diff --git a/config-prefix.h.cmake b/config-prefix.h.cmake
index 13caed4d..e1f3c26b 100644
--- a/config-prefix.h.cmake
+++ b/config-prefix.h.cmake
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #define WALLPAPER_INSTALL_DIR "${KDE4_WALLPAPER_INSTALL_DIR}"
 #define XDG_APPS_INSTALL_DIR "${KDE4_XDG_APPS_INSTALL_DIR}"
 #define XDG_DIRECTORY_INSTALL_DIR "${KDE4_XDG_DIRECTORY_INSTALL_DIR}"
+#define XDG_MIME_INSTALL_DIR "${KDE4_XDG_MIME_INSTALL_DIR}"
 #define EXEC_INSTALL_PREFIX "${KDE4_EXEC_INSTALL_PREFIX}"
 #define SYSCONF_INSTALL_DIR "${KDE4_SYSCONF_INSTALL_DIR}"
 #define LOCALE_INSTALL_DIR "${KDE4_LOCALE_INSTALL_DIR}"
diff --git a/kdecore/kernel/kstandarddirs_unix.cpp b/kdecore/kernel/kstandarddirs_unix.cpp
index 3485efcb..87f34137 100644
--- a/kdecore/kernel/kstandarddirs_unix.cpp
+++ b/kdecore/kernel/kstandarddirs_unix.cpp
@@ -95,6 +95,8 @@ QString KStandardDirs::installPath(const char *type)
                 return QFile::decodeName(XDG_APPS_INSTALL_DIR "/");
             if (strcmp("xdgdata-dirs", type) == 0)
                 return QFile::decodeName(XDG_DIRECTORY_INSTALL_DIR "/");
+            if (strcmp("xdgdata-mime", type) == 0)
+                return QFile::decodeName(XDG_MIME_INSTALL_DIR "/");
             break;
     }
     return QString();