diff --git a/Gruntfile.js b/Gruntfile.js
index c5bcd022eb..49f119c406 100644
--- a/Gruntfile.js
+++ b/Gruntfile.js
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ module.exports = function( grunt ) {
       // Remove `define("modernizr-init" ...)` and `define("modernizr-build" ...)`
       var mod = grunt.file.read(filepath).replace(/define\("modernizr-(init|build)", function\(\)\{\}\);/g, '');
 
-      // Hack the prefix into place. Anything is way to big for something so small.
+      // Hack the prefix into place. Anything is way too big for something so small.
       if ( modConfig && modConfig.classPrefix ) {
         mod = mod.replace("classPrefix : '',", "classPrefix : '" + modConfig.classPrefix.replace(/"/g, '\\"') + "',");
       }
diff --git a/feature-detects/network/eventsource.js b/feature-detects/network/eventsource.js
index 5b25361602..152be06f0e 100644
--- a/feature-detects/network/eventsource.js
+++ b/feature-detects/network/eventsource.js
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 /* DOC
 
 Tests for server sent events aka eventsource.
+
 */
 define(['Modernizr'], function( Modernizr ) {
   Modernizr.addTest('eventsource', !!window.EventSource);
diff --git a/feature-detects/network/xhr-responsetype-arraybuffer.js b/feature-detects/network/xhr-responsetype-arraybuffer.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1aa13aef24
--- /dev/null
+++ b/feature-detects/network/xhr-responsetype-arraybuffer.js
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+/*!
+{
+  "name": "XMLHttpRequest xhr.responseType='arraybuffer'",
+  "property": "xhrresponsetypearraybuffer",
+  "tags": ["network"],
+  "notes": [{
+    "name": "XMLHttpRequest Living Standard",
+    "href": "http://xhr.spec.whatwg.org/#the-responsetype-attribute"
+  }]
+}
+!*/
+/* DOC
+
+Tests for XMLHttpRequest xhr.responseType='arraybuffer'.
+
+*/
+define(['Modernizr', 'testXhrType'], function( Modernizr, testXhrType ) {
+  Modernizr.addTest('xhrresponsetypearraybuffer', testXhrType('arraybuffer'));
+});
diff --git a/feature-detects/network/xhr-responsetype-blob.js b/feature-detects/network/xhr-responsetype-blob.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cba530e07d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/feature-detects/network/xhr-responsetype-blob.js
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+/*!
+{
+  "name": "XMLHttpRequest xhr.responseType='blob'",
+  "property": "xhrresponsetypeblob",
+  "tags": ["network"],
+  "notes": [{
+    "name": "XMLHttpRequest Living Standard",
+    "href": "http://xhr.spec.whatwg.org/#the-responsetype-attribute"
+  }]
+}
+!*/
+/* DOC
+
+Tests for XMLHttpRequest xhr.responseType='blob'.
+
+*/
+define(['Modernizr', 'testXhrType'], function( Modernizr, testXhrType ) {
+  Modernizr.addTest('xhrresponsetypeblob', testXhrType('blob'));
+});
diff --git a/feature-detects/network/xhr-responsetype-document.js b/feature-detects/network/xhr-responsetype-document.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5502183963
--- /dev/null
+++ b/feature-detects/network/xhr-responsetype-document.js
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+/*!
+{
+  "name": "XMLHttpRequest xhr.responseType='document'",
+  "property": "xhrresponsetypedocument",
+  "tags": ["network"],
+  "notes": [{
+    "name": "XMLHttpRequest Living Standard",
+    "href": "http://xhr.spec.whatwg.org/#the-responsetype-attribute"
+  }]
+}
+!*/
+/* DOC
+
+Tests for XMLHttpRequest xhr.responseType='document'.
+
+*/
+define(['Modernizr', 'testXhrType'], function( Modernizr, testXhrType ) {
+  Modernizr.addTest('xhrresponsetypedocument', testXhrType('document'));
+});
diff --git a/feature-detects/network/xhr-responsetype-json.js b/feature-detects/network/xhr-responsetype-json.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..aaa206ab24
--- /dev/null
+++ b/feature-detects/network/xhr-responsetype-json.js
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+/*!
