diff --git a/patoolib/util.py b/patoolib/util.py
index c3dc2e2..5f13345 100644
--- a/patoolib/util.py
+++ b/patoolib/util.py
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ def add_mimedb_data(mimedb):
     add_mimetype(mimedb, 'audio/flac', '.flac')
     add_mimetype(mimedb, 'application/x-chm', '.chm')
     add_mimetype(mimedb, 'application/x-iso9660-image', '.iso')
+    add_mimetype(mimedb, 'application/zip', '.epub')
 
 
 def add_mimetype(mimedb, mimetype, extension):
diff --git a/tests/archives/test_unzip.py b/tests/archives/test_unzip.py
index 22ce0b4..4939809 100644
--- a/tests/archives/test_unzip.py
+++ b/tests/archives/test_unzip.py
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ class TestUnzip (ArchiveTest):
         self.archive_extract('t.jar', check=None)
         self.archive_list('t.jar')
         self.archive_test('t.jar')
+        self.archive_extract('t.epub', check=None)
+        self.archive_list('t.epub')
+        self.archive_test('t.epub')
 
     @needs_program('file')
     @needs_program(program)
@@ -38,4 +41,6 @@ class TestUnzip (ArchiveTest):
         self.archive_extract('t.jar.foo', check=None)
         self.archive_list('t.jar.foo')
         self.archive_test('t.jar.foo')
-
+        self.archive_extract('t.epub.foo', check=None)
+        self.archive_list('t.epub.foo')
+        self.archive_test('t.epub.foo')
diff --git a/tests/data/t.epub b/tests/data/t.epub
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..79341a7
Binary files /dev/null and b/tests/data/t.epub differ
diff --git a/tests/data/t.epub.foo b/tests/data/t.epub.foo
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..79341a7
Binary files /dev/null and b/tests/data/t.epub.foo differ
diff --git a/tests/test_mime.py b/tests/test_mime.py
index b8b19d5..117e5e9 100644
--- a/tests/test_mime.py
+++ b/tests/test_mime.py
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ class TestMime (unittest.TestCase):
         self.mime_test_file("t.chm", "application/x-chm")
         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")
 
     @needs_program('file')
     @needs_program('lzip')
@@ -198,3 +199,4 @@ class TestMime (unittest.TestCase):
         self.mime_test_mimedb("t.adf", "application/x-adf")
         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")