diff --git a/datamodel/openapi/openapi-generator/src/main/java/com/sap/cloud/sdk/datamodel/openapi/generator/CustomOpenAPINormalizer.java b/datamodel/openapi/openapi-generator/src/main/java/com/sap/cloud/sdk/datamodel/openapi/generator/CustomOpenAPINormalizer.java
index b4dd6a3a8..2d9d58460 100644
--- a/datamodel/openapi/openapi-generator/src/main/java/com/sap/cloud/sdk/datamodel/openapi/generator/CustomOpenAPINormalizer.java
+++ b/datamodel/openapi/openapi-generator/src/main/java/com/sap/cloud/sdk/datamodel/openapi/generator/CustomOpenAPINormalizer.java
@@ -137,7 +137,8 @@ public Schema normalizeSchema( final @Nonnull Schema schema, final @Nonnull Set<
             } else if( schema.getContentEncoding() != null ) {
                 // Any other content encoding (e.g., "binary") → treat as binary
                 schema.setFormat("binary");
-            } else if( schema.getContentMediaType() != null ) {
+            } else if( schema.getContentMediaType() != null
+                && !"application/json".equalsIgnoreCase(schema.getContentMediaType()) ) {
                 // contentMediaType without contentEncoding → binary stream
                 schema.setFormat("binary");
             }
diff --git a/datamodel/openapi/openapi-generator/src/test/java/com/sap/cloud/sdk/datamodel/openapi/generator/DataModelGeneratorIntegrationTest.java b/datamodel/openapi/openapi-generator/src/test/java/com/sap/cloud/sdk/datamodel/openapi/generator/DataModelGeneratorIntegrationTest.java
index 0a3d68b90..1999b7ac9 100644
--- a/datamodel/openapi/openapi-generator/src/test/java/com/sap/cloud/sdk/datamodel/openapi/generator/DataModelGeneratorIntegrationTest.java
+++ b/datamodel/openapi/openapi-generator/src/test/java/com/sap/cloud/sdk/datamodel/openapi/generator/DataModelGeneratorIntegrationTest.java
@@ -60,6 +60,17 @@ enum TestCase
             6,
             Map.of(),
             Map.of()),
+        MULTIPART_BINARY_STRING(
+            "multipart-binary-string",
+            "sodastore.yaml",
+            "com.sap.cloud.sdk.datamodel.rest.test.api",
+            "com.sap.cloud.sdk.datamodel.rest.test.model",
+            ApiMaturity.RELEASED,
+            false,
+            true,
+            2,
+            Map.of(),
+            Map.of()),
         INLINEOBJECT_SCHEMA_NAME(
             "inlineobject-schemas-enabled",
             "sodastore.yaml",
@@ -257,7 +268,10 @@ enum TestCase
     }
 
     @ParameterizedTest
-    @EnumSource( value = TestCase.class, mode = EnumSource.Mode.EXCLUDE, names = { "FILE_HANDLING" } )
+    @EnumSource(
+        value = TestCase.class,
+        mode = EnumSource.Mode.EXCLUDE,
+        names = { "FILE_HANDLING", "MULTIPART_BINARY_STRING" } )
     void integrationTests( final TestCase testCase, @TempDir final Path path )
         throws Throwable
     {
diff --git a/datamodel/openapi/openapi-generator/src/test/resources/DataModelGeneratorApacheIntegrationTest/multipart-binary-string/input/sodastore.yaml b/datamodel/openapi/openapi-generator/src/test/resources/DataModelGeneratorApacheIntegrationTest/multipart-binary-string/input/sodastore.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1c330cdee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/datamodel/openapi/openapi-generator/src/test/resources/DataModelGeneratorApacheIntegrationTest/multipart-binary-string/input/sodastore.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+openapi: 3.1.0
+info:
+  title: String and File multipart body
+  version: 1.0.0
+
+paths:
+  /predict_parquet:
+    post:
+      summary: Make predictions from Parquet file
+      operationId: predict_parquet
+      requestBody:
+        content:
+          multipart/form-data:
+            schema:
+              $ref: '#/components/schemas/Body_predict_parquet'
+            encoding:
+              file:
+                contentType: application/vnd.apache.parquet
+        required: true
+
+components:
+  schemas:
+    Body_predict_parquet:
+      type: object
+      properties:
+        file:
+          type: string
+          contentMediaType: application/vnd.apache.parquet
+          title: File
+        prediction_config:
+          type: string
+          title: Prediction Config
+          description: JSON string containing the prediction configuration (see PredictionConfig schema).
