diff --git a/lib/committee/middleware/options/response_validation.rb b/lib/committee/middleware/options/response_validation.rb
index a86e59db..f158746d 100644
--- a/lib/committee/middleware/options/response_validation.rb
+++ b/lib/committee/middleware/options/response_validation.rb
@@ -10,9 +10,10 @@ class ResponseValidation < Base
         attr_reader :parse_response_by_content_type
         attr_reader :coerce_response_values
         attr_reader :streaming_content_parsers
+        attr_reader :strict_response_content_type
 
         # Default values
-        DEFAULTS = { strict: false, validate_success_only: true, parse_response_by_content_type: true, coerce_response_values: false }.freeze
+        DEFAULTS = { strict: false, validate_success_only: true, parse_response_by_content_type: true, coerce_response_values: false, strict_response_content_type: false }.freeze
 
         def initialize(options = {})
           super(options)
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@ def initialize(options = {})
           @validate_success_only = options.fetch(:validate_success_only, DEFAULTS[:validate_success_only])
           @parse_response_by_content_type = options.fetch(:parse_response_by_content_type, DEFAULTS[:parse_response_by_content_type])
           @coerce_response_values = options.fetch(:coerce_response_values, DEFAULTS[:coerce_response_values])
+          @strict_response_content_type = options.fetch(:strict_response_content_type, DEFAULTS[:strict_response_content_type])
 
           # Streaming
           @streaming_content_parsers = options[:streaming_content_parsers] || {}
@@ -38,7 +40,7 @@ def validate_response_validation_options!
         end
 
         def build_hash
-          super.merge(strict: @strict, validate_success_only: @validate_success_only, parse_response_by_content_type: @parse_response_by_content_type, coerce_response_values: @coerce_response_values, streaming_content_parsers: @streaming_content_parsers)
+          super.merge(strict: @strict, validate_success_only: @validate_success_only, parse_response_by_content_type: @parse_response_by_content_type, coerce_response_values: @coerce_response_values, streaming_content_parsers: @streaming_content_parsers, strict_response_content_type: @strict_response_content_type)
         end
       end
     end
diff --git a/lib/committee/schema_validator/open_api_3/operation_wrapper.rb b/lib/committee/schema_validator/open_api_3/operation_wrapper.rb
index 46f6a202..f565363b 100644
--- a/lib/committee/schema_validator/open_api_3/operation_wrapper.rb
+++ b/lib/committee/schema_validator/open_api_3/operation_wrapper.rb
@@ -32,9 +32,23 @@ def coerce_path_parameter(validator_option)
         end
 
         # @param [Boolean] strict when not content_type or status code definition, raise error
-        def validate_response_params(status_code, headers, response_data, strict, check_header, validator_options: {})
+        def validate_response_params(status_code, headers, response_data, strict, check_header, strict_response_content_type: false, validator_options: {})
           response_body = OpenAPIParser::RequestOperation::ValidatableResponseBody.new(status_code, response_data, headers)
 
+          # When strict_response_content_type is enabled, reject responses whose Content-Type is not
+          # declared in the spec's content map for this status code. Responses with no content map
+          # (e.g. bare 204s) are skipped — openapi_parser's validate_response_body handles those.
+          if strict_response_content_type
+            response_object = find_response_object_for_status(request_operation.operation_object&.responses, status_code)
+            if response_object
+              content_type = Rack::MediaType.type(response_body.content_type)
+              matched = response_object.select_media_type(content_type)
+              if matched.nil? && response_object.content && !response_object.content.empty?
+                raise Committee::InvalidResponse, "Response Content-Type '#{content_type}' is not declared in the OpenAPI spec for this operation. Declared types: #{response_object.content.keys.join(', ')}"
+              end
+            end
+          end
+
           return request_operation.validate_response_body(response_body, response_validate_options(strict, check_header, validator_options: validator_options))
         rescue OpenAPIParser::OpenAPIError => e
           raise Committee::InvalidResponse.new(e.message, original_error: e)
@@ -163,6 +177,18 @@ def validate_no_unknown_query_params(query_params)
           raise Committee::InvalidRequest.new("Unknown query parameter(s): #{unknown_params.join(', ')}")
         end
 
