diff --git a/templates/helpers/update-mimedb.sh b/templates/helpers/update-mimedb.sh
deleted file mode 100644
index 19ac7cbe40f..00000000000
--- a/templates/helpers/update-mimedb.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-#
-# This helper updates shared-mime-info's database when a template
-# requests this operation.
-#
-updatemimedb_cmd="$XBPS_MASTERDIR/bin/update-mime-database"
-updatemimedb_dir="$XBPS_MASTERDIR/share/mime"
-
-if [ -d "$XBPS_MASTERDIR/share/mime" ]; then
-	$updatemimedb_cmd $updatemimedb_dir >/dev/null && \
-		echo "=> Updated shared-mime-info database."
-fi
-
-unset updatemimedb_cmd updatemimedb_dir
diff --git a/templates/xbps-base-files/template b/templates/xbps-base-files/template
index 06f3ecef7d5..2f428183177 100644
--- a/templates/xbps-base-files/template
+++ b/templates/xbps-base-files/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'xbps-base-files'
 pkgname=xbps-base-files
-version=0.9
+version=0.10
 build_style=custom-install
 short_desc="xbps base system files"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
diff --git a/triggers/mimedb b/triggers/mimedb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..ea89d6e24e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/triggers/mimedb
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# Updates the shared-mime-info db file with update-mime-database(1).
+#
+# Arguments:	$1 = action [run/targets]
+#		$2 = target [post-install/post-remove]
+#		$3 = pkgname
+#		$4 = version
+#
+trigger="mimedb"
+mimedb_bin=./usr/bin/update-mime-database
+
+case "$1" in
+targets)
+	echo "post-install post-remove"
+	;;
+run)
+	echo "Running $trigger trigger..."
+
+	case "$2" in
+	post-*)
+		if [ -x ${mimedb_bin} ]; then
+			echo "Updating shared-mime-info database..."
+			${mimedb_bin} ./usr/share/mime > /dev/null
+		fi
+		;;
+	esac
+	;;
+*)
+	exit 1
+	;;
+esac
+
+exit 0