+          example: { \"target_columns\": [ { \"name\": \"PRICE\",\"prediction_placeholder\": null,\"task_type\": \"regression\" } ] }
+          contentMediaType: application/json
+          contentSchema:
+            $ref: '#/components/schemas/PredictionConfig'
+    PredictionConfig:
+      type: object
+      properties:
+        test:
+          type: string
+          title: Test
diff --git a/datamodel/openapi/openapi-generator/src/test/resources/DataModelGeneratorApacheIntegrationTest/multipart-binary-string/output/com/sap/cloud/sdk/datamodel/rest/test/api/DefaultApi.java b/datamodel/openapi/openapi-generator/src/test/resources/DataModelGeneratorApacheIntegrationTest/multipart-binary-string/output/com/sap/cloud/sdk/datamodel/rest/test/api/DefaultApi.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..09a346c0a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/datamodel/openapi/openapi-generator/src/test/resources/DataModelGeneratorApacheIntegrationTest/multipart-binary-string/output/com/sap/cloud/sdk/datamodel/rest/test/api/DefaultApi.java
@@ -0,0 +1,135 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2026 SAP SE or an SAP affiliate company. All rights reserved.
+ */
+
+package com.sap.cloud.sdk.datamodel.rest.test.api;
+
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.core.type.TypeReference;
+
+import com.sap.cloud.sdk.services.openapi.apache.core.OpenApiRequestException;
+import com.sap.cloud.sdk.services.openapi.apache.core.OpenApiResponse;
+import com.sap.cloud.sdk.services.openapi.apache.apiclient.ApiClient;
+import com.sap.cloud.sdk.services.openapi.apache.apiclient.BaseApi;
+import com.sap.cloud.sdk.services.openapi.apache.apiclient.Pair;
+
+
+import java.io.File;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Locale;
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.StringJoiner;
+
+import javax.annotation.Nonnull;
+import javax.annotation.Nullable;
+
+import com.sap.cloud.sdk.cloudplatform.connectivity.Destination;
+
+
+/**
+ * String and File multipart body in version 1.0.0.
+ * <p>
+ * No description provided (generated by Openapi Generator https://github.com/openapitools/openapi-generator)
+ */
+public class DefaultApi extends BaseApi {
+
+    /**
+     * Instantiates this API class to invoke operations on the String and File multipart body.
+     *
+     * @param httpDestination The destination that API should be used with
+     */
+    public DefaultApi( @Nonnull final Destination httpDestination )
+    {
+    super(httpDestination);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Instantiates this API class to invoke operations on the String and File multipart body based on a given {@link ApiClient}.
+     *
+     * @param apiClient
+     *            ApiClient to invoke the API on
+     */
+    public DefaultApi(@Nonnull final ApiClient apiClient) {
+    super(apiClient);
+    }
+
+    /**
+    * Creates a new API instance with additional default headers.
+    *
+    * @param defaultHeaders Additional headers to include in all requests
+    * @return A new API instance with the combined headers
+    */
+    public DefaultApi withDefaultHeaders(@Nonnull final Map<String, String> defaultHeaders) {
+        final var api = new DefaultApi(apiClient);
+        api.defaultHeaders.putAll(this.defaultHeaders);
+        api.defaultHeaders.putAll(defaultHeaders);
+        return api;
+    }
+
+            /**
+             * <p>Make predictions from Parquet file
+             * <p>
+             * @param _file  (optional)
+             *      The value for the parameter _file
+             * @param predictionConfig  (optional)
+             *      JSON string containing the prediction configuration (see PredictionConfig schema).
+             * @return An OpenApiResponse containing the status code of the HttpResponse.
