diff --git a/addons/web/controllers/main.py b/addons/web/controllers/main.py
index 4a9af66b641..7890d0947b0 100644
--- a/addons/web/controllers/main.py
+++ b/addons/web/controllers/main.py
@@ -1101,10 +1101,14 @@ class Binary(http.Controller):
         Model = request.registry[model]
         cr, uid, context = request.cr, request.uid, request.context
         fields = [field]
+        content_type = 'application/octet-stream'
         if filename_field:
             fields.append(filename_field)
         if id:
+            fields.append('file_type')
             res = Model.read(cr, uid, [int(id)], fields, context)[0]
+            if res.get('file_type'):
+                content_type = res['file_type']
         else:
             res = Model.default_get(cr, uid, fields, context)
         filecontent = base64.b64decode(res.get(field, ''))
@@ -1115,7 +1119,7 @@ class Binary(http.Controller):
             if filename_field:
                 filename = res.get(filename_field, '') or filename
             return request.make_response(filecontent,
-                [('Content-Type', 'application/octet-stream'),
+                [('Content-Type', content_type),
                  ('Content-Disposition', content_disposition(filename))])
 
     @http.route('/web/binary/saveas_ajax', type='http', auth="public")
@@ -1128,6 +1132,7 @@ class Binary(http.Controller):
         id = jdata.get('id', None)
         filename_field = jdata.get('filename_field', None)
         context = jdata.get('context', {})
+        content_type = 'application/octet-stream'
 
         Model = request.session.model(model)
         fields = [field]
@@ -1136,7 +1141,10 @@ class Binary(http.Controller):
         if data:
             res = { field: data }
         elif id:
+            fields.append('file_type')
             res = Model.read([int(id)], fields, context)[0]
+            if res.get('file_type'):
+                content_type = res['file_type']
         else:
             res = Model.default_get(fields, context)
         filecontent = base64.b64decode(res.get(field, ''))
@@ -1148,7 +1156,7 @@ class Binary(http.Controller):
             if filename_field:
                 filename = res.get(filename_field, '') or filename
             return request.make_response(filecontent,
-                headers=[('Content-Type', 'application/octet-stream'),
+                headers=[('Content-Type', content_type),
                         ('Content-Disposition', content_disposition(filename))],
                 cookies={'fileToken': token})