+        def find_response_object_for_status(responses, status_code)
+          return nil unless responses&.response
+
+          response_hash = responses.response
+          return response_hash[status_code.to_s] if response_hash[status_code.to_s]
+
+          wild_card = "#{status_code.to_i / 100}XX"
+          return response_hash[wild_card] if response_hash[wild_card]
+
+          responses.default
+        end
+
         def response_validate_options(strict, check_header, validator_options: {})
           options = { strict: strict, validate_header: check_header }
 
diff --git a/lib/committee/schema_validator/open_api_3/response_validator.rb b/lib/committee/schema_validator/open_api_3/response_validator.rb
index 28b5ad15..7afedc0d 100644
--- a/lib/committee/schema_validator/open_api_3/response_validator.rb
+++ b/lib/committee/schema_validator/open_api_3/response_validator.rb
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ def initialize(operation_wrapper, validator_option)
           @check_header = validator_option.check_header
           @allow_empty_date_and_datetime = validator_option.allow_empty_date_and_datetime
           @coerce_response_values = validator_option.coerce_response_values
+          @strict_response_content_type = validator_option.strict_response_content_type
         end
 
         def call(status, headers, response_data, strict)
@@ -21,7 +22,7 @@ def call(status, headers, response_data, strict)
 
           validator_options = { allow_empty_date_and_datetime: @allow_empty_date_and_datetime, coerce_value: @coerce_response_values }
 
-          operation_wrapper.validate_response_params(status, headers, response_data, strict, check_header, validator_options: validator_options)
+          operation_wrapper.validate_response_params(status, headers, response_data, strict, check_header, strict_response_content_type: @strict_response_content_type, validator_options: validator_options)
         end
 
         def validate?(status)
diff --git a/lib/committee/schema_validator/option.rb b/lib/committee/schema_validator/option.rb
index f71fa213..f12ac4f7 100644
--- a/lib/committee/schema_validator/option.rb
+++ b/lib/committee/schema_validator/option.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ module Committee
   module SchemaValidator
     class Option
       # Boolean Options
-      attr_reader :allow_blank_structures, :allow_empty_date_and_datetime, :allow_form_params, :allow_get_body, :allow_query_params, :allow_non_get_query_params, :check_content_type, :check_header, :coerce_date_times, :coerce_form_params, :coerce_path_params, :coerce_query_params, :coerce_recursive, :coerce_response_values, :deserialize_parameters, :optimistic_json, :validate_success_only, :parse_response_by_content_type, :parameter_overwrite_by_rails_rule, :strict_query_params
+      attr_reader :allow_blank_structures, :allow_empty_date_and_datetime, :allow_form_params, :allow_get_body, :allow_query_params, :allow_non_get_query_params, :check_content_type, :check_header, :coerce_date_times, :coerce_form_params, :coerce_path_params, :coerce_query_params, :coerce_recursive, :coerce_response_values, :deserialize_parameters, :optimistic_json, :validate_success_only, :parse_response_by_content_type, :parameter_overwrite_by_rails_rule, :strict_query_params, :strict_response_content_type
 
       # Non-boolean options:
       attr_reader :headers_key, :params_key, :query_hash_key, :request_body_hash_key, :path_hash_key, :prefix
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ def initialize(options, schema, schema_type)
         @optimistic_json                  = options.fetch(:optimistic_json, false)
         @parse_response_by_content_type   = options.fetch(:parse_response_by_content_type, true)
         @strict_query_params              = options.fetch(:strict_query_params, false)
+        @strict_response_content_type     = options.fetch(:strict_response_content_type, false)
 