+             * @throws OpenApiRequestException if an error occurs while attempting to invoke the API
+             */
+            @Nonnull
+            public OpenApiResponse predictParquet(@Nullable final File _file , @Nullable final String predictionConfig ) throws OpenApiRequestException {
+            
+            // create path and map variables
+            final String localVarPath = "/predict_parquet";
+            
+            final StringJoiner localVarQueryStringJoiner = new StringJoiner("&");
+            final List<Pair> localVarQueryParams = new ArrayList<Pair>();
+            final List<Pair> localVarCollectionQueryParams = new ArrayList<Pair>();
+            final Map<String, String> localVarHeaderParams = new HashMap<String, String>(defaultHeaders);
+            final Map<String, Object> localVarFormParams = new HashMap<String, Object>();
+            
+                        if (_file != null)
+                localVarFormParams.put("file", _file);
+if (predictionConfig != null)
+                localVarFormParams.put("prediction_config", predictionConfig);
+            
+            final String[] localVarAccepts = {
+            
+            };
+            final String localVarAccept = ApiClient.selectHeaderAccept(localVarAccepts);
+            final String[] localVarContentTypes = {
+            "multipart/form-data"
+            };
+            final String localVarContentType = ApiClient.selectHeaderContentType(localVarContentTypes);
+            
+                        final TypeReference<OpenApiResponse> localVarReturnType = new TypeReference<OpenApiResponse>() {};
+            
+            return apiClient.invokeAPI(
+                localVarPath,
+                "POST",
+                localVarQueryParams,
+                localVarCollectionQueryParams,
+                localVarQueryStringJoiner.toString(),
+                null,
+                localVarHeaderParams,
+                localVarFormParams,
+                localVarAccept,
+                localVarContentType,
+                localVarReturnType
+            );
+            }
+
+        /**
+         * <p>Make predictions from Parquet file
+         * <p>
+         * @return An OpenApiResponse containing the status code of the HttpResponse.
+         * @throws OpenApiRequestException if an error occurs while attempting to invoke the API
+         */
+        @Nonnull
+        public OpenApiResponse predictParquet() throws OpenApiRequestException {
+            return predictParquet(null, null);
+        }
+        }
diff --git a/datamodel/openapi/openapi-generator/src/test/resources/DataModelGeneratorApacheIntegrationTest/multipart-binary-string/output/com/sap/cloud/sdk/datamodel/rest/test/model/PredictionConfig.java b/datamodel/openapi/openapi-generator/src/test/resources/DataModelGeneratorApacheIntegrationTest/multipart-binary-string/output/com/sap/cloud/sdk/datamodel/rest/test/model/PredictionConfig.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..11f120644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/datamodel/openapi/openapi-generator/src/test/resources/DataModelGeneratorApacheIntegrationTest/multipart-binary-string/output/com/sap/cloud/sdk/datamodel/rest/test/model/PredictionConfig.java
@@ -0,0 +1,173 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2026 SAP SE or an SAP affiliate company. All rights reserved.
+ */
+
+/*
+ * String and File multipart body
+ * No description provided (generated by Openapi Generator https://github.com/openapitools/openapi-generator)
+ *
+ * 
+ *
+ * NOTE: This class is auto generated by OpenAPI Generator (https://openapi-generator.tech).
+ * https://openapi-generator.tech
+ * Do not edit the class manually.
+ */
+
+package com.sap.cloud.sdk.datamodel.rest.test.model;
+
+import java.util.Objects;
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.LinkedHashMap;
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.NoSuchElementException;
+import java.util.Set;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonInclude;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonProperty;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonCreator;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonTypeName;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonValue;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonAnySetter;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonAnyGetter;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonIgnore;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonPropertyOrder;
+
+import javax.annotation.Nonnull;
+import javax.annotation.Nullable;
+
+/**
+ * PredictionConfig
+ */
+// CHECKSTYLE:OFF
+public class PredictionConfig 
+// CHECKSTYLE:ON
+{
+  @JsonProperty("test")
+  private String test;
+
+  @JsonAnySetter
+  @JsonAnyGetter
+  private final Map<String, Object> cloudSdkCustomFields = new LinkedHashMap<>();
+
+  /**
+   * Set the test of this {@link PredictionConfig} instance and return the same instance.
