diff --git a/pkg/api/routes.go b/pkg/api/routes.go
index 82160ef3..cf8f81bd 100644
--- a/pkg/api/routes.go
+++ b/pkg/api/routes.go
@@ -663,7 +663,7 @@ func (rh *RouteHandler) UpdateManifest(response http.ResponseWriter, request *ht
 		return
 	}
 
-	mediaType := request.Header.Get("Content-Type")
+	mediaType := zcommon.GetContentType(request)
 	if !storageCommon.IsSupportedMediaType(mediaType) {
 		err := apiErr.NewError(apiErr.MANIFEST_INVALID).AddDetail(map[string]string{"mediaType": mediaType})
 		zcommon.WriteJSON(response, http.StatusUnsupportedMediaType, apiErr.NewErrorList(err))
diff --git a/pkg/api/routes_test.go b/pkg/api/routes_test.go
index d9b7bc4e..fbd06879 100644
--- a/pkg/api/routes_test.go
+++ b/pkg/api/routes_test.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"bytes"
 	"context"
 	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/http/httptest"
@@ -211,12 +212,12 @@ func TestRoutes(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 
 		Convey("UpdateManifest ", func() {
-			testUpdateManifest := func(urlVars map[string]string, ism *mocks.MockedImageStore) int {
+			testUpdateManifest := func(urlVars map[string]string, contentType string, ism *mocks.MockedImageStore) int {
 				ctlr.StoreController.DefaultStore = ism
 				str := []byte("test")
 				request, _ := http.NewRequestWithContext(context.TODO(), http.MethodPut, baseURL, bytes.NewBuffer(str))
 				request = mux.SetURLVars(request, urlVars)
-				request.Header.Add("Content-Type", ispec.MediaTypeImageManifest)
+				request.Header.Add("Content-Type", contentType)
 				response := httptest.NewRecorder()
 
 				rthdlr.UpdateManifest(response, request)
@@ -226,12 +227,14 @@ func TestRoutes(t *testing.T) {
 
 				return resp.StatusCode
 			}
+			contentType := ispec.MediaTypeImageManifest
 			// repo not found
 			statusCode := testUpdateManifest(
 				map[string]string{
 					"name":      "test",
 					"reference": "reference",
 				},
+				contentType,
 				&mocks.MockedImageStore{
 					PutImageManifestFn: func(repo, reference, mediaType string, body []byte) (godigest.Digest,
 						godigest.Digest, error,
@@ -246,7 +249,7 @@ func TestRoutes(t *testing.T) {
 					"name":      "test",
 					"reference": "reference",
 				},
-
+				contentType,
 				&mocks.MockedImageStore{
 					PutImageManifestFn: func(repo, reference, mediaType string, body []byte) (godigest.Digest,
 						godigest.Digest, error,
@@ -261,6 +264,7 @@ func TestRoutes(t *testing.T) {
 					"name":      "test",
 					"reference": "reference",
 				},
+				contentType,
 				&mocks.MockedImageStore{
 					PutImageManifestFn: func(repo, reference, mediaType string, body []byte) (godigest.Digest,
 						godigest.Digest, error,
@@ -275,6 +279,7 @@ func TestRoutes(t *testing.T) {
 					"name":      "test",
 					"reference": "reference",
 				},
+				contentType,
 				&mocks.MockedImageStore{
 					PutImageManifestFn: func(repo, reference, mediaType string, body []byte) (godigest.Digest,
 						godigest.Digest, error,
@@ -290,6 +295,7 @@ func TestRoutes(t *testing.T) {
 					"name":      "test",
 					"reference": "reference",
 				},
+				contentType,
 				&mocks.MockedImageStore{
 					PutImageManifestFn: func(repo, reference, mediaType string, body []byte) (godigest.Digest,
 						godigest.Digest, error,
@@ -298,6 +304,24 @@ func TestRoutes(t *testing.T) {
 					},
 				})
 			So(statusCode, ShouldEqual, http.StatusInternalServerError)
+
+			// multiple parameters in "Content-Type" header
+			contentType = fmt.Sprintf("%s; %s", ispec.MediaTypeImageManifest, "chartset=utf-8")
+			statusCode = testUpdateManifest(
+				map[string]string{
+					"name":      "test",
+					"reference": "reference",
+				},
+				contentType,
+				&mocks.MockedImageStore{
+					PutImageManifestFn: func(repo, reference, mediaType string, body []byte) (godigest.Digest,
+						godigest.Digest, error,
+					) {
+						return "", "", nil
+					},
+				})
+			So(statusCode, ShouldNotEqual, http.StatusUnsupportedMediaType)
+			So(statusCode, ShouldEqual, http.StatusInternalServerError)
 		})
 
 		Convey("DeleteManifest", func() {
diff --git a/pkg/common/http_server.go b/pkg/common/http_server.go
index 254aa170..373b4339 100644
--- a/pkg/common/http_server.go
+++ b/pkg/common/http_server.go
@@ -148,3 +148,10 @@ func QueryHasParams(values url.Values, params []string) bool {
 
 	return true
 }
+
+func GetContentType(r *http.Request) string {
+	contentType := r.Header.Get("Content-Type")
+	contentTypeParams := strings.Split(contentType, ";")
+
+	return contentTypeParams[0]
+}