diff --git a/lib/formdata.c b/lib/formdata.c
index d0579c52f..f91241052 100644
--- a/lib/formdata.c
+++ b/lib/formdata.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  *                            | (__| |_| |  _ <| |___
  *                             \___|\___/|_| \_\_____|
  *
- * Copyright (C) 1998 - 2017, Daniel Stenberg, <daniel@haxx.se>, et al.
+ * Copyright (C) 1998 - 2018, Daniel Stenberg, <daniel@haxx.se>, et al.
  *
  * This software is licensed as described in the file COPYING, which
  * you should have received as part of this distribution. The terms
@@ -153,60 +153,6 @@ static FormInfo * AddFormInfo(char *value,
   return form_info;
 }
 
-/***************************************************************************
- *
- * ContentTypeForFilename()
- *
- * Provides content type for filename if one of the known types (else
- * (either the prevtype or the default is returned).
- *
- * Returns some valid contenttype for filename.
- *
- ***************************************************************************/
-static const char *ContentTypeForFilename(const char *filename,
-                                          const char *prevtype)
-{
-  const char *contenttype = NULL;
-  unsigned int i;
-  /*
-   * No type was specified, we scan through a few well-known
-   * extensions and pick the first we match!
-   */
-  struct ContentType {
-    const char *extension;
-    const char *type;
-  };
-  static const struct ContentType ctts[]={
-    {".gif",  "image/gif"},
-    {".jpg",  "image/jpeg"},
-    {".jpeg", "image/jpeg"},
-    {".txt",  "text/plain"},
-    {".html", "text/html"},
-    {".xml", "application/xml"}
-  };
-
-  if(prevtype)
-    /* default to the previously set/used! */
-    contenttype = prevtype;
-  else
-    contenttype = HTTPPOST_CONTENTTYPE_DEFAULT;
-
-  if(filename) { /* in case a NULL was passed in */
-    for(i = 0; i<sizeof(ctts)/sizeof(ctts[0]); i++) {
-      if(strlen(filename) >= strlen(ctts[i].extension)) {
-        if(strcasecompare(filename +
-                          strlen(filename) - strlen(ctts[i].extension),
-                          ctts[i].extension)) {
-          contenttype = ctts[i].type;
-          break;
-        }
-      }
-    }
-  }
-  /* we have a contenttype by now */
-  return contenttype;
-}
-
 /***************************************************************************
  *
  * FormAdd()
@@ -627,9 +573,15 @@ CURLFORMcode FormAdd(struct curl_httppost **httppost,
          !form->contenttype) {
         char *f = form->flags & HTTPPOST_BUFFER?
           form->showfilename : form->value;
+        char const *type;
+        type = Curl_mime_contenttype(f);
+        if(!type)
+          type = prevtype;
+        if(!type)
+          type = FILE_CONTENTTYPE_DEFAULT;
 
         /* our contenttype is missing */
-        form->contenttype = strdup(ContentTypeForFilename(f, prevtype));
+        form->contenttype = strdup(type);
         if(!form->contenttype) {
           return_value = CURL_FORMADD_MEMORY;
           break;
diff --git a/lib/mime.c b/lib/mime.c
index e0853a9ed..0ccb346ee 100644
--- a/lib/mime.c
+++ b/lib/mime.c
@@ -51,10 +51,6 @@
 #endif
 
 
-#define FILE_CONTENTTYPE_DEFAULT        "application/octet-stream"
-#define MULTIPART_CONTENTTYPE_DEFAULT   "multipart/mixed"
-#define DISPOSITION_DEFAULT             "attachment"
-
 #define READ_ERROR                      ((size_t) -1)
 
 /* Encoders. */
@@ -1642,8 +1638,7 @@ static CURLcode add_content_type(struct curl_slist **slp,
                               boundary? boundary: "");
 }
 
-
-static const char *ContentTypeForFilename(const char *filename)
+const char *Curl_mime_contenttype(const char *filename)
 {
   unsigned int i;
 
@@ -1715,14 +1710,14 @@ CURLcode Curl_mime_prepare_headers(curl_mimepart *part,
       contenttype = MULTIPART_CONTENTTYPE_DEFAULT;
       break;
     case MIMEKIND_FILE:
-      contenttype = ContentTypeForFilename(part->filename);
+      contenttype = Curl_mime_contenttype(part->filename);
       if(!contenttype)
-        contenttype = ContentTypeForFilename(part->data);
+        contenttype = Curl_mime_contenttype(part->data);
       if(!contenttype && part->filename)
         contenttype = FILE_CONTENTTYPE_DEFAULT;
       break;
     default:
-      contenttype = ContentTypeForFilename(part->filename);
+      contenttype = Curl_mime_contenttype(part->filename);
       break;
     }
   }
diff --git a/lib/mime.h b/lib/mime.h
index 920a8a77a..4d5c70404 100644
--- a/lib/mime.h
+++ b/lib/mime.h
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@
 #define MIME_USERHEADERS_OWNER  (1 << 0)
 #define MIME_BODY_ONLY          (1 << 1)
 
+#define FILE_CONTENTTYPE_DEFAULT        "application/octet-stream"
+#define MULTIPART_CONTENTTYPE_DEFAULT   "multipart/mixed"
+#define DISPOSITION_DEFAULT             "attachment"
+
 /* Part source kinds. */
 enum mimekind {
   MIMEKIND_NONE = 0,            /* Part not set. */
@@ -134,5 +138,6 @@ size_t Curl_mime_read(char *buffer, size_t size, size_t nitems,
                       void *instream);
 CURLcode Curl_mime_rewind(curl_mimepart *part);
 CURLcode Curl_mime_add_header(struct curl_slist **slp, const char *fmt, ...);
+const char *Curl_mime_contenttype(const char *filename);
 
 #endif /* HEADER_CURL_MIME_H */