diff --git a/scripts/xdg-email b/scripts/xdg-email
index 6ead033..6461445 100755
--- a/scripts/xdg-email
+++ b/scripts/xdg-email
@@ -358,6 +358,7 @@ detectDE()
 {
     if [ x"$KDE_FULL_SESSION" = x"true" ]; then DE=kde;
     elif [ x"$GNOME_DESKTOP_SESSION_ID" != x"" ]; then DE=gnome;
+    elif [ x"$MATE_DESKTOP_SESSION_ID" != x"" ]; then DE=mate;
     elif `dbus-send --print-reply --dest=org.freedesktop.DBus /org/freedesktop/DBus org.freedesktop.DBus.GetNameOwner string:org.gnome.SessionManager > /dev/null 2>&1` ; then DE=gnome;
     elif xprop -root _DT_SAVE_MODE 2> /dev/null | grep ' = \"xfce4\"$' >/dev/null 2>&1; then DE=xfce;
     elif [ x"$DESKTOP_SESSION" == x"LXDE" ]; then DE=lxde;
@@ -713,6 +714,10 @@ case "$DE" in
     open_gnome "${mailto}"
     ;;
 
+    mate)
+    open_gnome "${mailto}"
+    ;;
+
     xfce)
     open_xfce "${mailto}"
     ;;