diff --git a/src/Microsoft.OpenApi.CSharpAnnotations.DocumentGeneration/OperationFilters/ParamToParameterFilter.cs b/src/Microsoft.OpenApi.CSharpAnnotations.DocumentGeneration/OperationFilters/ParamToParameterFilter.cs
index fd6a032..cabb471 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.OpenApi.CSharpAnnotations.DocumentGeneration/OperationFilters/ParamToParameterFilter.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.OpenApi.CSharpAnnotations.DocumentGeneration/OperationFilters/ParamToParameterFilter.cs
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ public IList<GenerationError> Apply(
                 {
                     var inValue = paramElement.Attribute(KnownXmlStrings.In)?.Value.Trim();
                     var name = paramElement.Attribute(KnownXmlStrings.Name)?.Value.Trim();
+                    var mediaType = paramElement.Attribute(KnownXmlStrings.Type)?.Value ?? "";
 
                     if (settings.RemoveRoslynDuplicateStringFromParamName)
                     {
@@ -145,10 +146,20 @@ public IList<GenerationError> Apply(
                         In = parameterLocation,
                         Description = description,
                         Required = parameterLocation == ParameterLocation.Path || Convert.ToBoolean(isRequired),
-                        Schema = schema,
                         Examples = examples.Any() ? examples : null
                     };
 
+                    // If media type is specified add parameter as content for complex serialization
+                    if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(mediaType)) {
+                        openApiParameter.Content = new Dictionary<string, OpenApiMediaType>
+                        {
+                            [mediaType] = new OpenApiMediaType { Schema = schema }
+                        };
+                    }
+                    else {
+                        openApiParameter.Schema = schema;
+                    }
+
                     operation.Parameters.Add(openApiParameter);
                 }
             }
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.OpenApi.CSharpAnnotations.DocumentGeneration.Tests.SampleApis/Controllers/SampleV7Controller.cs b/test/Microsoft.OpenApi.CSharpAnnotations.DocumentGeneration.Tests.SampleApis/Controllers/SampleV7Controller.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f768cf1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/Microsoft.OpenApi.CSharpAnnotations.DocumentGeneration.Tests.SampleApis/Controllers/SampleV7Controller.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+// ------------------------------------------------------------
+//  Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation.  All rights reserved.
+//  Licensed under the MIT License (MIT). See License.txt in the repo root for license information.
+// ------------------------------------------------------------
+
+using System;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using System.Web.Http;
+using Microsoft.OpenApi.CSharpAnnotations.DocumentGeneration.Tests.Contracts;
+
+namespace Microsoft.OpenApi.CSharpAnnotations.DocumentGeneration.Tests.SampleApis.Controllers
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Sample v7 controller.
+    /// </summary>
+    public class SampleV7Controller : ApiController
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Sample get 1
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <group>Sample V7</group>
+        /// <verb>GET</verb>
+        /// <url>https://myapi.sample.com/V7/samples/{id}?queryString={queryString}</url>
+        /// <param name="queryString" cref="string" in="query">Query param 1 with no media type</param>
+        /// <param name="sampleObjectInQuery2" cref="SampleObject1" in="query" type="application/json">Query param as application/json content</param>
+        /// <param name="id" cref="string" in="path">The object id</param>
+        /// <response code="200"><see cref="SampleObject1"/>Sample object retrieved</response>
+        /// <response code="400"><see cref="string"/>Bad request</response>
+        [HttpGet]
+        [Route("V7/samples/{id}")]
+        public async Task<SampleObject1> SampleGet1(string id, string queryString = null) {
+            throw new NotImplementedException();
+        }
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/test/Microsoft.OpenApi.CSharpAnnotations.DocumentGeneration.Tests.SampleApis/Microsoft.OpenApi.CSharpAnnotations.DocumentGeneration.Tests.SampleApis.csproj b/test/Microsoft.OpenApi.CSharpAnnotations.DocumentGeneration.Tests.SampleApis/Microsoft.OpenApi.CSharpAnnotations.DocumentGeneration.Tests.SampleApis.csproj
