diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 842c6ff94..a3a253abd 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 # v1.1.6
 ## XX/XX/2016
 
+1. [](#new)
+    * Added ability for Page to override the output format (`html`, `xml`, etc..) [#1067](https://github.com/getgrav/grav/issues/1067)
 1. [](#improved)
     * Add `batch()` function to Page Collection class
     * Added new `cache.redis.socket` setting that allow to pass a UNIX socket as redis server
diff --git a/system/src/Grav/Common/Grav.php b/system/src/Grav/Common/Grav.php
index 05041f9bd..7666dc637 100644
--- a/system/src/Grav/Common/Grav.php
+++ b/system/src/Grav/Common/Grav.php
@@ -251,12 +251,12 @@ class Grav extends Container
      */
     public function header()
     {
-        $extension = $this['uri']->extension();
-
         /** @var Page $page */
         $page = $this['page'];
 
-        header('Content-type: ' . $this->mime($extension));
+        $format = $page->templateFormat();
+
+        header('Content-type: ' . $this->mime($format));
 
         // Calculate Expires Headers if set to > 0
         $expires = $page->expires();
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ class Grav extends Container
         }
 
         // Set debugger data in headers
-        if (!($extension === null || $extension == 'html')) {
+        if (!($format === null || $format == 'html')) {
             $this['debugger']->enabled(false);
         }
 
diff --git a/system/src/Grav/Common/Page/Page.php b/system/src/Grav/Common/Page/Page.php
index 0062d609a..3ff1399b8 100644
--- a/system/src/Grav/Common/Page/Page.php
+++ b/system/src/Grav/Common/Page/Page.php
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ class Page
     protected $home_route;
     protected $hide_home_route;
     protected $ssl;
+    protected $template_format;
 
     /**
      * @var Page Unmodified (original) version of the page. Used for copying and moving the page.
@@ -420,6 +421,9 @@ class Page
             if (isset($this->header->ssl)) {
                 $this->ssl = (bool) $this->header->ssl;
             }
+            if (isset($this->header->template_format)) {
+                $this->template_format = $this->header->template_format;
+            }
         }
 
         return $this->header;
@@ -1099,6 +1103,26 @@ class Page
         return $this->template;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Allows a page to override the output render format, usually the extension provided
+     * in the URL. (e.g. `html`, `json`, `xml`, etc).
+     *
+     * @param null $var
+     * @return null
+     */
+    public function templateFormat($var = null)
+    {
+        if ($var !== null) {
+            $this->template_format = $var;
+        }
+
+        if (empty($this->template_format)) {
+            $this->template_format =  Grav::instance()['uri']->extension();
+        }
+
+        return $this->template_format;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Gets and sets the extension field.
      *
@@ -1107,16 +1131,16 @@ class Page
      * @return null|string
      */
     public function extension($var = null)
-    {
-        if ($var !== null) {
-            $this->extension = $var;
-        }
-        if (empty($this->extension)) {
-            $this->extension = '.' . pathinfo($this->name(), PATHINFO_EXTENSION);
-        }
-
-        return $this->extension;
+{
+    if ($var !== null) {
+        $this->extension = $var;
     }
+    if (empty($this->extension)) {
+        $this->extension = '.' . pathinfo($this->name(), PATHINFO_EXTENSION);
+    }
+
+    return $this->extension;
+}
 
     /**
      * Returns the page extension, got from the page `url_extension` config and falls back to the
diff --git a/system/src/Grav/Common/Service/OutputServiceProvider.php b/system/src/Grav/Common/Service/OutputServiceProvider.php
index 4c0805580..824f0f22c 100644
--- a/system/src/Grav/Common/Service/OutputServiceProvider.php
+++ b/system/src/Grav/Common/Service/OutputServiceProvider.php
@@ -15,8 +15,7 @@ class OutputServiceProvider implements ServiceProviderInterface
 {
     public function register(Container $container) {
         $container['output'] = function ($c) {
-            /** @var Grav $c */
-            return $c['twig']->processSite($c['uri']->extension());
+            return $c['twig']->processSite($c['page']->templateFormat());
         };
     }
 }