diff --git a/drm/common/DrmEngineBase.cpp b/drm/common/DrmEngineBase.cpp
index 9b16c36..1c345a2 100644
--- a/drm/common/DrmEngineBase.cpp
+++ b/drm/common/DrmEngineBase.cpp
@@ -120,13 +120,23 @@
 }
 
 status_t DrmEngineBase::openDecryptSession(
-    int uniqueId, DecryptHandle* decryptHandle, int fd, off64_t offset, off64_t length) {
-    return onOpenDecryptSession(uniqueId, decryptHandle, fd, offset, length);
+    int uniqueId, DecryptHandle* decryptHandle,
+    int fd, off64_t offset, off64_t length, const char* mime) {
+
+    if (!mime || mime[0] == '\0') {
+        return onOpenDecryptSession(uniqueId, decryptHandle, fd, offset, length);
+    }
+
+    return onOpenDecryptSession(uniqueId, decryptHandle, fd, offset, length, mime);
 }
 
 status_t DrmEngineBase::openDecryptSession(
-    int uniqueId, DecryptHandle* decryptHandle, const char* uri) {
-    return onOpenDecryptSession(uniqueId, decryptHandle, uri);
+    int uniqueId, DecryptHandle* decryptHandle,
+    const char* uri, const char* mime) {
+    if (!mime || mime[0] == '\0') {
+        return onOpenDecryptSession(uniqueId, decryptHandle, uri);
+    }
+    return onOpenDecryptSession(uniqueId, decryptHandle, uri, mime);
 }
 
 status_t DrmEngineBase::closeDecryptSession(int uniqueId, DecryptHandle* decryptHandle) {
diff --git a/drm/common/IDrmManagerService.cpp b/drm/common/IDrmManagerService.cpp
index 3ed8ade..43f64f2 100644
--- a/drm/common/IDrmManagerService.cpp
+++ b/drm/common/IDrmManagerService.cpp
@@ -600,7 +600,7 @@
 }
 
 DecryptHandle* BpDrmManagerService::openDecryptSession(
-            int uniqueId, int fd, off64_t offset, off64_t length) {
+            int uniqueId, int fd, off64_t offset, off64_t length, const char* mime) {
     ALOGV("Entering BpDrmManagerService::openDecryptSession");
     Parcel data, reply;
 
@@ -609,6 +609,11 @@
     data.writeFileDescriptor(fd);
     data.writeInt64(offset);
     data.writeInt64(length);
+    String8 mimeType;
+    if (mime) {
+        mimeType = mime;
+    }
+    data.writeString8(mimeType);
 
     remote()->transact(OPEN_DECRYPT_SESSION, data, &reply);
 
@@ -620,13 +625,20 @@
     return handle;
 }
 
-DecryptHandle* BpDrmManagerService::openDecryptSession(int uniqueId, const char* uri) {
-    ALOGV("Entering BpDrmManagerService::openDecryptSession");
+DecryptHandle* BpDrmManagerService::openDecryptSession(
+        int uniqueId, const char* uri, const char* mime) {
+
+    ALOGV("Entering BpDrmManagerService::openDecryptSession: mime=%s", mime? mime: "NULL");
     Parcel data, reply;
 
     data.writeInterfaceToken(IDrmManagerService::getInterfaceDescriptor());
     data.writeInt32(uniqueId);
     data.writeString8(String8(uri));
+    String8 mimeType;
+    if (mime) {
+        mimeType = mime;
+    }
+    data.writeString8(mimeType);
 
     remote()->transact(OPEN_DECRYPT_SESSION_FROM_URI, data, &reply);
 
@@ -1265,8 +1277,10 @@
 
         const off64_t offset = data.readInt64();
         const off64_t length = data.readInt64();
+        const String8 mime = data.readString8();
+
         DecryptHandle* handle
-            = openDecryptSession(uniqueId, fd, offset, length);
+            = openDecryptSession(uniqueId, fd, offset, length, mime.string());
 
         if (NULL != handle) {
             writeDecryptHandleToParcelData(handle, reply);
@@ -1283,8 +1297,9 @@
 
         const int uniqueId = data.readInt32();
         const String8 uri = data.readString8();
+        const String8 mime = data.readString8();
 
-        DecryptHandle* handle = openDecryptSession(uniqueId, uri.string());
+        DecryptHandle* handle = openDecryptSession(uniqueId, uri.string(), mime.string());
 
         if (NULL != handle) {
             writeDecryptHandleToParcelData(handle, reply);