+{
+  "name": "XMLHttpRequest xhr.responseType='json'",
+  "property": "xhrresponsetypejson",
+  "tags": ["network"],
+  "notes": [{
+    "name": "XMLHttpRequest Living Standard",
+    "href": "http://xhr.spec.whatwg.org/#the-responsetype-attribute"
+  },{
+    "name": "Explanation of xhr.responseType='json'",
+    "href": "http://mathiasbynens.be/notes/xhr-responsetype-json"
+  }]
+}
+!*/
+/* DOC
+
+Tests for XMLHttpRequest xhr.responseType='json'.
+
+*/
+define(['Modernizr', 'testXhrType'], function( Modernizr, testXhrType ) {
+  Modernizr.addTest('xhrresponsetypejson', testXhrType('json'));
+});
diff --git a/feature-detects/network/xhr-responsetype-text.js b/feature-detects/network/xhr-responsetype-text.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f8fa6f665d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/feature-detects/network/xhr-responsetype-text.js
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+/*!
+{
+  "name": "XMLHttpRequest xhr.responseType='text'",
+  "property": "xhrresponsetypetext",
+  "tags": ["network"],
+  "notes": [{
+    "name": "XMLHttpRequest Living Standard",
+    "href": "http://xhr.spec.whatwg.org/#the-responsetype-attribute"
+  }]
+}
+!*/
+/* DOC
+
+Tests for XMLHttpRequest xhr.responseType='text'.
+
+*/
+define(['Modernizr', 'testXhrType'], function( Modernizr, testXhrType ) {
+  Modernizr.addTest('xhrresponsetypetext', testXhrType('text'));
+});
diff --git a/feature-detects/network/xhr-responsetype.js b/feature-detects/network/xhr-responsetype.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..18c05215c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/feature-detects/network/xhr-responsetype.js
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+/*!
+{
+  "name": "XMLHttpRequest xhr.responseType",
+  "property": "xhrresponsetype",
+  "tags": ["network"],
+  "notes": [{
+    "name": "XMLHttpRequest Living Standard",
+    "href": "http://xhr.spec.whatwg.org/#the-responsetype-attribute"
+  }]
+}
+!*/
+/* DOC
+
+Tests for XMLHttpRequest xhr.responseType.
+
+*/
+define(['Modernizr'], function( Modernizr ) {
+  Modernizr.addTest('xhrresponsetype', (function() {
+    if (typeof XMLHttpRequest == 'undefined') {
+      return false;
+    }
+    var xhr = new XMLHttpRequest();
+    xhr.open('get', '/', true);
+    return 'response' in xhr;
+  }()));
+});
diff --git a/lib/config-all.json b/lib/config-all.json
index ec4df21cd9..6277503aaf 100644
--- a/lib/config-all.json
+++ b/lib/config-all.json
@@ -130,6 +130,12 @@
     "test/network/connection",
     "test/network/eventsource",
     "test/network/xhr2",
+    "test/network/xhr-responsetype-arraybuffer",
+    "test/network/xhr-responsetype-blob",
+    "test/network/xhr-responsetype-document",
+    "test/network/xhr-responsetype-json",
+    "test/network/xhr-responsetype-text",
+    "test/network/xhr-responsetype",
     "test/notification",
     "test/pagevisibility-api",
     "test/performance",
diff --git a/src/testXhrType.js b/src/testXhrType.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6fce2fee7a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/testXhrType.js
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+define(function() {
+  // http://mathiasbynens.be/notes/xhr-responsetype-json#comment-4
+  var testXhrType = function(type) {
+    if (typeof XMLHttpRequest == 'undefined') {
+      return false;
+    }
+    var xhr = new XMLHttpRequest();
+    xhr.open('get', '/', true);
+    try {
+      xhr.responseType = type;
+    } catch(error) {
+      return false;
+    }
+    return 'response' in xhr && xhr.responseType == type;
+  };
+
+  return testXhrType;
+});