         @parameter_overwrite_by_rails_rule =
           if options.key?(:parameter_overwite_by_rails_rule)
diff --git a/test/data/openapi3/normal.yaml b/test/data/openapi3/normal.yaml
index f31013bd..409ff570 100644
--- a/test/data/openapi3/normal.yaml
+++ b/test/data/openapi3/normal.yaml
@@ -473,6 +473,35 @@ paths:
               type: string
               format: binary
 
+  /no_content_schema:
+    get:
+      description: endpoint with no content schema on its response
+      responses:
+        '200':
+          description: success
+
+  /wildcard_response:
+    get:
+      description: endpoint with wildcard status code response
+      responses:
+        '4XX':
+          description: client error
+          content:
+            application/json:
+              schema:
+                type: object
+
+  /default_response:
+    get:
+      description: endpoint with default response only
+      responses:
+        default:
+          description: any status
+          content:
+            application/json:
+              schema:
+                type: object
+
   /validate_no_parameter:
     patch:
       description: validate no body
diff --git a/test/middleware/options/response_validation_test.rb b/test/middleware/options/response_validation_test.rb
index 83d1db4e..e485a871 100644
--- a/test/middleware/options/response_validation_test.rb
+++ b/test/middleware/options/response_validation_test.rb
@@ -94,6 +94,16 @@
       end
       assert_equal "streaming_content_parsers must be a Hash", e.message
     end
+
+    it "sets strict_response_content_type option with default false" do
+      options = Committee::Middleware::Options::ResponseValidation.new(schema: hyper_schema)
+      assert_equal false, options.strict_response_content_type
+    end
+
+    it "sets strict_response_content_type option when provided" do
+      options = Committee::Middleware::Options::ResponseValidation.new(schema: hyper_schema, strict_response_content_type: true)
+      assert_equal true, options.strict_response_content_type
+    end
   end
 
   describe "#to_h" do
@@ -103,6 +113,11 @@
       assert_equal true, hash[:strict]
       assert_equal false, hash[:validate_success_only]
     end
+
+    it "includes strict_response_content_type in hash" do
+      options = Committee::Middleware::Options::ResponseValidation.new(schema: hyper_schema, strict_response_content_type: true)
+      assert_equal true, options.to_h[:strict_response_content_type]
+    end
   end
 
   describe ".from" do
diff --git a/test/middleware/response_validation_open_api_3_test.rb b/test/middleware/response_validation_open_api_3_test.rb
index 19d959fe..66316015 100644
--- a/test/middleware/response_validation_open_api_3_test.rb
+++ b/test/middleware/response_validation_open_api_3_test.rb
@@ -303,6 +303,68 @@ def app
     end
   end
 
+  describe "strict_response_content_type option" do
+    it "passes through with undeclared content type when strict_response_content_type: false (default)" do
+      @app = new_response_rack(JSON.generate(CHARACTERS_RESPONSE), { "Content-Type" => "application/vnd.api+json" }, schema: open_api_3_schema)
+      get "/characters"
+      assert_equal 200, last_response.status
+    end
+
+    it "raises with undeclared content type when strict_response_content_type: true" do
+      @app = new_response_rack(JSON.generate(CHARACTERS_RESPONSE), { "Content-Type" => "application/vnd.api+json" }, schema: open_api_3_schema, strict_response_content_type: true, raise: true)
+      assert_raises(Committee::InvalidResponse) do
+        get "/characters"
+      end
+    end
+
+    it "returns 500 with undeclared content type when strict_response_content_type: true without raise" do
+      @app = new_response_rack(JSON.generate(CHARACTERS_RESPONSE), { "Content-Type" => "application/vnd.api+json" }, schema: open_api_3_schema, strict_response_content_type: true)
+      get "/characters"
+      assert_equal 500, last_response.status
+    end
+
+    it "passes through when response has no content schema with strict_response_content_type: true" do
+      @app = new_response_rack("", { "Content-Type" => "application/vnd.api+json" }, schema: open_api_3_schema, strict_response_content_type: true)
+      get "/no_content_schema"
+      assert_equal 200, last_response.status
+    end
+
+    it "passes through with declared content type and strict_response_content_type: true" do
+      @app = new_response_rack(JSON.generate(CHARACTERS_RESPONSE), { "Content-Type" => "application/json" }, schema: open_api_3_schema, strict_response_content_type: true)
+      get "/characters"
+      assert_equal 200, last_response.status
+    end
+
+    it "passes through with declared content type and charset param with strict_response_content_type: true" do
+      @app = new_response_rack(JSON.generate(CHARACTERS_RESPONSE), { "Content-Type" => "application/json; charset=utf-8" }, schema: open_api_3_schema, strict_response_content_type: true)
+      get "/characters"
+      assert_equal 200, last_response.status
+    end
+
+    it "raises with undeclared content type matched via wildcard status code with strict_response_content_type: true" do
+      @app = new_response_rack("{}", { "Content-Type" => "application/vnd.api+json" }, { schema: open_api_3_schema, strict_response_content_type: true, raise: true, validate_success_only: false }, { status: 400 })
+      assert_raises(Committee::InvalidResponse) do
+        get "/wildcard_response"
+      end
+    end
+
+    it "raises with undeclared content type matched via default response with strict_response_content_type: true" do
+      @app = new_response_rack("{}", { "Content-Type" => "application/vnd.api+json" }, { schema: open_api_3_schema, strict_response_content_type: true, raise: true, validate_success_only: false }, { status: 500 })
+      assert_raises(Committee::InvalidResponse) do
+        get "/default_response"
+      end
+    end
+
+    it "calls error_handler with strict_response_content_type: true and raise: false" do
+      called_err = nil
+      pr = ->(e, _env) { called_err = e }
+      @app = new_response_rack(JSON.generate(CHARACTERS_RESPONSE), { "Content-Type" => "application/vnd.api+json" }, schema: open_api_3_schema, strict_response_content_type: true, error_handler: pr)
+      get "/characters"
+      assert_equal 500, last_response.status
+      assert_kind_of Committee::InvalidResponse, called_err
+    end
+  end
+
   private
 
   def new_response_rack(response, headers = {}, options = {}, rack_options = {})
diff --git a/test/schema_validator/open_api_3/operation_wrapper_test.rb b/test/schema_validator/open_api_3/operation_wrapper_test.rb
index e7d8db59..1a279618 100644
--- a/test/schema_validator/open_api_3/operation_wrapper_test.rb
+++ b/test/schema_validator/open_api_3/operation_wrapper_test.rb
@@ -223,5 +223,43 @@ def operation_object
         assert_kind_of(Integer, body_params["integer"])
       end
     end
+
+    describe '#find_response_object_for_status' do
+      def responses_for(path, method = 'get')
+        open_api_3_schema.operation_object(path, method).request_operation.operation_object.responses
+      end
+
+      def find(path, status, method = 'get')
+        wrapper = open_api_3_schema.operation_object(path, method)
+        wrapper.send(:find_response_object_for_status, responses_for(path, method), status)
+      end
+
+      it 'returns nil when responses is nil' do
+        wrapper = open_api_3_schema.operation_object('/characters', 'get')
+        assert_nil wrapper.send(:find_response_object_for_status, nil, 200)
+      end
+
+      it 'returns exact status code match' do
+        result = find('/characters', 200)
+        assert_kind_of OpenAPIParser::Schemas::Response, result
+        assert result.content.key?('application/json')
+      end
+
+      it 'returns wildcard match when exact status not defined' do
+        result = find('/wildcard_response', 400)
+        assert_kind_of OpenAPIParser::Schemas::Response, result
+        assert result.content.key?('application/json')
+      end
+
+      it 'returns default when no exact or wildcard match' do
+        result = find('/default_response', 500)
+        assert_kind_of OpenAPIParser::Schemas::Response, result
+        assert result.content.key?('application/json')
+      end
+
+      it 'returns nil when no exact, wildcard, or default match' do
+        assert_nil find('/characters', 999)
+      end
+    end
   end
 end