diff --git a/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/web/servlet/result/PrintingResultHandler.java b/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/web/servlet/result/PrintingResultHandler.java
index 8f0f32953a..9c04f4deb4 100644
--- a/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/web/servlet/result/PrintingResultHandler.java
+++ b/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/web/servlet/result/PrintingResultHandler.java
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ public class PrintingResultHandler implements ResultHandler {
 		this.printer.printValue("Request URI", request.getRequestURI());
 		this.printer.printValue("Parameters", getParamsMultiValueMap(request));
 		this.printer.printValue("Headers", getRequestHeaders(request));
+		this.printer.printValue("Body", request.getContentAsString());
 	}
 
 	protected final HttpHeaders getRequestHeaders(MockHttpServletRequest request) {
diff --git a/spring-test/src/test/java/org/springframework/test/web/servlet/result/PrintingResultHandlerTests.java b/spring-test/src/test/java/org/springframework/test/web/servlet/result/PrintingResultHandlerTests.java
index 6dbc1e9e61..31b60f1b2e 100644
--- a/spring-test/src/test/java/org/springframework/test/web/servlet/result/PrintingResultHandlerTests.java
+++ b/spring-test/src/test/java/org/springframework/test/web/servlet/result/PrintingResultHandlerTests.java
@@ -69,6 +69,10 @@ public class PrintingResultHandlerTests {
 	public void printRequest() throws Exception {
 		this.request.addParameter("param", "paramValue");
 		this.request.addHeader("header", "headerValue");
+		this.request.setCharacterEncoding("UTF-16");
+		String palindrome = "ablE was I ere I saw Elba";
+		byte[] bytes = palindrome.getBytes("UTF-16");
+		this.request.setContent(bytes);
 
 		this.handler.handle(this.mvcResult);
 
@@ -78,10 +82,12 @@ public class PrintingResultHandlerTests {
 		MultiValueMap<String, String> params = new LinkedMultiValueMap<>();
 		params.add("param", "paramValue");
 
+
 		assertValue("MockHttpServletRequest", "HTTP Method", this.request.getMethod());
 		assertValue("MockHttpServletRequest", "Request URI", this.request.getRequestURI());
 		assertValue("MockHttpServletRequest", "Parameters", params);
 		assertValue("MockHttpServletRequest", "Headers", headers);
+		assertValue("MockHttpServletRequest", "Body", palindrome);
 	}
 
 	@Test
@@ -223,8 +229,9 @@ public class PrintingResultHandlerTests {
 
 	private void assertValue(String heading, String label, Object value) {
 		Map<String, Map<String, Object>> printedValues = this.handler.getPrinter().printedValues;
-		assertTrue("Heading " + heading + " not printed", printedValues.containsKey(heading));
-		assertEquals(value, printedValues.get(heading).get(label));
+		assertTrue("Heading '" + heading + "' not printed", printedValues.containsKey(heading));
+		assertEquals("For label '" + label + "' under heading '" + heading + "' =>", value,
+				printedValues.get(heading).get(label));
 	}
 
 
diff --git a/spring-test/src/test/java/org/springframework/test/web/servlet/samples/standalone/resulthandlers/PrintingResultHandlerSmokeTests.java b/spring-test/src/test/java/org/springframework/test/web/servlet/samples/standalone/resulthandlers/PrintingResultHandlerSmokeTests.java
index d25ecd329a..54b394efa9 100644
--- a/spring-test/src/test/java/org/springframework/test/web/servlet/samples/standalone/resulthandlers/PrintingResultHandlerSmokeTests.java
+++ b/spring-test/src/test/java/org/springframework/test/web/servlet/samples/standalone/resulthandlers/PrintingResultHandlerSmokeTests.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2015 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2016 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ public class PrintingResultHandlerSmokeTests {
 
 		standaloneSetup(new SimpleController())
 			.build()
-			.perform(get("/"))
+			.perform(get("/").content("Hello Request".getBytes()))
 			.andDo(log())
 			.andDo(print())
 			.andDo(print(System.err))
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ public class PrintingResultHandlerSmokeTests {
 		@ResponseBody
 		public String hello(HttpServletResponse response) {
 			response.addCookie(new Cookie("enigma", "42"));
-			return "Hello world";
+			return "Hello Response";
 		}
 	}
 }