diff --git a/documentation/api_jszip/generate.md b/documentation/api_jszip/generate.md
index 6623f923..95b0ec25 100644
--- a/documentation/api_jszip/generate.md
+++ b/documentation/api_jszip/generate.md
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ options.base64      | boolean | false   | **deprecated**, use `type` instead. If
 options.compression | string  | `STORE` (no compression) | the default file compression method to use. Available methods are `STORE` and `DEFLATE`. You can also provide your own compression method.
 options.type        | string  | `base64` | The type of zip to return, see below for the other types.
 options.comment     | string  |          | The comment to use for the zip file.
+options.mimeType    | string  | `application/zip` | mime-type for the generated file. Useful when you need to generate a file with a different extension, ie: ".ods".
 
 Possible values for `type` :
 
@@ -60,4 +61,42 @@ var content = zip.generate({type:"nodebuffer"});
 require("fs").writeFile("hello.zip", content, function(err){/*...*/});
 ```
 
+```js
+//This example will Generate a Open Document Spreasheet, with the correct mime type
+var zip = new JSZip();
+zip.file("mimetype", "application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.spreadsheet");
+var conf2 = zip.folder("Configurations2");
+conf2.folder("acceleator");
+conf2.folder("images");
+conf2.folder("popupmenu");
+conf2.folder("statusbar");
+conf2.folder("floater");
+conf2.folder("menubar");
+conf2.folder("progressbar");
+conf2.folder("toolbar");
+
+var manifest = "<..."; //xml containing manifest.xml 
+var styles = "<..."; //xml containing styles.xml
+var settings = "<..."; //xml containing settings.xml
+var meta = "<..."; //xml containing meta.xml
+var content = "<..."; //xml containing content.xml
+
+var metaInf = zip.folder("META-INF");
+metaInf.file("manifest.xml", manifest);
+zip.file("styles.xml", styles);
+zip.file("settings.xml", settings); 
+zip.file("meta.xml", meta);
+zip.file("content.xml", content);
+
+//Generate the file
+var odsFile = zip.generate({type: "blob", mimeType: "application/ods", compression: "DEFLATE"});
+
+var url = window.URL.createObjectURL(odsFile);
+var link = document.getElementById("link"); //I suppose you'll have a link with this id :)
+link.download = "testjs.ods";
+link.href = url;
+
+
+```
+
 
diff --git a/lib/object.js b/lib/object.js
index c0bde644..51469075 100644
--- a/lib/object.js
+++ b/lib/object.js
@@ -647,7 +647,8 @@ var out = {
             base64: true,
             compression: "STORE",
             type: "base64",
-            comment: null
+            comment: null,
+            mimeType: 'application/zip'
         });
 
         utils.checkSupport(options.type);
@@ -731,7 +732,7 @@ var out = {
             case "nodebuffer" :
                return utils.transformTo(options.type.toLowerCase(), zip);
             case "blob" :
-               return utils.arrayBuffer2Blob(utils.transformTo("arraybuffer", zip));
+               return utils.arrayBuffer2Blob(utils.transformTo("arraybuffer", zip), options.mimeType);
             // case "zip is a string"
             case "base64" :
                return (options.base64) ? base64.encode(zip) : zip;
diff --git a/lib/utils.js b/lib/utils.js
index 1e3bb5b6..da54747a 100644
--- a/lib/utils.js
+++ b/lib/utils.js
@@ -14,13 +14,14 @@ exports.string2binary = function(str) {
     }
     return result;
 };
-exports.arrayBuffer2Blob = function(buffer) {
+exports.arrayBuffer2Blob = function(buffer, mimeType) {
     exports.checkSupport("blob");
+	mimeType = mimeType || 'application/zip';
 
     try {
         // Blob constructor
         return new Blob([buffer], {
-            type: "application/zip"
+            type: mimeType
         });
     }
     catch (e) {
@@ -30,7 +31,7 @@ exports.arrayBuffer2Blob = function(buffer) {
             var Builder = window.BlobBuilder || window.WebKitBlobBuilder || window.MozBlobBuilder || window.MSBlobBuilder;
             var builder = new Builder();
             builder.append(buffer);
-            return builder.getBlob('application/zip');
+            return builder.getBlob(mimeType);
         }
         catch (e) {
 
diff --git a/test/test.js b/test/test.js
index 22745d52..69e2a24f 100644
--- a/test/test.js
+++ b/test/test.js
@@ -832,6 +832,27 @@ if (JSZip.support.blob) {
    });
 }
 
+if (JSZip.support.blob) {
+   test("generate : type:blob mimeType:application/ods", function() {
+      var zip = new JSZip();
+      zip.file("Hello.txt", "Hello World\n");
+      var blob = zip.generate({type:"blob", mimeType: "application/ods"});
+      ok(blob instanceof Blob, "The result is a instance of Blob");
+      equal(blob.type, "application/ods", "mime-type is application/ods");
+   });
+} else {
+   test("generate : type:blob  mimeType:application/ods", function() {
+      var zip = new JSZip();
+      zip.file("Hello.txt", "Hello World\n");
+      try {
+         var blob = zip.generate({type:"blob", mimeType: "application/ods"});
+         ok(false, "Blob is not supported, but no exception thrown");
+      } catch(e) {
+         ok(e.message.match("not supported by this browser"), "the error message is useful");
+      }
+   });
+}
+
 test("Filtering a zip", function() {
    var zip = new JSZip();
    zip.file("1.txt", "1\n");