diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index fb51c215..31eaaa0e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 # developing
+- Add: Resp() method for web.Controller. [4588](https://github.com/beego/beego/pull/4588) 
 - Web mock and test support. [4565](https://github.com/beego/beego/pull/4565) [4574](https://github.com/beego/beego/pull/4574)
 - Error codes definition of cache module. [4493](https://github.com/beego/beego/pull/4493)
 - Remove generateCommentRoute http hook. Using `bee generate routers` commands instead.[4486](https://github.com/beego/beego/pull/4486) [bee PR 762](https://github.com/beego/bee/pull/762)
diff --git a/server/web/controller.go b/server/web/controller.go
index 6a29c79e..2648a544 100644
--- a/server/web/controller.go
+++ b/server/web/controller.go
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@ import (
 	"encoding/xml"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
-	"github.com/gogo/protobuf/proto"
-	"gopkg.in/yaml.v2"
 	"html/template"
 	"io"
 	"mime/multipart"
@@ -37,6 +35,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/beego/beego/v2/server/web/context"
 	"github.com/beego/beego/v2/server/web/context/param"
 	"github.com/beego/beego/v2/server/web/session"
+	"github.com/gogo/protobuf/proto"
+	"gopkg.in/yaml.v2"
 )
 
 var (
@@ -436,6 +436,22 @@ func (c *Controller) URLFor(endpoint string, values ...interface{}) string {
 	}
 	return URLFor(endpoint, values...)
 }
+// Resp sends response based on the Accept Header
+// By default response will be in JSON
+func (c *Controller) Resp(data interface{}) error {
+	accept := c.Ctx.Input.Header("Accept")
+	switch accept {
+	case context.ApplicationYAML:
+		c.Data["yaml"] = data
+		return c.ServeYAML()
+	case context.ApplicationXML, context.TextXML:
+		c.Data["xml"] = data
+		return c.ServeXML()
+	default:
+		c.Data["json"] = data
+		return c.ServeJSON()
+	}
+}
 
 // ServeJSON sends a json response with encoding charset.
 func (c *Controller) ServeJSON(encoding ...bool) error {
diff --git a/server/web/controller_test.go b/server/web/controller_test.go
index 8a52f097..7f810c1f 100644
--- a/server/web/controller_test.go
+++ b/server/web/controller_test.go
@@ -15,16 +15,18 @@
 package web
 
 import (
-	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
-	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+	"io/ioutil"
 	"math"
 	"net/http"
+	"net/http/httptest"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strconv"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/beego/beego/v2/server/web/context"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 )
 
 func TestGetInt(t *testing.T) {
@@ -244,3 +246,67 @@ func TestBindYAML(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, "FOO", s.Foo)
 }
+
+type TestRespController struct {
+	Controller
+}
+
+func (t *TestRespController) TestResponse() {
+	type S struct {
+		Foo string `json:"foo" xml:"foo" yaml:"foo"`
+	}
+
+	bar := S{Foo: "bar"}
+
+	_ = t.Resp(bar)
+}
+
+type respTestCase struct {
+	Accept                string
+	ExpectedContentLength int64
+	ExpectedResponse      string
+}
+
+func TestControllerResp(t *testing.T) {
+	// test cases
+	tcs := []respTestCase{
+		{Accept: context.ApplicationJSON, ExpectedContentLength: 18, ExpectedResponse: "{\n  \"foo\": \"bar\"\n}"},
+		{Accept: context.ApplicationXML, ExpectedContentLength: 25, ExpectedResponse: "<S>\n  <foo>bar</foo>\n</S>"},
+		{Accept: context.ApplicationYAML, ExpectedContentLength: 9, ExpectedResponse: "foo: bar\n"},
+		{Accept: "OTHER", ExpectedContentLength: 18, ExpectedResponse: "{\n  \"foo\": \"bar\"\n}"},
+	}
+
+	for _, tc := range tcs {
+		testControllerRespTestCases(t, tc)
+	}
+}
+
+func testControllerRespTestCases(t *testing.T, tc respTestCase) {
+	// create fake GET request
+	r, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", "/", nil)
+	r.Header.Set("Accept", tc.Accept)
+	w := httptest.NewRecorder()
+
+	// setup the handler
+	handler := NewControllerRegister()
+	handler.Add("/", &TestRespController{}, WithRouterMethods(&TestRespController{}, "get:TestResponse"))
+	handler.ServeHTTP(w, r)
+
+	response := w.Result()
+	if response.ContentLength != tc.ExpectedContentLength {
+		t.Errorf("TestResponse() unable to validate content length %d for %s", response.ContentLength, tc.Accept)
+	}
+
+	if response.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
+		t.Errorf("TestResponse() failed to validate response code for %s", tc.Accept)
+	}
+
+	bodyBytes, err := ioutil.ReadAll(response.Body)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("TestResponse() failed to parse response body for %s", tc.Accept)
+	}
+	bodyString := string(bodyBytes)
+	if bodyString != tc.ExpectedResponse {
+		t.Errorf("TestResponse() failed to validate response body '%s' for %s", bodyString, tc.Accept)
+	}
+}