diff --git a/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/builder/GenericJsonBodyThen.java b/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/builder/GenericJsonBodyThen.java
index b21622148a..a1b11caaee 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/builder/GenericJsonBodyThen.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/builder/GenericJsonBodyThen.java
@@ -104,7 +104,8 @@ class GenericJsonBodyThen implements Then {
 						this.generatedClassMetaData.configProperties
 								.getTestFramework() != TestFramework.SPOCK);
 		if (!(convertedResponseBody instanceof Map
-				|| convertedResponseBody instanceof List)) {
+				|| convertedResponseBody instanceof List
+				|| convertedResponseBody instanceof ExecutionProperty)) {
 			simpleTextResponseBodyCheck(contractMetadata, convertedResponseBody);
 		}
 		processBodyElement("", "", convertedResponseBody);
diff --git a/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/test/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/builder/SpringTestMethodBodyBuildersSpec.groovy b/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/test/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/builder/SpringTestMethodBodyBuildersSpec.groovy
index 53b9f4b332..9354e140a8 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/test/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/builder/SpringTestMethodBodyBuildersSpec.groovy
+++ b/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/test/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/builder/SpringTestMethodBodyBuildersSpec.groovy
@@ -3202,4 +3202,52 @@ DocumentContext parsedJson = JsonPath.parse(json);
 			}
 			"webclient"       | { properties.testMode = TestMode.WEBTESTCLIENT }
 	}
+
+	@Issue('#1263')
+	def 'should allow using execute in the request body [#methodBuilderName]'() {
+		given:
+			Contract contractDsl = Contract.make {
+				description "should migrate spaceship"
+				request {
+					method POST()
+					url('/api/migration')
+					headers {
+						accept('application/json')
+						contentType(applicationJson())
+					}
+					body(
+							$(c([id: 4, foo:5, whatever:"hello"]), p(execute('hashCode()')))
+					)
+				}
+				response {
+					status OK()
+					headers {
+						contentType(applicationJson())
+					}
+					body(
+							$(c([id: 4, foo:5, whatever:"hello"]), p(execute('hashCode()')))
+					)
+				}
+			}
+			methodBuilder()
+		when:
+			String test = singleTestGenerator(contractDsl)
+		then:
+			SyntaxChecker.tryToCompile(methodBuilderName, test)
+		then:
+			// 1 in the request and 1 in the response
+			test.findAll("hashCode()").size() == 2
+		where:
+			methodBuilderName | methodBuilder
+			"spock"           | { properties.testFramework = TestFramework.SPOCK }
+			"testng"          | { properties.testFramework = TestFramework.TESTNG }
+			"mockmvc"         | { properties.testMode = TestMode.MOCKMVC }
+			"jaxrs-spock"     | {
+				properties.testFramework = TestFramework.SPOCK; properties.testMode = TestMode.JAXRSCLIENT
+			}
+			"jaxrs"           | {
+				properties.testFramework = TestFramework.JUNIT; properties.testMode = TestMode.JAXRSCLIENT
+			}
+			"webclient"       | { properties.testMode = TestMode.WEBTESTCLIENT }
+	}
 }
diff --git a/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/test/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/dsl/wiremock/WireMockGroovyDslSpec.groovy b/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/test/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/dsl/wiremock/WireMockGroovyDslSpec.groovy
index 4db244d4f8..b95d5f70e5 100755
--- a/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/test/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/dsl/wiremock/WireMockGroovyDslSpec.groovy
+++ b/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/test/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/dsl/wiremock/WireMockGroovyDslSpec.groovy
@@ -2862,6 +2862,46 @@ class WireMockGroovyDslSpec extends Specification implements WireMockStubVerifie
 
 	}
 
+	@Issue("#1263")
+	def "should work with complex objects in the body"() {
+		given:
+			Contract contractDsl = Contract.make {
+				description "should migrate spaceship"
+				request {
+					method POST()
+					url('/api/migration')
+					headers {
+						accept('application/json')
+						contentType(applicationJson())
+					}
+					body(
+							$(c([id: 4, foo:5, whatever:"hello"]), p(execute('hashCode()')))
+					)
+				}
+				response {
+					status OK()
+					headers {
+						contentType(applicationJson())
+					}
+					body(
+							$(c([id: 4, foo:5, whatever:"hello"]), p(execute('hashCode()')))
+					)
+				}
+			}
+		when:
+			String wireMockStub = new WireMockStubStrategy("Test",
+					new ContractMetadata(null, false, 0, null, contractDsl), contractDsl)
+					.toWireMockClientStub()
+
+		then:
+			wireMockStub.contains('''$[?(@.['whatever'] == 'hello')]''')
+			wireMockStub.contains('''$[?(@.['id'] == 4)]''')
+			wireMockStub.contains('''$[?(@.['foo'] == 5)]''')
+			wireMockStub.contains('''"{\\"id\\":4,\\"foo\\":5,\\"whatever\\":\\"hello\\"}"''')
+			stubMappingIsValidWireMockStub(wireMockStub)
+
+	}
+
 	@Issue("#1257")
 	def "should work with null request element on the client side and optional stub entry"() {
 		given: