diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Http/Concerns/InteractsWithContentTypes.php b/src/Illuminate/Http/Concerns/InteractsWithContentTypes.php
index 0d5f62fc7532..ec7a3000c26b 100644
--- a/src/Illuminate/Http/Concerns/InteractsWithContentTypes.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Http/Concerns/InteractsWithContentTypes.php
@@ -55,6 +55,10 @@ public function accepts($contentTypes)
         $types = (array) $contentTypes;
 
         foreach ($accepts as $accept) {
+            if ($accept && $pos = strpos($accept, ';')) {
+                $accept = trim(substr($accept, 0, $pos));
+            }
+
             if ($accept === '*/*' || $accept === '*') {
                 return true;
             }
@@ -86,6 +90,10 @@ public function prefers($contentTypes)
         $contentTypes = (array) $contentTypes;
 
         foreach ($accepts as $accept) {
+            if ($accept && $pos = strpos($accept, ';')) {
+                $accept = trim(substr($accept, 0, $pos));
+            }
+
             if (in_array($accept, ['*/*', '*'])) {
                 return $contentTypes[0];
             }