diff --git a/src/sampleconf/mimeconf b/src/sampleconf/mimeconf
index 39bb54ca..cfeaf955 100644
--- a/src/sampleconf/mimeconf
+++ b/src/sampleconf/mimeconf
@@ -209,6 +209,7 @@ text/html  = internal
 text/plain = internal 
 text/plain1 = internal 
 text/rtf = exec unrtf --nopict --html;mimetype=text/html
+application/rtf = exec unrtf --nopict --html;mimetype=text/html
 text/x-bibtex = exec rclbibtex.sh ; mimetype = text/plain
 text/x-c = internal
 text/x-c+ = internal
@@ -346,6 +347,7 @@ text/html|epub = bookchap
 text/html|gnuinfo = bookchap
 text/plain = txt
 text/rtf = wordprocessing
+application/rtf = wordprocessing
 text/x-bibtex = txt
 text/x-c = source
 text/x-c+ = source
@@ -432,6 +434,7 @@ text = \
       text/html \
       text/plain \
       text/rtf \
+      application/rtf \
       text/x-bibtex \
       text/x-c \
       text/x-c++ \
diff --git a/src/sampleconf/mimemap b/src/sampleconf/mimemap
index bc9ecf95..d528e50c 100644
--- a/src/sampleconf/mimemap
+++ b/src/sampleconf/mimemap
@@ -194,8 +194,6 @@
 
 .wpd = application/vnd.wordperfect
 
-.rtf = text/rtf
-
 # Note: file -i says audio/x-midi, but soft karaoke files are special.
 .aac = audio/aac
 .ape = audio/ape
diff --git a/src/sampleconf/mimeview b/src/sampleconf/mimeview
index add716d0..1a83b213 100644
--- a/src/sampleconf/mimeview
+++ b/src/sampleconf/mimeview
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ application/vnd.sun.xml.writer.global = libreoffice %f
 application/vnd.sun.xml.writer.template = libreoffice %f
 application/vnd.wordperfect = libreoffice %f
 text/rtf = libreoffice %f
+application/rtf = libreoffice %f
 
 application/x-dia-diagram = dia %f