diff --git a/backend/pdf/pdfdocument.evince-backend.in b/backend/pdf/pdfdocument.evince-backend.in
index 1b66f30..0e91058 100644
--- a/backend/pdf/pdfdocument.evince-backend.in
+++ b/backend/pdf/pdfdocument.evince-backend.in
@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@
 Module=pdfdocument
 Resident=true
 _TypeDescription=PDF Documents
-MimeType=application/pdf;application/x-bzpdf;application/x-gzpdf;application/x-xzpdf;application/x-ext-pdf;
+MimeType=application/pdf;application/x-bzpdf;application/x-gzpdf;application/x-xzpdf;application/x-ext-pdf;application/illustrator;
 
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index f52e485..91167ef 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -662,7 +662,7 @@ dnl ================== End of XPS checks =======================================
 dnl =================== Mime types list ====================================================
 
 if test "x$enable_pdf" = "xyes" ; then
-	EVINCE_MIME_TYPES="application/pdf;application/x-bzpdf;application/x-gzpdf;application/x-xzpdf;"
+	EVINCE_MIME_TYPES="application/pdf;application/x-bzpdf;application/x-gzpdf;application/x-xzpdf;application/illustrator;"
 fi
 if test "x$enable_ps" = "xyes" ; then
 	EVINCE_MIME_TYPES="${EVINCE_MIME_TYPES}application/postscript;application/x-bzpostscript;application/x-gzpostscript;image/x-eps;image/x-bzeps;image/x-gzeps;"
