diff --git a/radicale/tests/test_base.py b/radicale/tests/test_base.py
index 122ec5aa..608d4b79 100644
--- a/radicale/tests/test_base.py
+++ b/radicale/tests/test_base.py
@@ -1140,6 +1140,44 @@ class BaseRequestsMixIn:
                                                       sync_token)
         assert sync_token == new_sync_token
 
+    def test_calendar_getcontenttype(self):
+        """Test report request on an item"""
+        status, _, _ = self.request("MKCALENDAR", "/test/")
+        assert status == 201
+        for component in ("event", "todo", "journal"):
+            event = get_file_content("{}1.ics".format(component))
+            status, _, _ = self.request("PUT", "/test/test.ics", event)
+            assert status == 201
+            status, _, answer = self.request(
+                "REPORT", "/test/",
+                """<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
+                   <C:calendar-query xmlns:C="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:caldav">
+                     <D:prop xmlns:D="DAV:">
+                       <D:getcontenttype />
+                     </D:prop>
+                   </C:calendar-query>""")
+            assert status == 207
+            assert ">text/calendar;charset=utf-8;component=V{}<".format(
+                component.upper()) in answer
+
+    def test_addressbook_getcontenttype(self):
+        """Test report request on an item"""
+        status, _, _ = self._create_addressbook("/test/")
+        assert status == 201
+        contact = get_file_content("contact1.vcf")
+        status, _, _ = self.request("PUT", "/test/test.vcf", contact)
+        assert status == 201
+        status, _, answer = self.request(
+            "REPORT", "/test/",
+            """<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
+               <C:calendar-query xmlns:C="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:caldav">
+                 <D:prop xmlns:D="DAV:">
+                   <D:getcontenttype />
+                 </D:prop>
+               </C:calendar-query>""")
+        assert status == 207
+        assert ">text/vcard;charset=utf-8<" in answer
+
     def test_authorization(self):
         authorization = "Basic " + base64.b64encode(b"user:").decode()
         status, _, answer = self.request(
diff --git a/radicale/xmlutils.py b/radicale/xmlutils.py
index adfb363b..9fbb5b57 100644
--- a/radicale/xmlutils.py
+++ b/radicale/xmlutils.py
@@ -602,6 +602,18 @@ def simplify_prefilters(filters):
     return None, TIMESTAMP_MIN, TIMESTAMP_MAX, simple
 
 
+def get_content_type(item):
+    """Get the content-type of an item with charset and component parameters.
+    """
+    mimetype = OBJECT_MIMETYPES[item.name]
+    encoding = item.collection.configuration.get("encoding", "request")
+    tag = find_tag(item)
+    content_type = "%s;charset=%s" % (mimetype, encoding)
+    if tag:
+        content_type += ";component=%s" % tag
+    return content_type
+
+
 def find_tag(vobject_item):
     """Find tag from ``vobject_item``."""
     if vobject_item.name == "VCALENDAR":
@@ -967,9 +979,7 @@ def _propfind_response(base_prefix, path, item, props, user, write=False,
                     is404 = True
         # Not for collections
         elif tag == _tag("D", "getcontenttype"):
-            name = item.name.lower()
-            mimetype = "text/vcard" if name == "vcard" else "text/calendar"
-            element.text = "%s; component=%s" % (mimetype, name)
+            element.text = get_content_type(item)
         elif tag == _tag("D", "resourcetype"):
             # resourcetype must be returned empty for non-collection elements
             pass
@@ -1182,10 +1192,7 @@ def report(base_prefix, path, xml_request, collection):
                 element.text = item.etag
                 found_props.append(element)
             elif tag == _tag("D", "getcontenttype"):
-                name = item.name.lower()
-                mimetype = (
-                    "text/vcard" if name == "vcard" else "text/calendar")
-                element.text = "%s; component=%s" % (mimetype, name)
+                element.text = get_content_type(item)
                 found_props.append(element)
             elif tag in (
                     _tag("C", "calendar-data"),