diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 9384c58ff4..995f85e871 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -60,6 +60,9 @@ if(NOT APPLE AND NOT WIN32)
     install(DIRECTORY cura DESTINATION lib/python${PYTHON_VERSION_MAJOR}/dist-packages FILES_MATCHING PATTERN *.py)
     install(FILES ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/CuraVersion.py DESTINATION lib/python${PYTHON_VERSION_MAJOR}/dist-packages/cura)
     install(FILES cura.desktop DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATADIR}/applications)
+    install(FILES cura.sharedmimeinfo
+            DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATADIR}/mime/packages/
+            RENAME cura.xml )
 else()
     install(DIRECTORY cura DESTINATION lib/python${PYTHON_VERSION_MAJOR}.${PYTHON_VERSION_MINOR}/site-packages FILES_MATCHING PATTERN *.py)
     install(FILES ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/CuraVersion.py DESTINATION lib/python${PYTHON_VERSION_MAJOR}.${PYTHON_VERSION_MINOR}/site-packages/cura)