diff --git a/pkgs/applications/office/zotero/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/office/zotero/default.nix
index 53c61f0d993c..749b6959b740 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/office/zotero/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/office/zotero/default.nix
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     genericName = "Reference Management";
     categories = [ "Office" "Database" ];
     startupNotify = true;
-    mimeTypes = [ "text/plain" ];
+    mimeTypes = [ "x-scheme-handler/zotero" "text/plain" ];
   };
 
   installPhase = ''