--- xdg-utils-1.0/scripts/xdg-open.mimeopen	2006-10-17 22:55:02.000000000 +0200
+++ xdg-utils-1.0/scripts/xdg-open	2006-10-17 22:55:15.000000000 +0200
@@ -360,6 +360,15 @@
 
 open_generic()
 {
+    if mimeopen -v 2>/dev/null 1>&2; then
+        mimeopen -n "$1"
+        if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
+            exit_success
+        else
+            exit_failure_operation_failed
+        fi
+    fi
+
     IFS=":"
     for browser in $BROWSER; do
         if [ x"$browser" != x"" ]; then