diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Filesystem/FilesystemAdapter.php b/src/Illuminate/Filesystem/FilesystemAdapter.php
index 2196f0dfbb6a..4ec3c95af46a 100644
--- a/src/Illuminate/Filesystem/FilesystemAdapter.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Filesystem/FilesystemAdapter.php
@@ -180,6 +180,18 @@ public function size($path)
 		return $this->driver->getSize($path);
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Get the mimetype of a given file.
+	 *
+	 * @param  string  $path
+	 * @return string|false file mime-type or FALSE when fails
+	 *                      to fetch mime-type from existing file
+	 */
+	public function mimetype($path)
+	{
+		return $this->driver->getMimetype($path);
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Get the file's last modification time.
 	 *