         xhr.withCredentials = true;
       }
 
+      if (responseType) {
+        xhr.responseType = responseType;
+      }
+
       xhr.send(post || '');
 
       if (timeout > 0) {