diff --git a/.changeset/fifty-flies-yell.md b/.changeset/fifty-flies-yell.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..550e66a80
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/fifty-flies-yell.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@solidjs/start": minor
+---
+
+fix text/html missing when ssr is false
diff --git a/packages/start/src/server/handler.ts b/packages/start/src/server/handler.ts
index d91453d93..206bc9e26 100644
--- a/packages/start/src/server/handler.ts
+++ b/packages/start/src/server/handler.ts
@@ -79,6 +79,8 @@ export function createBaseHandler(
           return redirect(context.response.headers.get("Location")!, status);
         }
 
+        event.response.headers.set("content-type", "text/html");
+
         return html;
       }