diff --git a/media_vimeo.install b/media_vimeo.install
index c6b9ded..2b679b4 100644
--- a/media_vimeo.install
+++ b/media_vimeo.install
@@ -22,4 +22,17 @@ function media_vimeo_uninstall() {
     media_vimeo_variable_del($variable);
   }
   return array(array('success' => TRUE, 'query' => "Deleted all variables in the Media: Vimeo namespace."));
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+
+/**
+ * Update Media Vimeo files to the new video file_entity type.
+ */
+function media_vimeo_update_7101() {
+  $video_type = file_type_load('video');
+  $video_type->mimetypes[] = 'video/vimeo';
+  // maybe also add stream if is not there already?
+  file_type_save($video_type);
+
+  // Update existing files.
+  db_query("UPDATE {file_managed} SET type = 'video' WHERE type = 'undefined' AND filemime = 'video/vimeo'");
+}
diff --git a/media_vimeo.module b/media_vimeo.module
index 882baad..fe838bc 100644
--- a/media_vimeo.module
+++ b/media_vimeo.module
@@ -122,3 +122,19 @@ function media_vimeo_ctools_plugin_api($owner, $api) {
     return array('version' => $api_versions[$owner][$api]);
   }
 }
+
+ /**
+ * Implements hook_file_mimetype_mapping_alter().
+ */
+function media_vimeo_file_mimetype_mapping_alter(&$mapping) {
+  $mapping['mimetypes'][] = 'video/vimeo';
+}
+
+/*
+ * Implements hook_file_default_types_alter().
+ *
+ * Adds the video/vimeo fake mimetype to video files.
+ */
+function media_vimeo_file_default_types_alter(&$types) {
+  $types['video']->mimetypes[] = 'video/vimeo';
+}