diff --git a/source/test-java/org/alfresco/rest/api/tests/NodeApiTest.java b/source/test-java/org/alfresco/rest/api/tests/NodeApiTest.java
index 845bd8f3ca..cd3a15873e 100644
--- a/source/test-java/org/alfresco/rest/api/tests/NodeApiTest.java
+++ b/source/test-java/org/alfresco/rest/api/tests/NodeApiTest.java
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ import org.alfresco.service.cmr.security.MutableAuthenticationService;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.security.PermissionService;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.security.PersonService;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.site.SiteVisibility;
+import org.alfresco.util.GUID;
 import org.alfresco.util.TempFileProvider;
 import org.json.simple.JSONObject;
 import org.junit.After;
@@ -1021,6 +1022,20 @@ public class NodeApiTest extends AbstractBaseApiTest
         contentInfo = document.getContent();
         assertEquals(MimetypeMap.MIMETYPE_OPENXML_WORDPROCESSING, contentInfo.getMimeType());
         assertEquals("UTF-8", contentInfo.getEncoding());
+        
+        // additional test
+        fileName = "CMIS-Delete.json";
+        file = getResourceFile(fileName);
+
+        multiPartBuilder = MultiPartBuilder.create()
+                .setFileData(new FileData("special-"+GUID.generate(), file));
+        reqBody = multiPartBuilder.build();
+
+        response = post(getNodeChildrenUrl(fId), user1, reqBody.getBody(), null, reqBody.getContentType(), 201);
+        document = RestApiUtil.parseRestApiEntry(response.getJsonResponse(), Document.class);
+        contentInfo = document.getContent();
+        assertEquals(MimetypeMap.MIMETYPE_TEXT_PLAIN, contentInfo.getMimeType());
+        assertEquals("UTF-8", contentInfo.getEncoding());
 
         // cleanup
         delete(URL_NODES, user1, fId, 204);
diff --git a/source/test-resources/publicapi/upload/CMIS-Delete.json b/source/test-resources/publicapi/upload/CMIS-Delete.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..59d4581fbb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/test-resources/publicapi/upload/CMIS-Delete.json
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+{
+	"id": "9703fafd-3041-c6fb-2f20-367eeb1b7697",
+	"name": "CMIS Delete",
+	"description": "",
+	"order": [
+		"7d4fa49e-125d-7f40-328d-6998fd383b1c",
+		"fb149dbf-4725-db4c-163a-a541ce0bb830"
+	],
+	"folders": [],
+	"timestamp": 1461678623161,
+	"owner": "250102",
+	"remoteLink": "",
+	"public": false,
+	"requests": [
+		{
+			"id": "7d4fa49e-125d-7f40-328d-6998fd383b1c",
+			"headers": "Authorization: Basic xxxx\n",
+			"url": "{{baseUrl}}/{{networkId}}/public/cmis/versions/1.1/browser/root?objectId=d57861c1-48a3-4e3f-b1e3-9822e52707d1",
+			"preRequestScript": "",
+			"pathVariables": {},
+			"method": "POST",
+			"data": [
+				{
+					"key": "cmisaction",
+					"value": "delete",
+					"type": "text",
+					"enabled": true
+				}
+			],
+			"dataMode": "urlencoded",
+			"tests": null,
+			"currentHelper": "normal",
+			"helperAttributes": {},
+			"time": 1461678196209,
+			"name": "Delete object",
+			"description": "NOTE: This will delete an empty folder but not a folder with children, use \"deletetree\" action for that!",
+			"collectionId": "9703fafd-3041-c6fb-2f20-367eeb1b7697",
+			"responses": []
+		},
+		{
+			"id": "fb149dbf-4725-db4c-163a-a541ce0bb830",
+			"headers": "Authorization: Basic xxxx\n",
+			"url": "{{baseUrl}}/{{networkId}}/public/cmis/versions/1.1/browser/root?objectId=14463495-b278-45f2-bef4-d9d2d0f91485",
+			"pathVariables": {},
+			"preRequestScript": "",
+			"method": "POST",
+			"collectionId": "9703fafd-3041-c6fb-2f20-367eeb1b7697",
+			"data": [
+				{
+					"key": "cmisaction",
+					"value": "deletetree",
+					"type": "text",
+					"enabled": true
+				}
+			],
+			"dataMode": "urlencoded",
+			"name": "Delete folder",
+			"description": "",
+			"descriptionFormat": "html",
+			"time": 1461678531597,
+			"version": 2,
+			"responses": [],
+			"tests": null,
+			"currentHelper": "normal",
+			"helperAttributes": {}
+		}
+	]
+}
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