diff --git a/doc/changelog.txt b/doc/changelog.txt
index d0c323f..29c1024 100644
--- a/doc/changelog.txt
+++ b/doc/changelog.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 * Configure the xz program to also extract LZMA files.
 * Fixed creation of LZMA files with the Python lzma module.
-* Handle *.epub files as ZIP files.
+* Handle *.epub and *.apk files as ZIP files.
 
  
 1.6 (released 8.6.2014)
diff --git a/patoolib/util.py b/patoolib/util.py
index 5f13345..4f91d6f 100644
--- a/patoolib/util.py
+++ b/patoolib/util.py
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ def add_mimedb_data(mimedb):
     add_mimetype(mimedb, 'application/x-chm', '.chm')
     add_mimetype(mimedb, 'application/x-iso9660-image', '.iso')
     add_mimetype(mimedb, 'application/zip', '.epub')
+    add_mimetype(mimedb, 'application/zip', '.apk')
 
 
 def add_mimetype(mimedb, mimetype, extension):
diff --git a/tests/archives/test_unzip.py b/tests/archives/test_unzip.py
index 4939809..aa07970 100644
--- a/tests/archives/test_unzip.py
+++ b/tests/archives/test_unzip.py
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ class TestUnzip (ArchiveTest):
         self.archive_extract('t.epub', check=None)
         self.archive_list('t.epub')
         self.archive_test('t.epub')
+        self.archive_list('t.apk')
+        self.archive_test('t.apk')
 
     @needs_program('file')
     @needs_program(program)
@@ -44,3 +46,5 @@ class TestUnzip (ArchiveTest):
         self.archive_extract('t.epub.foo', check=None)
         self.archive_list('t.epub.foo')
         self.archive_test('t.epub.foo')
+        self.archive_list('t.apk.foo')
+        self.archive_test('t.apk.foo')
diff --git a/tests/data/t.apk b/tests/data/t.apk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4e4b487
Binary files /dev/null and b/tests/data/t.apk differ
diff --git a/tests/data/t.apk.foo b/tests/data/t.apk.foo
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4e4b487
Binary files /dev/null and b/tests/data/t.apk.foo differ
diff --git a/tests/test_mime.py b/tests/test_mime.py
index 117e5e9..64bab11 100644
--- a/tests/test_mime.py
+++ b/tests/test_mime.py
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ class TestMime (unittest.TestCase):
         self.mime_test_file("t.chm.foo", "application/x-chm")
         self.mime_test_file("t.iso", "application/x-iso9660-image")
         self.mime_test_file("t.epub", "application/zip")
+        self.mime_test_file("t.apk", "application/zip")
 
     @needs_program('file')
     @needs_program('lzip')
@@ -200,3 +201,4 @@ class TestMime (unittest.TestCase):
         self.mime_test_mimedb("t.chm", "application/x-chm")
         self.mime_test_mimedb("t.iso", "application/x-iso9660-image")
         self.mime_test_mimedb("t.epub", "application/zip")
+        self.mime_test_mimedb("t.apk", "application/zip")