diff --git a/offapi/com/sun/star/document/XMimeTypeInfo.idl b/offapi/com/sun/star/document/XMimeTypeInfo.idl
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..0385e9aad181
--- /dev/null
+++ b/offapi/com/sun/star/document/XMimeTypeInfo.idl
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+/*************************************************************************
+ *
+ *  $RCSfile: XMimeTypeInfo.idl,v $
+ *
+ *  $Revision: 1.1 $
+ *
+ *  last change: $Author: cl $ $Date: 2001-06-12 15:10:48 $
+ *
+ *  The Contents of this file are made available subject to the terms of
+ *  either of the following licenses
+ *
+ *         - GNU Lesser General Public License Version 2.1
+ *         - Sun Industry Standards Source License Version 1.1
+ *
+ *  Sun Microsystems Inc., October, 2000
+ *
+ *  GNU Lesser General Public License Version 2.1
+ *  =============================================
+ *  Copyright 2000 by Sun Microsystems, Inc.
+ *  901 San Antonio Road, Palo Alto, CA 94303, USA
+ *
+ *  This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ *  modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ *  License version 2.1, as published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ *  This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ *  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ *  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ *  Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ *  You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ *  License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
+ *  Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston,
+ *  MA  02111-1307  USA
+ *
+ *
+ *  Sun Industry Standards Source License Version 1.1
+ *  =================================================
+ *  The contents of this file are subject to the Sun Industry Standards
+ *  Source License Version 1.1 (the "License"); You may not use this file
+ *  except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the
+ *  License at http://www.openoffice.org/license.html.
+ *
+ *  Software provided under this License is provided on an "AS IS" basis,
+ *  WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING,
+ *  WITHOUT LIMITATION, WARRANTIES THAT THE SOFTWARE IS FREE OF DEFECTS,
+ *  MERCHANTABLE, FIT FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGING.
+ *  See the License for the specific provisions governing your rights and
+ *  obligations concerning the Software.
+ *
+ *  The Initial Developer of the Original Code is: Sun Microsystems, Inc.
+ *
+ *  Copyright: 2000 by Sun Microsystems, Inc.
+ *
+ *  All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ *  Contributor(s): _______________________________________
+ *
+ *
+ ************************************************************************/
+#ifndef __com_sun_star_document_XMimeTypeInfo_idl__
+#define __com_sun_star_document_XMimeTypeInfo_idl__
+
+#ifndef __com_sun_star_uno_XInterface_idl__
+#include <com/sun/star/uno/XInterface.idl>
+#endif
+
+
+//=============================================================================
+
+module com {  module sun {  module star {  module document {
+
+//=============================================================================
+
+/** provides information regarding which mime types are supported by a filter
+ */
+interface XMimeTypeInfo: com::sun::star::uno::XInterface
+{
+    //-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+    /** asks whether a mime type is supported or not.
+     */
+    boolean supportsMimeType( [in] string MimeTypeName );
+
+    //-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+    /** @returns
+            a sequence of the names of all supported mime types.
+     */
+    sequence<string> getSupportedMimeTypeNames();
+};
+
+//=============================================================================
+
+}; }; }; };
+
+#endif
diff --git a/offapi/com/sun/star/document/makefile.mk b/offapi/com/sun/star/document/makefile.mk
index 041eb80f5a96..e6a392d7fd71 100644
--- a/offapi/com/sun/star/document/makefile.mk
+++ b/offapi/com/sun/star/document/makefile.mk
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@
 #
 #   $RCSfile: makefile.mk,v $
 #
-#   $Revision: 1.15 $
+#   $Revision: 1.16 $
 #
-#   last change: $Author: ka $ $Date: 2001-06-12 14:15:32 $
+#   last change: $Author: cl $ $Date: 2001-06-12 15:10:48 $
 #
 #   The Contents of this file are made available subject to the terms of
 #   either of the following licenses
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ PACKAGE=com$/sun$/star$/document
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 IDLFILES=\
+    XMimeTypeInfo.idl\
     XViewDataSupplier.idl\
     XEmbeddedObjectResolver.idl\
     XGraphicObjectResolver.idl\