diff --git a/part.cpp b/part.cpp
index 357025875..c9dd740f2 100644
--- a/part.cpp
+++ b/part.cpp
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
 #include <knuminput.h>
 #include <kiconloader.h>
 #include <kio/netaccess.h>
+#include <kio/job.h>
 #include <kpopupmenu.h>
 #include <kprocess.h>
 #include <kstandarddirs.h>
@@ -85,6 +86,9 @@ Part::Part(QWidget *parentWidget, const char *widgetName,
 	: DCOPObject("kpdf"), KParts::ReadOnlyPart(parent, name), m_showMenuBarAction(0), m_showFullScreenAction(0),
 	m_actionsSearched(false), m_searchStarted(false)
 {
+	// connect the started signal to tell the job the mimetypes we like
+	connect(this, SIGNAL(started(KIO::Job *)), this, SLOT(setMimeTypes(KIO::Job *)));
+	
 	// load catalog for translation
 	KGlobal::locale()->insertCatalogue("kpdf");
 
@@ -442,6 +446,14 @@ bool Part::openURL(const KURL &url)
     return b;
 }
 
+void Part::setMimeTypes(KIO::Job *job)
+{
+    if (job)
+    {
+        job->addMetaData("accept", "application/pdf, */*;q=0.5");
+    }
+}
+
 bool Part::closeURL()
 {
     if (!m_temporaryLocalFile.isNull())
diff --git a/part.h b/part.h
index c81a9a989..9e2f8bf60 100644
--- a/part.h
+++ b/part.h
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ protected slots:
 	void enableTOC(bool enable);
 	void psTransformEnded();
 	void cannotQuit();
+	void setMimeTypes(KIO::Job *job);
 
 public slots:
 	// connected to Shell action (and browserExtension), not local one