diff --git a/doc/telescope.txt b/doc/telescope.txt
index a2b4b0a587..f0bc21a0be 100644
--- a/doc/telescope.txt
+++ b/doc/telescope.txt
@@ -2296,9 +2296,9 @@ utils.transform_path({opts}, {path})        *telescope.utils.transform_path()*
 
 
     Parameters: ~
-        {opts} (table)    The opts the users passed into the picker. Might
-                          contains a path_display key
-        {path} (string?)  The path that should be formatted
+        {opts} (table)       The opts the users passed into the picker. Might
+                             contains a path_display key
+        {path} (string|nil)  The path that should be formatted
 
     Return: ~
         string: The transformed path ready to be displayed
diff --git a/lua/telescope/previewers/buffer_previewer.lua b/lua/telescope/previewers/buffer_previewer.lua
index dfb11eb7cf..8d58e2e133 100644
--- a/lua/telescope/previewers/buffer_previewer.lua
+++ b/lua/telescope/previewers/buffer_previewer.lua
@@ -192,9 +192,8 @@ previewers.file_maker = function(filepath, bufnr, opts)
       else
         if opts.preview.check_mime_type == true and has_file and opts.ft == "" then
           -- avoid SIGABRT in buffer previewer happening with utils.get_os_command_output
-          local output = capture(string.format([[file --mime-type -b "%s"]], filepath))
-          local mime_type = vim.split(output, "/")
-          if mime_type[1] ~= "text" and mime_type[1] ~= "inode" and mime_type[2] ~= "json" then
+          local mime_type = capture(string.format([[file --mime-type -b "%s"]], filepath))
+          if putils.binary_mime_type(mime_type) then
             if type(opts.preview.mime_hook) == "function" then
               vim.schedule_wrap(opts.preview.mime_hook)(filepath, bufnr, opts)
             else
diff --git a/lua/telescope/previewers/term_previewer.lua b/lua/telescope/previewers/term_previewer.lua
index 9eb5c38536..d0357ea03b 100644
--- a/lua/telescope/previewers/term_previewer.lua
+++ b/lua/telescope/previewers/term_previewer.lua
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ local utils = require "telescope.utils"
 local Path = require "plenary.path"
 local from_entry = require "telescope.from_entry"
 local Previewer = require "telescope.previewers.previewer"
+local putil = require "telescope.previewers.utils"
 
 local defaulter = utils.make_default_callable
 
@@ -65,9 +66,8 @@ local cat_maker = function(filename, _, start, _)
   end
 
   if 1 == vim.fn.executable "file" then
-    local output = utils.get_os_command_output { "file", "--mime-type", "-b", filename }
-    local mime_type = vim.split(output[1], "/")[1]
-    if mime_type ~= "text" then
+    local mime_type = utils.get_os_command_output({ "file", "--mime-type", "-b", filename })[1]
+    if putil.binary_mime_type(mime_type) then
       return { "echo", "Binary file found. These files cannot be displayed!" }
     end
   end
diff --git a/lua/telescope/previewers/utils.lua b/lua/telescope/previewers/utils.lua
index 746f5727eb..d8348373f3 100644
--- a/lua/telescope/previewers/utils.lua
+++ b/lua/telescope/previewers/utils.lua
@@ -212,4 +212,21 @@ utils.set_preview_message = function(bufnr, winid, message, fillchar)
   end
 end
 
+--- Check if mime type is binary.
+--- NOT an exhaustive check, may get false negatives. Ideally should check
+--- filetype with `vim.filetype.match` or `filetype_detect` first for filetype
+--- info.
+---@param mime_type string
+---@return boolean
+utils.binary_mime_type = function(mime_type)
+  local type_, subtype = unpack(vim.split(mime_type, "/"))
+  if vim.tbl_contains({ "text", "inode" }, type_) then
+    return false
+  end
+  if vim.tbl_contains({ "json", "javascript" }, subtype) then
+    return false
+  end
+  return true
+end
+
 return utils