diff --git a/src/sampleconf/mimeconf b/src/sampleconf/mimeconf
index 218608bb..2c91201f 100644
--- a/src/sampleconf/mimeconf
+++ b/src/sampleconf/mimeconf
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ application/x-perl = internal text/plain
 # Returned by xdg-mime for .php. Future-proofing                   
 application/x-php = internal text/plain
 application/x-rar = execm rclrar;charset=default
+application/x-ruby = internal text/plain
 application/x-scribus = exec rclscribus
 application/x-shellscript = internal text/plain
 #application/x-tar = execm rcltar
@@ -183,6 +184,7 @@ text/x-perl = internal text/plain
 text/x-purple-log = exec rclpurple
 text/x-purple-html-log = internal text/html
 text/x-python = exec rclpython
+text/x-ruby = internal
 text/x-shellscript = internal text/plain
 text/x-srt = internal text/plain
 text/x-tex = exec rcltex
@@ -256,6 +258,7 @@ application/x-okular-notes = document
 application/x-perl = source
 application/x-php = source
 application/x-rar = archive
+application/x-ruby = source
 application/x-scribus = document
 application/x-scribus = wordprocessing
 application/x-shellscript = source
@@ -311,6 +314,7 @@ text/x-php = source
 text/x-purple-html-log = pidgin
 text/x-purple-log = pidgin
 text/x-python = text-x-python
+text/x-ruby = source
 text/x-shellscript = source
 text/x-srt = source
 text/x-tex = wordprocessing
@@ -361,6 +365,7 @@ text = \
       application/x-okular-notes \
       application/x-perl \
       application/x-php \
+	  application/x-ruby \
       application/x-scribus \
       application/x-shellscript \
       application/x-tex \
@@ -390,8 +395,9 @@ text = \
       text/x-perl \
       text/x-php \
       text/x-python \
+	  text/x-ruby \
       text/x-shellscript \
-      text/x-srt \
+      text/x-srt
 
 spreadsheet = \
    application/vnd.ms-excel \
diff --git a/src/sampleconf/mimemap b/src/sampleconf/mimemap
index 6041a005..90db7ecd 100644
--- a/src/sampleconf/mimemap
+++ b/src/sampleconf/mimemap
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
 .py  = text/x-python
 .awk = application/x-awk
 .pl = application/x-perl
+.rb = text/x-ruby
 .sh = application/x-shellscript
 .sql = application/sql
 .tcl = text/x-tcl
diff --git a/src/sampleconf/mimeview b/src/sampleconf/mimeview
index 3146d773..6bdd8bf3 100644
--- a/src/sampleconf/mimeview
+++ b/src/sampleconf/mimeview
@@ -170,12 +170,14 @@ application/x-csharp = emacsclient --no-wait %f
 application/x-java = emacsclient --no-wait %f
 application/x-perl = emacsclient --no-wait %f
 application/x-php = emacsclient --no-wait %f
+application/x-ruby = emacsclient --no-wait %f 
 application/x-shellscript = emacsclient --no-wait %f
 text/x-bibtex = emacsclient --no-wait %f
 text/css = emacsclient --no-wait %f
 text/x-csharp = emacsclient --no-wait %f
 text/x-java = emacsclient --no-wait %f
 text/x-perl = emacsclient --no-wait %f
+text/x-ruby = emacsclient --no-wait %f 
 text/x-shellscript = emacsclient --no-wait %f
 text/x-srt = emacsclient --no-wait %f