+   *
+   * @param test  The test of this {@link PredictionConfig}
+   * @return The same instance of this {@link PredictionConfig} class
+   */
+  @Nonnull public PredictionConfig test( @Nullable final String test) {
+    this.test = test;
+    return this;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Get test
+   * @return test  The test of this {@link PredictionConfig} instance.
+   */
+  @Nonnull
+  public String getTest() {
+    return test;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Set the test of this {@link PredictionConfig} instance.
+   *
+   * @param test  The test of this {@link PredictionConfig}
+   */
+  public void setTest( @Nullable final String test) {
+    this.test = test;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Get the names of the unrecognizable properties of the {@link PredictionConfig}.
+   * @return The set of properties names
+   */
+  @JsonIgnore
+  @Nonnull
+  public Set<String> getCustomFieldNames() {
+    return cloudSdkCustomFields.keySet();
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Get the value of an unrecognizable property of this {@link PredictionConfig} instance.
+   * @deprecated Use {@link #toMap()} instead.
+   * @param name  The name of the property
+   * @return The value of the property
+   * @throws NoSuchElementException  If no property with the given name could be found.
+   */
+  @Nullable
+  @Deprecated
+  public Object getCustomField( @Nonnull final String name ) throws NoSuchElementException {
+    if( !cloudSdkCustomFields.containsKey(name) ) {
+        throw new NoSuchElementException("PredictionConfig has no field with name '" + name + "'.");
+    }
+    return cloudSdkCustomFields.get(name);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Get the value of all properties of this {@link PredictionConfig} instance including unrecognized properties.
+   *
+   * @return The map of all properties
+   */
+  @JsonIgnore
+  @Nonnull
+  public Map<String, Object> toMap()
+  {
+    final Map<String, Object> declaredFields = new LinkedHashMap<>(cloudSdkCustomFields);
+    if( test != null ) declaredFields.put("test", test);
+    return declaredFields;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Set an unrecognizable property of this {@link PredictionConfig} instance. If the map previously contained a mapping
+   * for the key, the old value is replaced by the specified value.
+   * @param customFieldName The name of the property
+   * @param customFieldValue The value of the property
+   */
+  @JsonIgnore
+  public void setCustomField( @Nonnull String customFieldName, @Nullable Object customFieldValue )
+  {
+      cloudSdkCustomFields.put(customFieldName, customFieldValue);
+  }
+
+
+  @Override
+  public boolean equals(@Nullable final java.lang.Object o) {
+    if (this == o) {
+      return true;
+    }
+    if (o == null || getClass() != o.getClass()) {
+      return false;
+    }
+    final PredictionConfig predictionConfig = (PredictionConfig) o;
+    return Objects.equals(this.cloudSdkCustomFields, predictionConfig.cloudSdkCustomFields) &&
+        Objects.equals(this.test, predictionConfig.test);
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public int hashCode() {
+    return Objects.hash(test, cloudSdkCustomFields);
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  @Nonnull public String toString() {
+    final StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
+    sb.append("class PredictionConfig {\n");
+    sb.append("    test: ").append(toIndentedString(test)).append("\n");
+    cloudSdkCustomFields.forEach((k,v) -> sb.append("    ").append(k).append(": ").append(toIndentedString(v)).append("\n"));
+    sb.append("}");
+    return sb.toString();
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Convert the given object to string with each line indented by 4 spaces
+   * (except the first line).
+   */
+  private String toIndentedString(final java.lang.Object o) {
+    if (o == null) {
+      return "null";
+    }
+    return o.toString().replace("\n", "\n    ");
+  }
+
+}
+
diff --git a/release_notes.md b/release_notes.md
index 3bcc51e43..8a8bc3f28 100644
--- a/release_notes.md
+++ b/release_notes.md
@@ -20,4 +20,4 @@
 
 ### 🐛 Fixed Issues
 
-- 
+- [OpenAPI Generator] `String` properties with `contentMediaType: application/json` are not mistakenly generated as `File` anymore