diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/1176-content_type-in-mediatype.yml b/changelogs/fragments/1176-content_type-in-mediatype.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8ba9e5580
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/1176-content_type-in-mediatype.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+minor_changes:
+  - Added content_type for email in zabbix_mediatypes
diff --git a/plugins/modules/zabbix_mediatype.py b/plugins/modules/zabbix_mediatype.py
index 1e2514bf3..3ec2ee495 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/zabbix_mediatype.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/zabbix_mediatype.py
@@ -155,6 +155,13 @@
             - SSL verify peer for SMTP.
             - Can be specified when I(smtp_security=STARTTLS) or I(smtp_security=SSL/TLS)
         default: false
+    content_type:
+        type: "int"
+        description:
+            - Can be used when I(type=email).
+            - Message format.
+            - Possible values are 0 = plain text or 1 = html.
+        default: "1"
     message_text_limit:
         type: "str"
         description:
@@ -525,6 +532,7 @@ def construct_parameters(self):
                 smtp_authentication=truths.get(str(self._module.params["smtp_authentication"])),
                 smtp_verify_host=truths.get(str(self._module.params["smtp_verify_host"])),
                 smtp_verify_peer=truths.get(str(self._module.params["smtp_verify_peer"])),
+                content_type=self._module.params["content_type"],
                 username=self._module.params["username"],
                 passwd=self._module.params["password"]
             ))
@@ -693,6 +701,7 @@ def main():
         smtp_authentication=dict(type="bool", default=False, required=False),
         smtp_verify_host=dict(type="bool", default=False, required=False),
         smtp_verify_peer=dict(type="bool", default=False, required=False),
+        content_type=dict(type="int", default="1", required=False),
         # EZ Text
         message_text_limit=dict(type="str", required=False, choices=["USA", "Canada"]),
         # Webhook
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/test_zabbix_mediatype/tasks/main.yml b/tests/integration/targets/test_zabbix_mediatype/tasks/main.yml
index a49166d37..3fa843797 100644
--- a/tests/integration/targets/test_zabbix_mediatype/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/test_zabbix_mediatype/tasks/main.yml
@@ -114,6 +114,29 @@
     - ansible.builtin.assert:
         that: zbxmediatype_reset.changed is sameas True
 
+    - name: test - check email mediatype content_type for html default
+      community.zabbix.zabbix_mediatype:
+        content_type: "1"
+      register: zbxmediatype_verif
+
+    - ansible.builtin.assert:
+        that: zbxmediatype_verif.changed is sameas False
+
+    - name: test - update email mediatype content_type to plain default
+      community.zabbix.zabbix_mediatype:
+        content_type: "0"
+      register: zbxmediatype_verif
+
+    - ansible.builtin.assert:
+        that: zbxmediatype_verif.changed is sameas True
+
+    - name: test - reset email mediatype content_type to default
+      community.zabbix.zabbix_mediatype:
+      register: zbxmediatype_reset
+
+    - ansible.builtin.assert:
+        that: zbxmediatype_reset.changed is sameas True
+
     - name: test - update email mediatype concurrent settings
       community.zabbix.zabbix_mediatype:
         max_sessions: 99