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)
diff --git a/cura.desktop b/cura.desktop
index 3507432f3f..0b3af64aaa 100644
--- a/cura.desktop
+++ b/cura.desktop
@@ -10,6 +10,6 @@ TryExec=/usr/bin/cura_app.py
 Icon=/usr/share/cura/resources/images/cura-icon.png
 Terminal=false
 Type=Application
-MimeType=application/sla;image/bmp;image/gif;image/jpeg;image/png
+MimeType=application/sla;application/vnd.ms-3mfdocument;application/prs.wavefront-obj;image/bmp;image/gif;image/jpeg;image/png
 Categories=Graphics;
 Keywords=3D;Printing;
diff --git a/cura.sharedmimeinfo b/cura.sharedmimeinfo
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9629aef5df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cura.sharedmimeinfo
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<mime-info xmlns="http://www.freedesktop.org/standards/shared-mime-info">
+    <mime-type type="application/vnd.ms-3mfdocument">
+        <comment>3D Manufacturing Format Document</comment>
+        <icon name="unknown"/>
+        <glob-deleteall/>
+        <glob pattern="*.3mf"/>
+    </mime-type>
+    <mime-type type="application/sla">
+        <comment>Computer-aided design and manufacturing format</comment>
+        <icon name="unknown"/>
+        <glob-deleteall/>
+        <glob pattern="*.stl"/>
+    </mime-type>
+    <mime-type type="application/prs.wavefront-obj">
+        <sub-class-of type="text/plain"/>
+        <comment>Wavefront 3D Object file</comment>
+        <icon name="unknown"/>
+        <glob-deleteall/>
+        <glob pattern="*.obj"/>
+    </mime-type>
+</mime-info>
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