diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 64b74b6b0..6d21ea549 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -151,17 +151,17 @@ install:
 	install -d $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/lib/carla/resources/zynaddsubfx/
 ifeq ($(CARLA_PLUGIN_SUPPORT),true)
 	install -d $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/lib/dssi/
-	install -d $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/lib/lv2/
 	install -d $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/lib/lv2/carla.lv2/
 	install -d $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/lib/vst/
 endif
 	install -d $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/share/applications/
+	install -d $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/share/carla/
 	install -d $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/share/icons/hicolor/16x16/apps/
 	install -d $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/share/icons/hicolor/48x48/apps/
 	install -d $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/share/icons/hicolor/128x128/apps/
 	install -d $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/share/icons/hicolor/256x256/apps/
 	install -d $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps/
-	install -d $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/share/carla/
+	install -d $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/share/mime/packages/
 
 	# Install script files
 	install -m 755 \
@@ -193,6 +193,9 @@ endif
 	install -m 644 resources/scalable/carla.svg         $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps/
 	install -m 644 resources/scalable/carla-control.svg $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps/
 
+	# Install mime package
+	install -m 644 data/carla.xml $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/share/mime/packages/
+
 	# Install binaries
 	install -m 755 \
 		source/backend/*.so \
diff --git a/data/carla-control.desktop b/data/carla-control.desktop
index e6c87fff7..3edca2d43 100644
--- a/data/carla-control.desktop
+++ b/data/carla-control.desktop
@@ -7,3 +7,4 @@ Icon=carla-control
 Terminal=false
 Type=Application
 Categories=AudioVideo;AudioEditing;Qt;
+Version=1.0
diff --git a/data/carla.desktop b/data/carla.desktop
index bb035b343..3cd6a2155 100644
--- a/data/carla.desktop
+++ b/data/carla.desktop
@@ -7,4 +7,5 @@ Icon=carla
 Terminal=false
 Type=Application
 Categories=AudioVideo;AudioEditing;Qt;
-#MimeType=
+MimeType=application/x-carla-project;
+Version=1.0
diff --git a/data/carla.xml b/data/carla.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2ba21daf0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data/carla.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<mime-info xmlns="http://www.freedesktop.org/standards/shared-mime-info">
+  <mime-type type="application/x-carla-project">
+    <sub-class-of type="text/xml"/>
+    <comment>Carla project</comment>
+    <glob pattern="*.carxp"/>
+  </mime-type>
+  <mime-type type="application/x-carla-plugin-preset">
+    <sub-class-of type="text/xml"/>
+    <comment>Carla plugin preset</comment>
+    <glob pattern="*.carxs"/>
+  </mime-type>
+</mime-info>