diff --git a/gramps2/ChangeLog b/gramps2/ChangeLog
index 4ed077b7f..7af9017da 100644
--- a/gramps2/ChangeLog
+++ b/gramps2/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 2005-11-10  Julio Sanchez  <jsanchez@users.sourceforge.net>
 	* src/plugins/rel_es.py: More detail for some relationships
+	* src/ImageSelect.py: Recompute mime type in case of path change
 
 2005-11-09  Don Allingham  <don@gramps-project.org>
 	* src/plugins/DetAncestralReport.py: fix spacing
diff --git a/gramps2/src/ImageSelect.py b/gramps2/src/ImageSelect.py
index c20a1172b..03dfb88b2 100644
--- a/gramps2/src/ImageSelect.py
+++ b/gramps2/src/ImageSelect.py
@@ -1343,6 +1343,9 @@ class GlobalMediaProperties:
         desc = unicode(self.descr_window.get_text())
         note = self.obj.get_note()
         path = self.change_dialog.get_widget('path').get_text()
+        if path != self.obj.get_path():
+            mime = GrampsMime.get_type(path)
+            self.obj.set_mime_type(mime)
         self.obj.set_path(path)
 
         if not self.date_object.is_equal(self.obj.get_date_object()):