index a08e411..6d5238c 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.OpenApi.CSharpAnnotations.DocumentGeneration.Tests.SampleApis/Microsoft.OpenApi.CSharpAnnotations.DocumentGeneration.Tests.SampleApis.csproj
+++ b/test/Microsoft.OpenApi.CSharpAnnotations.DocumentGeneration.Tests.SampleApis/Microsoft.OpenApi.CSharpAnnotations.DocumentGeneration.Tests.SampleApis.csproj
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Controllers\SampleV4Controller.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Controllers\SampleV6Controller.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Controllers\SampleV5Controller.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Controllers\SampleV7Controller.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Global.asax.cs">
       <DependentUpon>Global.asax</DependentUpon>
     </Compile>
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.OpenApi.CSharpAnnotations.DocumentGeneration.Tests/Microsoft.OpenApi.CSharpAnnotations.DocumentGeneration.Tests.csproj b/test/Microsoft.OpenApi.CSharpAnnotations.DocumentGeneration.Tests/Microsoft.OpenApi.CSharpAnnotations.DocumentGeneration.Tests.csproj
index d8d66db..67f348a 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.OpenApi.CSharpAnnotations.DocumentGeneration.Tests/Microsoft.OpenApi.CSharpAnnotations.DocumentGeneration.Tests.csproj
+++ b/test/Microsoft.OpenApi.CSharpAnnotations.DocumentGeneration.Tests/Microsoft.OpenApi.CSharpAnnotations.DocumentGeneration.Tests.csproj
@@ -44,6 +44,12 @@
       <None Update="DocumentVariantTests\Input\AnnotationWithDuplicatePaths.xml">
         <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
       </None>
+      <None Update="OpenApiDocumentGeneratorTests\Input\AnnotationInQueryParamMediaType.xml">
+        <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
+      </None>
+      <None Update="OpenApiDocumentGeneratorTests\Output\AnnotationInQueryParamMediaType.json">
+        <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
+      </None>
       <None Update="OperationConfigTests\Input\AnnotationWithNoSimpleTypeReferenceInOperation.xml">
         <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
       </None>
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.OpenApi.CSharpAnnotations.DocumentGeneration.Tests/OpenApiDocumentGeneratorTests/Input/AnnotationInQueryParamMediaType.xml b/test/Microsoft.OpenApi.CSharpAnnotations.DocumentGeneration.Tests/OpenApiDocumentGeneratorTests/Input/AnnotationInQueryParamMediaType.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c4496bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/Microsoft.OpenApi.CSharpAnnotations.DocumentGeneration.Tests/OpenApiDocumentGeneratorTests/Input/AnnotationInQueryParamMediaType.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<doc>
+  <assembly>
+    <name>Microsoft.OpenApi.CSharpAnnotations.DocumentGeneration.Tests.SampleApis</name>
+  </assembly>
+  <members>
+    <member name="T:Microsoft.OpenApi.CSharpAnnotations.DocumentGeneration.Tests.SampleApis.RouteConfig">
+      <summary>
+        Responsible for route configuration
+      </summary>
+    </member>
+    <member name="M:Microsoft.OpenApi.CSharpAnnotations.DocumentGeneration.Tests.SampleApis.RouteConfig.RegisterRoutes(System.Web.Routing.RouteCollection)">
+      <summary>
+        Registers routes
+      </summary>
+      <param name="routes">Route collection</param>
+    </member>
+    <member name="T:Microsoft.OpenApi.CSharpAnnotations.DocumentGeneration.Tests.SampleApis.WebApiConfig">
+      <summary>
+        Web config.
+      </summary>
+      <security type="http" name="http-bearer">
+        <description>Test security</description>
+        <scheme>bearer</scheme>
+        <bearerFormat>JWT</bearerFormat>
+      </security>
+      <security type="oauth2" name="oauth">
+        <description>Test security</description>
+        <flow type="implicit">
+          <authorizationUrl>https://example.com/api/oauth/dialog</authorizationUrl>
+          <refreshUrl>https://example.com/api/oauth/dialog</refreshUrl>
+          <scope name="scope1">
+            <description>Example flow description</description>
+          </scope>
+        </flow>
+      </security>
+      <security type="openIdConnect" name="openIdConnect">
+        <description>Test security</description>
+        <openIdConnectUrl>https://example.com/api/oauth/dialog</openIdConnectUrl>
+        <scope name="scope1">
+          <description>Scope 1 description</description>
+        </scope>
+        <scope name="scope2">
+          <description>Scope 2 description</description>
+        </scope>
+      </security>
+    </member>
+    <member name="M:Microsoft.OpenApi.CSharpAnnotations.DocumentGeneration.Tests.SampleApis.WebApiConfig.Register(System.Web.Http.HttpConfiguration)">
+      <summary>
+        Register the configuration, services, and routes.
