diff --git a/views/new-post.php b/views/new-post.php
index 9f2ffca..65c86f0 100644
--- a/views/new-post.php
+++ b/views/new-post.php
@@ -47,6 +47,14 @@
           <textarea id="note_content" value="" class="form-control" style="height: 4em;"></textarea>
         </div>
 
+        <div class="form-group hidden" id="content-type-selection">
+          <label for="note_content_type">Content Type</label>
+          <select class="form-control" id="note_content_type">
+            <option value="text/plain">Text</option>
+            <option value="text/markdown">Markdown</option>
+          </select>
+        </div>
+
         <div class="form-group" id="form_tags">
           <label for="note_category">Tags</label>
           <input type="text" id="note_category" value="" class="form-control" placeholder="e.g. web, personal">
@@ -438,6 +446,13 @@ $(function(){
     saveNoteState();
   });
 
+  // Easter egg: press ctrl+shift+c to reveal a content type selection
+  $(document).bind('keydown', function(e){
+    if(e.keyCode == 67 && e.ctrlKey && e.shiftKey) {
+      $("#content-type-selection").removeClass("hidden");
+    }
+  });
+
 });
 
 function refreshPhotoPreviews() {
@@ -730,6 +745,11 @@ $(function(){
       }
     }
 
+    if(!$("#content-type-selection").hasClass("hidden")) {
+      entry['p3k-content-type'] = $("#note_content_type").val();
+      formData.append('p3k-content-type', $("#note_content_type").val());
+    }
+
     // Need to append a placeholder field because if the file size max is hit, $_POST will
     // be empty, so the server needs to be able to recognize a post with only a file vs a failed one.
     // This will be stripped by Quill before it's sent to the Micropub endpoint