diff --git a/modules/spring-mock-mvc/src/test/java/io/restassured/module/mockmvc/RequestLoggingTest.java b/modules/spring-mock-mvc/src/test/java/io/restassured/module/mockmvc/RequestLoggingTest.java
index 7bd4d4183..3921a207f 100644
--- a/modules/spring-mock-mvc/src/test/java/io/restassured/module/mockmvc/RequestLoggingTest.java
+++ b/modules/spring-mock-mvc/src/test/java/io/restassured/module/mockmvc/RequestLoggingTest.java
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 import static org.hamcrest.MatcherAssert.assertThat;
 import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.emptyString;
 import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.equalTo;
+import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.startsWith;
 import static org.junit.Assert.fail;
 
 // @formatter:off
@@ -150,6 +151,31 @@ public class RequestLoggingTest {
                 "a string%n")));
     }
 
+    @Test public void
+    can_supply_byte_array_as_body_for_post() {
+        RestAssuredMockMvc.given().
+                standaloneSetup(new PostController()).
+                log().all(false).
+                body(new byte[] {'B', 'O', 'D', 'Y'}).
+                when().
+                post("/stringBody").
+                then().
+                body(equalTo("BODY"));
+
+        assertThat(writer.toString(), startsWith(String.format("Request method:\tPOST%n" +
+                "Request URI:\thttp://localhost:8080/stringBody%n" +
+                "Proxy:\t\t\t<none>%n" +
+                "Request params:\t<none>%n" +
+                "Query params:\t<none>%n" +
+                "Form params:\t<none>%n" +
+                "Path params:\t<none>%n" +
+                "Headers:\t\t<none>%n" +
+                "Cookies:\t\t<none>%n" +
+                "Multiparts:\t\t<none>%n" +
+                "Body:%n" +
+                "[B@")));
+    }
+
     @Test public void
     base_path_is_prepended_to_path_when_logging() {
         RestAssuredMockMvc.basePath = "/my-path";
diff --git a/rest-assured/src/main/java/io/restassured/internal/print/RequestPrinter.java b/rest-assured/src/main/java/io/restassured/internal/print/RequestPrinter.java
index eb5f3ee30..abe22607f 100644
--- a/rest-assured/src/main/java/io/restassured/internal/print/RequestPrinter.java
+++ b/rest-assured/src/main/java/io/restassured/internal/print/RequestPrinter.java
@@ -103,7 +103,8 @@ private static void addProxy(FilterableRequestSpecification requestSpec, StringB
     private static void addBody(FilterableRequestSpecification requestSpec, StringBuilder builder, boolean shouldPrettyPrint) {
         builder.append("Body:");
         if (requestSpec.getBody() != null) {
-            final String body;
+            // Note: requestSpec.getBody() below is generic and may not always return a String!
+            final Object body;
             if (shouldPrettyPrint) {
                 body = new Prettifier().getPrettifiedBodyIfPossible(requestSpec);
             } else {