diff --git a/lib/data/mime.types b/lib/data/mime.types
index 27adff14..0f76f396 100644
--- a/lib/data/mime.types
+++ b/lib/data/mime.types
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 application/x-squeak-project	pr
+application/x-abiword		abw
diff --git a/services/clipboard/typeregistry.py b/services/clipboard/typeregistry.py
index dedf95e1..4ec69f47 100644
--- a/services/clipboard/typeregistry.py
+++ b/services/clipboard/typeregistry.py
@@ -146,6 +146,17 @@ class RtfFileType(TextFileType):
         return mime_type in cls._types
     matches_mime_type = classmethod(matches_mime_type)
 
+class AbiwordFileType(TextFileType):
+    
+    _types = set(['application/x-abiword'])
+    
+    def get_name(self):
+        return _('Abiword file')
+        
+    def matches_mime_type(cls, mime_type):
+        return mime_type in cls._types
+    matches_mime_type = classmethod(matches_mime_type)
+
 class SqueakProjectFileType(FileType):
     
     _types = set(['application/x-squeak-project'])
@@ -212,6 +223,7 @@ class TypeRegistry:
         self._types.append(OOTextFileType)
         self._types.append(UriFileType)
         self._types.append(ImageFileType)
+        self._types.append(AbiwordFileType)
         self._types.append(TextFileType)
         self._types.append(SqueakProjectFileType)