diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index abe5cc0f7..ba8bb13d7 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 
 ## Unreleased: mitmproxy next
 
+- Fix contentview detection for XML files that start with CRLF.
+  ([#8243](https://github.com/mitmproxy/mitmproxy/pull/8243), @ADiTyaRaj8969)
 - mitmweb: Fix the filter input losing half-typed text on unrelated parent re-renders.
   ([#8234](https://github.com/mitmproxy/mitmproxy/pull/8234), @ariel42)
 - mitmweb: Fix an infinite update cycle in `FlowTable` by only recomputing the virtual-scroll window in `componentDidUpdate` when `flowView` or `rowHeight` actually change.
diff --git a/mitmproxy/utils/strutils.py b/mitmproxy/utils/strutils.py
index 9c5cb7273..00577277f 100644
--- a/mitmproxy/utils/strutils.py
+++ b/mitmproxy/utils/strutils.py
@@ -163,8 +163,10 @@ def is_mostly_bin(s: bytes) -> bool:
 
 
 def is_xml(s: bytes) -> bool:
+    # XML 1.0 §2.3 defines whitespace as (#x20 | #x9 | #xD | #xA), so a
+    # leading \r before "<" should also be skipped here.
     for char in s:
-        if char in (9, 10, 32):  # is space?
+        if char in (9, 10, 13, 32):  # is whitespace?
             continue
         return char == 60  # is a "<"?
     return False
diff --git a/test/mitmproxy/utils/test_strutils.py b/test/mitmproxy/utils/test_strutils.py
index 0a3c9f95d..dea991ae6 100644
--- a/test/mitmproxy/utils/test_strutils.py
+++ b/test/mitmproxy/utils/test_strutils.py
@@ -106,6 +106,11 @@ def test_is_xml():
     assert not strutils.is_xml(b"foo")
     assert strutils.is_xml(b"<foo")
     assert strutils.is_xml(b"  \n<foo")
+    # XML 1.0 §2.3 lists CR as whitespace, so bodies that arrive with
+    # CRLF (or a stray \r) before the root element must still be detected.
+    assert strutils.is_xml(b"\r<foo")
+    assert strutils.is_xml(b"\r\n<foo")
+    assert not strutils.is_xml(b"\r\nfoo")
 
 
 def test_clean_hanging_newline():