+      </summary>
+      <param name="config">HTTP Configuration</param>
+    </member>
+    <member name="T:Microsoft.OpenApi.CSharpAnnotations.DocumentGeneration.Tests.SampleApis.Controllers.SampleV7Controller">
+      <summary>
+        Sample v7 controller.
+      </summary>
+    </member>
+    <member name="M:Microsoft.OpenApi.CSharpAnnotations.DocumentGeneration.Tests.SampleApis.Controllers.SampleV7Controller.SampleGet1(System.String,System.String)">
+      <summary>
+        Sample get 1
+      </summary>
+      <group>Sample V7</group>
+      <verb>GET</verb>
+      <url>https://myapi.sample.com/V7/samples/{id}?queryString={queryString}</url>
+      <param name="queryString" cref="T:System.String" in="query">Query param 1 with no media type</param>
+      <!-- Query parameter with media type -->
+      <param name="sampleObjectInQuery2" cref="T:Microsoft.OpenApi.CSharpAnnotations.DocumentGeneration.Tests.Contracts.SampleObject1" in="query" type="application/json">Query param as application/json content</param>
+      <!-- ////////////////////// -->
+      <param name="id" cref="T:System.String" in="path">The object id</param>
+      <response code="200">
+        <see cref="T:Microsoft.OpenApi.CSharpAnnotations.DocumentGeneration.Tests.Contracts.SampleObject1"/>Sample object retrieved
+      </response>
+      <response code="400">
+        <see cref="T:System.String"/>Bad request
+      </response>
+    </member>
+    <member name="T:Microsoft.OpenApi.CSharpAnnotations.DocumentGeneration.Tests.SampleApis.WebApiApplication">
+      <summary>
+        Web API Application.
+      </summary>
+    </member>
+    <member name="M:Microsoft.OpenApi.CSharpAnnotations.DocumentGeneration.Tests.SampleApis.WebApiApplication.Application_Start">
+      <summary>
+        Start application.
+      </summary>
+    </member>
+  </members>
+</doc>
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.OpenApi.CSharpAnnotations.DocumentGeneration.Tests/OpenApiDocumentGeneratorTests/OpenApiDocumentGeneratorTest.cs b/test/Microsoft.OpenApi.CSharpAnnotations.DocumentGeneration.Tests/OpenApiDocumentGeneratorTests/OpenApiDocumentGeneratorTest.cs
index f352eaf..ebfa7f4 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.OpenApi.CSharpAnnotations.DocumentGeneration.Tests/OpenApiDocumentGeneratorTests/OpenApiDocumentGeneratorTest.cs
+++ b/test/Microsoft.OpenApi.CSharpAnnotations.DocumentGeneration.Tests/OpenApiDocumentGeneratorTests/OpenApiDocumentGeneratorTest.cs
@@ -1094,6 +1094,32 @@ public static IEnumerable<object[]> GetTestCasesForValidDocumentationShouldRetur
                     OutputDirectory,
                     "AnnotationWithRuntimeSerialization.Json")
             };
+
+            // Valid XML document with object type in param tags and set with media type application/json
+            yield return new object[]
+            {
+                "Object Type in Param Tags",
+                new List<string>
+                {
+                    Path.Combine(InputDirectory, "AnnotationInQueryParamMediaType.xml"),
+                    Path.Combine(InputDirectory,
+                        "Microsoft.OpenApi.CSharpAnnotations.DocumentGeneration.Tests.Contracts.xml")
+                },
+                new List<string>
+                {
+                    Path.Combine(
+                        InputDirectory,
+                        "Microsoft.OpenApi.CSharpAnnotations.DocumentGeneration.Tests.SampleApis.dll"),
+                    Path.Combine(
+                        InputDirectory,
+                        "Microsoft.OpenApi.CSharpAnnotations.DocumentGeneration.Tests.Contracts.dll")
+                },
+                "1.0.0",
+                1,
+                Path.Combine(
+                    OutputDirectory,
+                    "AnnotationInQueryParamMediaType.Json")
+            };
         }
 
         [Theory]
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.OpenApi.CSharpAnnotations.DocumentGeneration.Tests/OpenApiDocumentGeneratorTests/Output/AnnotationInQueryParamMediaType.json b/test/Microsoft.OpenApi.CSharpAnnotations.DocumentGeneration.Tests/OpenApiDocumentGeneratorTests/Output/AnnotationInQueryParamMediaType.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9498d9b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/Microsoft.OpenApi.CSharpAnnotations.DocumentGeneration.Tests/OpenApiDocumentGeneratorTests/Output/AnnotationInQueryParamMediaType.json
@@ -0,0 +1,161 @@
+{
+  "openapi": "3.0.1",
+  "info": {
+    "title": "Microsoft.OpenApi.CSharpAnnotations.DocumentGeneration.Tests.SampleApis",
