diff --git a/mimetypes/application/CMakeLists.txt b/mimetypes/application/CMakeLists.txt
index 33dd5f567..88607766e 100644
--- a/mimetypes/application/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/mimetypes/application/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ tde_create_translated_desktop(
     vnd.ms-powerpoint.template.macroEnabled.12.desktop
     vnd.ms-powerpoint.slideshow.macroEnabled.12.desktop
     x-lzma.desktop x-tlzma.desktop x-lzip.desktop x-tlz.desktop x-txz.desktop x-xz.desktop
+    vnd.gentoo.ebuild.desktop
   DESTINATION ${MIME_INSTALL_DIR}/application
   PO_DIR mimetypes
 )
diff --git a/mimetypes/application/Makefile.am b/mimetypes/application/Makefile.am
index 91fd6c9a0..101a46a6c 100644
--- a/mimetypes/application/Makefile.am
+++ b/mimetypes/application/Makefile.am
@@ -86,7 +86,8 @@ mimetypeapplicationdata_DATA = x-dvi.desktop x-gzdvi.desktop x-bz2dvi.desktop \
 	vnd.ms-powerpoint.presentation.macroEnabled.12.desktop \
 	vnd.ms-powerpoint.template.macroEnabled.12.desktop \
 	vnd.ms-powerpoint.slideshow.macroEnabled.12.desktop \
-	x-lzma.desktop x-tlzma.desktop x-lzip.desktop x-tlz.desktop x-txz.desktop x-xz.desktop
+	x-lzma.desktop x-tlzma.desktop x-lzip.desktop x-tlz.desktop x-txz.desktop x-xz.desktop \
+	vnd.gentoo.ebuild.desktop
 
 mimetypeapplicationdatadir = $(kde_mimedir)/application
 
diff --git a/mimetypes/application/vnd.gentoo.ebuild.desktop b/mimetypes/application/vnd.gentoo.ebuild.desktop
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5a6d1b1f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mimetypes/application/vnd.gentoo.ebuild.desktop
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+[Desktop Entry]
+MimeType=application/vnd.gentoo.ebuild
+Comment=Gentoo ebuild file
+Type=MimeType
+Patterns=*.ebuild
+Icon=text-x-makefile
+X-TDE-IsAlso=text/plain
+
+[Property::X-TDE-text]
+Type=bool
+Value=true