2 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/actionview/lib/action_view/template/html.rb b/actionview/lib/action_view/template/html.rb
index 282da1a8a2..0321f819b5 100644
--- a/actionview/lib/action_view/template/html.rb
+++ b/actionview/lib/action_view/template/html.rb
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ module ActionView #:nodoc:
       end
 
       def formats
-        [@type.to_sym]
+        [@type.respond_to?(:ref) ? @type.ref : @type.to_s]
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/actionview/lib/action_view/template/text.rb b/actionview/lib/action_view/template/text.rb
index 859c7bc3ce..04f5b8d17a 100644
--- a/actionview/lib/action_view/template/text.rb
+++ b/actionview/lib/action_view/template/text.rb
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ module ActionView #:nodoc:
       end
 
       def formats
-        [@type.to_sym]
+        [@type.respond_to?(:ref) ? @type.ref : @type.to_s]
       end
     end
   end