+    "version": "1.0.0"
+  },
+  "servers": [
+    {
+      "url": "https://myapi.sample.com"
+    }
+  ],
+  "paths": {
+    "/V7/samples/{id}": {
+      "get": {
+        "tags": [
+          "Sample V7"
+        ],
+        "summary": "Sample get 1",
+        "operationId": "getV7SamplesById",
+        "parameters": [
+          {
+            "name": "queryString",
+            "in": "query",
+            "description": "Query param 1 with no media type",
+            "schema": {
+              "type": "string"
+            }
+          },
+          {
+            "name": "sampleObjectInQuery2",
+            "in": "query",
+            "description": "Query param as application/json content",
+            "content": {
+              "application/json": {
+                "schema": {
+                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/Microsoft.OpenApi.CSharpAnnotations.DocumentGeneration.Tests.Contracts.SampleObject1"
+                }
+              }
+            }
+          },
+          {
+            "name": "id",
+            "in": "path",
+            "description": "The object id",
+            "required": true,
+            "schema": {
+              "type": "string"
+            }
+          }
+        ],
+        "responses": {
+          "200": {
+            "description": "Sample object retrieved",
+            "content": {
+              "application/json": {
+                "schema": {
+                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/Microsoft.OpenApi.CSharpAnnotations.DocumentGeneration.Tests.Contracts.SampleObject1"
+                }
+              }
+            }
+          },
+          "400": {
+            "description": "Bad request",
+            "content": {
+              "application/json": {
+                "schema": {
+                  "type": "string"
+                }
+              }
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  },
+  "components": {
+    "schemas": {
+      "Microsoft.OpenApi.CSharpAnnotations.DocumentGeneration.Tests.Contracts.SampleObject1": {
+        "required": [
+          "samplePropertyString3",
+          "samplePropertyString4",
+          "samplePropertyEnum"
+        ],
+        "type": "object",
+        "properties": {
+          "samplePropertyBool": {
+            "type": "boolean",
+            "description": "Gets or sets the sample property bool"
+          },
+          "samplePropertyStringInt": {
+            "type": "integer",
+            "description": "Gets or sets the sample property int",
+            "format": "int32"
+          },
+          "samplePropertyString1": {
+            "type": "string",
+            "description": "Gets or sets the sample property string 1"
+          },
+          "samplePropertyString2": {
+            "type": "string",
+            "description": "Gets or sets the sample property string 2"
+          },
+          "samplePropertyString3": {
+            "type": "string",
+            "description": "Gets or sets the sample property string 3"
+          },
+          "samplePropertyString4": {
+            "type": "string",
+            "description": "Gets or sets the sample property string 4"
+          },
+          "samplePropertyEnum": {
+            "enum": [
+              "SampleEnumValue1",
+              "SampleEnumValue2"
+            ],
+            "type": "string",
+            "description": "Gets or sets the sample property enum"
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    "securitySchemes": {
+      "http-bearer": {
+        "type": "http",
+        "description": "Test security",
+        "scheme": "bearer",
+        "bearerFormat": "JWT"
+      },
+      "oauth": {
+        "type": "oauth2",
+        "description": "Test security",
+        "flows": {
+          "implicit": {
+            "authorizationUrl": "https://example.com/api/oauth/dialog",
+            "refreshUrl": "https://example.com/api/oauth/dialog",
+            "scopes": {
+              "scope1": "Example flow description"
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      },
+      "openIdConnect": {
+        "type": "openIdConnect",
+        "description": "Test security",
+        "openIdConnectUrl": "https://example.com/api/oauth/dialog"
+      }
+    }
+  },
+  "security": [
+    {
+      "http-bearer": [],
+      "oauth": [
+        "scope1"
+      ],
+      "openIdConnect": [
+        "scope1",
+        "scope2"
+      ]
+    }
+  ]
+}
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