diff --git a/src/common/rclconfig.cpp b/src/common/rclconfig.cpp
index b27115ef..1c82e94d 100644
--- a/src/common/rclconfig.cpp
+++ b/src/common/rclconfig.cpp
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 #include <sstream>
 #include <cstdlib>
 #include <cstring>
+#include <unordered_map>
 
 #include "cstr.h"
 #include "pathut.h"
@@ -70,6 +71,12 @@ bool o_uptodate_test_use_mtime = false;
 string RclConfig::o_localecharset; 
 string RclConfig::o_origcwd; 
 
+// We build this once. Used to ensure that the suffix used for a temp
+// file of a given MIME type is the FIRST one from the mimemap config
+// file. Previously it was the first in alphabetic (map) order, with
+// sometimes strange results.
+static unordered_map<string, string> mime_suffixes;
+
 // Compute the difference of 1st to 2nd sets and return as plus/minus
 // sets. Some args are std::set and some others stringToString()
 // strings for convenience
@@ -316,6 +323,27 @@ RclConfig::RclConfig(const string *argcnf)
 	m_reason = string("No or bad mimemap file in: ") + cnferrloc;
 	return;
     }
+
+    // Maybe create the MIME to suffix association reverse map. Do it
+    // in file order so that we can control what suffix is used when
+    // there are several. This only uses the distributed file, not any
+    // local customization (too complicated).
+    if (mime_suffixes.empty()) {
+        ConfSimple mm(
+            path_cat(path_cat(m_datadir, "examples"), "mimemap").c_str());
+        vector<ConfLine> order = mm.getlines();
+        for (const auto& entry: order) {
+            if (entry.m_kind == ConfLine::CFL_VAR) {
+                LOGDEB1("CONFIG: " << entry.m_data << " -> " << entry.m_value <<
+                        endl);
+                // Remember: insert() only does anything for new keys,
+                // so we only have the first value in the map
+                mime_suffixes.insert(
+                    pair<string,string>(entry.m_value, entry.m_data));
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     mimeconf = new ConfStack<ConfSimple>("mimeconf", m_cdirs, true);
     if (mimeconf == 0 || !mimeconf->ok()) {
 	m_reason = string("No/bad mimeconf in: ") + cnferrloc;
@@ -753,14 +781,20 @@ string RclConfig::getMimeTypeFromSuffix(const string& suff) const
 
 string RclConfig::getSuffixFromMimeType(const string &mt) const
 {
-    string suffix;
-    vector<string>sfs = mimemap->getNames(cstr_null);
-    string mt1;
-    for (vector<string>::const_iterator it = sfs.begin(); 
-	 it != sfs.end(); it++) {
-	if (mimemap->get(*it, mt1, cstr_null))
-	    if (!stringicmp(mt, mt1))
-		return *it;
+    // First try from standard data, ensuring that we can control the value
+    // from the order in the configuration file.
+    auto rclsuff = mime_suffixes.find(mt);
+    if (rclsuff != mime_suffixes.end()) {
+        return rclsuff->second;
+    }
+    // Try again from local data. The map is in the wrong direction,
+    // have to walk it.
+    vector<string> sfs = mimemap->getNames(cstr_null);
+    for (const auto& suff : sfs) {
+        string mt1;
+	if (mimemap->get(suff, mt1, cstr_null) && !stringicmp(mt, mt1)) {
+            return suff;
+        }
     }
     return cstr_null;
 }
diff --git a/src/sampleconf/mimemap b/src/sampleconf/mimemap
index 69b61ef5..e3408765 100644
--- a/src/sampleconf/mimemap
+++ b/src/sampleconf/mimemap
@@ -4,6 +4,11 @@
 # All entries must be in lower case characters. File name extensions are
 # lower-cased for comparison during indexing, meaning that an upper or
 # mixed case entry will never be matched.
+#
+# When creating a temporary file for a MIME type (e.g. temp file for
+# display), the FIRST entry for the MIME type will be used to determine the
+# file suffix. This may be important if the app used does not grok all the
+# possible suffixes.
 
 .txt = text/plain
 .text = text/plain
@@ -101,18 +106,18 @@
 
 # OpenOffice / opendocument. We handle opendocument as old openoffice files
 # for now
-.sxc = application/vnd.sun.xml.calc
 .ods = application/vnd.sun.xml.calc
+.sxc = application/vnd.sun.xml.calc
 .stc = application/vnd.sun.xml.calc.template
-.sxd = application/vnd.sun.xml.draw
 .odg = application/vnd.sun.xml.draw
+.sxd = application/vnd.sun.xml.draw
 .std = application/vnd.sun.xml.draw.template
-.sxi = application/vnd.sun.xml.impress
 .odp = application/vnd.sun.xml.impress
+.sxi = application/vnd.sun.xml.impress
 .sti = application/vnd.sun.xml.impress.template
 .sxm = application/vnd.sun.xml.math
-.sxw = application/vnd.sun.xml.writer
 .odt = application/vnd.sun.xml.writer
+.sxw = application/vnd.sun.xml.writer
 .sxg = application/vnd.sun.xml.writer.global
 .stw = application/vnd.sun.xml.writer.template
 
diff --git a/src/utils/conftree.cpp b/src/utils/conftree.cpp
index 09b71b8a..3e3f6f19 100644
--- a/src/utils/conftree.cpp
+++ b/src/utils/conftree.cpp
@@ -415,6 +415,7 @@ int ConfSimple::i_set(const std::string& nm, const std::string& value,
         // During the initial construction, just append:
         CONFDEB("ConfSimple::i_set: init true: append\n");
         m_order.push_back(ConfLine(ConfLine::CFL_VAR, nm));
+        m_order.back().m_value = value;
         return 1;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/utils/conftree.h b/src/utils/conftree.h
index 905d7823..98c68ef7 100644
--- a/src/utils/conftree.h
+++ b/src/utils/conftree.h
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ public:
     enum Kind {CFL_COMMENT, CFL_SK, CFL_VAR, CFL_VARCOMMENT};
     Kind m_kind;
     std::string m_data;
+    std::string m_value;
     std::string m_aux;
     ConfLine(Kind k, const std::string& d, std::string a = std::string())
         : m_kind(k), m_data(d), m_aux(a) {