diff --git a/spring-data-rest-tests/spring-data-rest-tests-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/rest/tests/AbstractWebIntegrationTests.java b/spring-data-rest-tests/spring-data-rest-tests-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/rest/tests/AbstractWebIntegrationTests.java
index cba3785b8..27ed9089d 100644
--- a/spring-data-rest-tests/spring-data-rest-tests-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/rest/tests/AbstractWebIntegrationTests.java
+++ b/spring-data-rest-tests/spring-data-rest-tests-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/rest/tests/AbstractWebIntegrationTests.java
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ import org.springframework.util.LinkedMultiValueMap;
 import org.springframework.util.MultiValueMap;
 import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
 import org.springframework.web.context.WebApplicationContext;
+import org.springframework.web.servlet.config.annotation.DelegatingWebMvcConfiguration;
 
 import com.jayway.jsonpath.InvalidPathException;
 import com.jayway.jsonpath.JsonPath;
@@ -61,7 +62,7 @@ import com.jayway.jsonpath.JsonPath;
  */
 @RunWith(SpringJUnit4ClassRunner.class)
 @WebAppConfiguration
-@ContextConfiguration(classes = RepositoryRestMvcConfiguration.class)
+@ContextConfiguration(classes = { RepositoryRestMvcConfiguration.class, DelegatingWebMvcConfiguration.class })
 public abstract class AbstractWebIntegrationTests {
 
 	private static final String CONTENT_LINK_JSONPATH = "$._embedded.._links.%s.href";
diff --git a/spring-data-rest-tests/spring-data-rest-tests-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/rest/tests/CommonWebTests.java b/spring-data-rest-tests/spring-data-rest-tests-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/rest/tests/CommonWebTests.java
index 406dc7d5c..7a0aaa84a 100644
--- a/spring-data-rest-tests/spring-data-rest-tests-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/rest/tests/CommonWebTests.java
+++ b/spring-data-rest-tests/spring-data-rest-tests-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/rest/tests/CommonWebTests.java
@@ -239,4 +239,17 @@ public abstract class CommonWebTests extends AbstractWebIntegrationTests {
 		// PATCH to non-existing resource
 		mvc.perform(patch(URI.create(uri))).andExpect(status().isNotFound());
 	}
+
+	@Test // DATAREST-1003
+	public void rejectsUnsupportedAcceptTypeForResources() throws Exception {
+
+		for (String string : expectedRootLinkRels()) {
+
+			Link link = client.discoverUnique(string);
+
+			mvc.perform(get(link.expand().getHref())//
+					.accept(MediaType.valueOf("application/schema+json")))//
+					.andExpect(status().isNotAcceptable());
+		}
+	}
 }
diff --git a/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/RepositoryRestHandlerMapping.java b/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/RepositoryRestHandlerMapping.java
index bee82255b..87d1fce7d 100644
--- a/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/RepositoryRestHandlerMapping.java
+++ b/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/RepositoryRestHandlerMapping.java
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ import org.springframework.data.rest.core.mapping.ResourceMetadata;
 import org.springframework.data.rest.webmvc.support.JpaHelper;
 import org.springframework.http.HttpMethod;
 import org.springframework.http.MediaType;
-import org.springframework.http.converter.json.AbstractJackson2HttpMessageConverter;
 import org.springframework.orm.jpa.support.OpenEntityManagerInViewInterceptor;
 import org.springframework.util.Assert;
 import org.springframework.util.CollectionUtils;
@@ -62,9 +61,6 @@ import org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.method.annotation.RequestMappingHandl
  */
 public class RepositoryRestHandlerMapping extends BasePathAwareHandlerMapping {
 
-	private static final MediaType EVERYTHING_JSON_MEDIA_TYPE = new MediaType("application", "*+json",
-			AbstractJackson2HttpMessageConverter.DEFAULT_CHARSET);
-
 	private final ResourceMappings mappings;
 	private final RepositoryRestConfiguration configuration;
 	private final Repositories repositories;
@@ -102,8 +98,8 @@ public class RepositoryRestHandlerMapping extends BasePathAwareHandlerMapping {
 		this.mappings = mappings;
 		this.configuration = config;
 		this.repositories = repositories;
-		this.corsConfigurationAccessor = new RepositoryCorsConfigurationAccessor(mappings,
-				NoOpStringValueResolver.INSTANCE, repositories);
+		this.corsConfigurationAccessor = new RepositoryCorsConfigurationAccessor(mappings, NoOpStringValueResolver.INSTANCE,
+				repositories);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -195,7 +191,6 @@ public class RepositoryRestHandlerMapping extends BasePathAwareHandlerMapping {
 		HashSet<String> mediaTypes = new LinkedHashSet<String>();
 		mediaTypes.add(configuration.getDefaultMediaType().toString());
 		mediaTypes.add(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON_VALUE);
-		mediaTypes.add(EVERYTHING_JSON_MEDIA_TYPE.toString());
 
 		return new ProducesRequestCondition(mediaTypes.toArray(new String[mediaTypes.size()]));
 	}
diff --git a/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/config/RepositoryRestMvcConfiguration.java b/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/config/RepositoryRestMvcConfiguration.java
index db67e9ca4..7a2e3698c 100644
--- a/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/config/RepositoryRestMvcConfiguration.java
+++ b/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/config/RepositoryRestMvcConfiguration.java
@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@ import org.springframework.util.ClassUtils;
 import org.springframework.web.bind.support.ConfigurableWebBindingInitializer;
 import org.springframework.web.cors.CorsConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.web.method.support.HandlerMethodArgumentResolver;
+import org.springframework.web.servlet.HandlerExceptionResolver;
 import org.springframework.web.servlet.HandlerMapping;
 import org.springframework.web.servlet.config.annotation.ResourceHandlerRegistry;
 import org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.HttpRequestHandlerAdapter;
@@ -659,13 +660,12 @@ public class RepositoryRestMvcConfiguration extends HateoasAwareSpringDataWebCon
 		return new DefaultExcerptProjector(projectionFactory, resourceMappings());
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * Bean for looking up methods annotated with {@link org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.ExceptionHandler}.
-	 * 
-	 * @return
+	/* 
+	 * (non-Javadoc)
+	 * @see org.springframework.web.servlet.config.annotation.WebMvcConfigurerAdapter#extendHandlerExceptionResolvers(java.util.List)
 	 */
-	@Bean
-	public ExceptionHandlerExceptionResolver exceptionHandlerExceptionResolver() {
+	@Override
+	public void extendHandlerExceptionResolvers(List<HandlerExceptionResolver> exceptionResolvers) {
 
 		ExceptionHandlerExceptionResolver er = new ExceptionHandlerExceptionResolver();
 		er.setCustomArgumentResolvers(defaultMethodArgumentResolvers());
@@ -673,7 +673,7 @@ public class RepositoryRestMvcConfiguration extends HateoasAwareSpringDataWebCon
 
 		configurerDelegate.configureExceptionHandlerExceptionResolver(er);
 
-		return er;
+		exceptionResolvers.add(0, er);
 	}
 
 	@Bean