diff --git a/core/server/web/api/v2/content/app.js b/core/server/web/api/v2/content/app.js
index e8e1dca7e8..d945551e3f 100644
--- a/core/server/web/api/v2/content/app.js
+++ b/core/server/web/api/v2/content/app.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 const debug = require('ghost-ignition').debug('api');
 const boolParser = require('express-query-boolean');
+const bodyParser = require('body-parser');
 const express = require('express');
 const shared = require('../../../shared');
 const routes = require('./routes');
@@ -10,6 +11,9 @@ module.exports = function setupApiApp() {
 
     // API middleware
 
+    // @NOTE: req.body is undefined if we don't use this parser, this can trouble if components rely on req.body being present
+    apiApp.use(bodyParser.json({limit: '1mb'}));
+
     // Query parsing
     apiApp.use(boolParser());