diff --git a/install/mimetypes.sh b/install/mimetypes.sh
index bf2466e..052dc60 100644
--- a/install/mimetypes.sh
+++ b/install/mimetypes.sh
@@ -10,3 +10,20 @@ xdg-mime default imv.desktop image/tiff
 
 # Open PDFs with the Document Viewer
 xdg-mime default org.gnome.Evince.desktop application/pdf
+
+# Open video files with VLC
+xdg-mime default vlc.desktop video/mp4
+xdg-mime default vlc.desktop video/x-msvideo
+xdg-mime default vlc.desktop video/x-matroska
+xdg-mime default vlc.desktop video/x-flv
+xdg-mime default vlc.desktop video/x-ms-wmv
+xdg-mime default vlc.desktop video/mpeg
+xdg-mime default vlc.desktop video/ogg
+xdg-mime default vlc.desktop video/webm
+xdg-mime default vlc.desktop video/quicktime
+xdg-mime default vlc.desktop video/3gpp
+xdg-mime default vlc.desktop video/3gpp2
+xdg-mime default vlc.desktop video/x-ms-asf
+xdg-mime default vlc.desktop video/x-ogm+ogg
+xdg-mime default vlc.desktop video/x-theora+ogg
+xdg-mime default vlc.desktop application/ogg