diff --git a/flumotion/component/misc/httpserver/ourmimetypes.py b/flumotion/component/misc/httpserver/ourmimetypes.py
index 4f67db8..7e240cd 100644
--- a/flumotion/component/misc/httpserver/ourmimetypes.py
+++ b/flumotion/component/misc/httpserver/ourmimetypes.py
@@ -22,6 +22,12 @@
 import os
 
 from twisted.web import static
+from twisted.internet import inotify
+from twisted.python import filepath
+
+from flumotion.common import log
+
+MIMETYPE_LOCATIONS = ['/etc/mime.types']
 
 
 class MimeTypes(object):
@@ -29,7 +35,7 @@ class MimeTypes(object):
     @staticmethod
     def loadMimeTypes():
         # Add our own mime types to the ones parsed from /etc/mime.types
-        d = static.loadMimeTypes()
+        d = static.loadMimeTypes(MIMETYPE_LOCATIONS)
         d['.flv'] = 'video/x-flv'
         d['.mp4'] = 'video/mp4'
         d['.webm'] = 'video/webm'
@@ -37,7 +43,16 @@ class MimeTypes(object):
 
     def __init__(self):
         self._mimetypes = self.loadMimeTypes()
+        self.notifier = inotify.INotify()
+        self.notifier.startReading()
+        for loc in MIMETYPE_LOCATIONS:
+            self.notifier.watch(filepath.FilePath(loc), mask=inotify.IN_MODIFY,
+                                callbacks=[self.notify])
 
     def fromPath(self, path, default=None):
         ext = os.path.splitext(path)[1]
         return self._mimetypes.get(ext.lower(), default)
+
+    def notify(self, ignored, filepath, mask):
+        log.debug('mimetypes', 'Mime type file changed %s' % filepath)
+        self._mimetypes = self.loadMimeTypes()