diff --git a/rest/taskana-rest-spring/src/main/java/pro/taskana/rest/WorkbasketController.java b/rest/taskana-rest-spring/src/main/java/pro/taskana/rest/WorkbasketController.java
index bfc82b72c..cdc16608c 100644
--- a/rest/taskana-rest-spring/src/main/java/pro/taskana/rest/WorkbasketController.java
+++ b/rest/taskana-rest-spring/src/main/java/pro/taskana/rest/WorkbasketController.java
@@ -203,7 +203,8 @@ public class WorkbasketController extends AbstractPagingController {
     return result;
   }
 
-  @GetMapping(path = Mapping.URL_WORKBASKET_ID_ACCESSITEMS)
+  @GetMapping(path = Mapping.URL_WORKBASKET_ID_ACCESSITEMS, 
+      produces = MediaTypes.HAL_JSON_UTF8_VALUE)
   @Transactional(readOnly = true, rollbackFor = Exception.class)
   public ResponseEntity<WorkbasketAccessItemListResource> getWorkbasketAccessItems(
       @PathVariable(value = "workbasketId") String workbasketId)
diff --git a/rest/taskana-rest-spring/src/test/java/pro/taskana/rest/WorkbasketControllerIntTest.java b/rest/taskana-rest-spring/src/test/java/pro/taskana/rest/WorkbasketControllerIntTest.java
index c3d09947c..40b1bb9ac 100644
--- a/rest/taskana-rest-spring/src/test/java/pro/taskana/rest/WorkbasketControllerIntTest.java
+++ b/rest/taskana-rest-spring/src/test/java/pro/taskana/rest/WorkbasketControllerIntTest.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import pro.taskana.RestHelper;
 import pro.taskana.TaskanaSpringBootTest;
 import pro.taskana.rest.resource.DistributionTargetListResource;
 import pro.taskana.rest.resource.DistributionTargetResource;
+import pro.taskana.rest.resource.WorkbasketAccessItemListResource;
 import pro.taskana.rest.resource.WorkbasketResource;
 import pro.taskana.rest.resource.WorkbasketSummaryListResource;
 import pro.taskana.workbasket.api.WorkbasketType;
@@ -218,4 +219,19 @@ class WorkbasketControllerIntTest {
           .isNotEqualTo("WBI:100000000000000000000000000000000007");
     }
   }
+
+  @Test
+  void testGetWorkbasketAccessItems() {
+    ResponseEntity<WorkbasketAccessItemListResource> response =
+        template.exchange(
+            restHelper.toUrl(
+                Mapping.URL_WORKBASKET_ID_ACCESSITEMS, "WBI:100000000000000000000000000000000005"),
+            HttpMethod.GET,
+            restHelper.defaultRequest(),
+            ParameterizedTypeReference.forType(WorkbasketAccessItemListResource.class));
+    assertThat(response.getBody().getLink(Link.REL_SELF)).isNotNull();
+    assertThat(response.getHeaders().getContentType().toString())
+        .isEqualTo(MediaTypes.HAL_JSON_UTF8_VALUE);
+    assertThat(response.getBody().getContent()).hasSize(3);
+  }
 }