diff --git a/framework/src/org/apache/cordova/FileUtils.java b/framework/src/org/apache/cordova/FileUtils.java
index 46f2e9c3..c2f90b64 100755
--- a/framework/src/org/apache/cordova/FileUtils.java
+++ b/framework/src/org/apache/cordova/FileUtils.java
@@ -984,8 +984,11 @@ public class FileUtils extends CordovaPlugin {
      * @return a mime type
      */
     public static String getMimeType(String filename) {
+        // Stupid bug in getFileExtensionFromUrl when the file name has a space
+        // So we need to replace the space with a url encoded %20
+        String url = filename.replace(" ", "%20");
         MimeTypeMap map = MimeTypeMap.getSingleton();
-        return map.getMimeTypeFromExtension(MimeTypeMap.getFileExtensionFromUrl(filename));
+        return map.getMimeTypeFromExtension(MimeTypeMap.getFileExtensionFromUrl(url));
     }
 
     /**