diff --git a/packages/elements-core/src/components/TryIt/TryIt.spec.tsx b/packages/elements-core/src/components/TryIt/TryIt.spec.tsx
index b1faf49d0..841478cec 100644
--- a/packages/elements-core/src/components/TryIt/TryIt.spec.tsx
+++ b/packages/elements-core/src/components/TryIt/TryIt.spec.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import '@testing-library/jest-dom';
 
 import { Provider as MosaicProvider } from '@stoplight/mosaic';
-import { HttpParamStyles, IHttpOperation } from '@stoplight/types';
+import { HttpParamStyles, IHttpOperation, IMediaTypeContent } from '@stoplight/types';
 import { cleanup, render, screen, waitFor } from '@testing-library/react';
 import userEvent from '@testing-library/user-event';
 import fetchMock from 'jest-fetch-mock';
@@ -609,6 +609,60 @@ describe('TryIt', () => {
         expect(bodyHeader).not.toBeInTheDocument();
       });
 
+      it('does not hide panel when request body has no schema but has content', async () => {
+        render(
+          <TryItWithPersistence
+            httpOperation={{
+              ...requestBodyEmptySchema,
+              request: {
+                body: {
+                  id: '?http-request-body?',
+                  contents: [
+                    {
+                      id: '?http-media-0?',
+                      mediaType: 'application/json',
+                    },
+                  ],
+                },
+              },
+              method: 'POST',
+            }}
+          />,
+        );
+
+        let bodyHeader = screen.queryByText('Body');
+        expect(bodyHeader).toBeInTheDocument();
+      });
+
+      it('send content-type header when request body has no schema but has content', async () => {
+        render(
+          <TryItWithPersistence
+            httpOperation={{
+              ...requestBodyEmptySchema,
+              request: {
+                body: {
+                  id: '?http-request-body?',
+                  contents: [
+                    {
+                      id: '?http-media-0?',
+                      mediaType: 'application/json',
+                    },
+                  ],
+                },
+              },
+              method: 'POST',
+            }}
+          />,
+        );
+
+        clickSend();
+        await waitFor(() => expect(fetchMock).toHaveBeenCalled());
+        const requestInit = fetchMock.mock.calls[0][1]!;
+        expect(requestInit.method).toMatch(/^post$/i);
+        const headers = new Headers(requestInit.headers);
+        expect(headers.get('Content-Type')).toBe('application/json');
+      });
+
       it('statically generates request body basing on request body schema', () => {
         render(<TryItWithPersistence httpOperation={requestBody} />);
 
diff --git a/packages/elements-core/src/utils/exampleGeneration/exampleGeneration.ts b/packages/elements-core/src/utils/exampleGeneration/exampleGeneration.ts
index c8f9783c0..9c7807f0a 100644
--- a/packages/elements-core/src/utils/exampleGeneration/exampleGeneration.ts
+++ b/packages/elements-core/src/utils/exampleGeneration/exampleGeneration.ts
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ export const generateExampleFromMediaTypeContent = (
 ) => {
   const textRequestBodySchema = mediaTypeContent?.schema;
   const textRequestBodyExamples = mediaTypeContent?.examples;
+  const textRequestBodyMediaType = mediaTypeContent?.mediaType;
 
   try {
     if (textRequestBodyExamples?.length) {
@@ -57,6 +58,9 @@ export const generateExampleFromMediaTypeContent = (
     console.warn(e);
     return `Example cannot be created for this schema\n${e}`;
   }
+  if (textRequestBodyMediaType) {
+    return '';
+  }
   return undefined;
 };