diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 92a96732..be3111c5 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ Noteworthy changes in version 1.10.1 (unreleased)
  GPGME_ENCRYPT_WANT_ADDRESS       NEW.
  gpgme_import_result_t            EXTENDED: New field 'skipped_v3_keys'.
  gpgme_decrypt_result_t           EXTENDED: New field 'symkey_algo'.
+ gpgme_decrypt_result_t           EXTENDED: New field 'is_mime'.
+ gpgme_verify_result_t            EXTENDED: New field 'is_mime'.
  cpp: Key::locate                 NEW.
  cpp: Data::toString              NEW.
  cpp: ImportResult::numV3KeysSkipped  NEW.
diff --git a/doc/gpgme.texi b/doc/gpgme.texi
index 5a09ea0a..83348dd0 100644
--- a/doc/gpgme.texi
+++ b/doc/gpgme.texi
@@ -5284,7 +5284,7 @@ if @var{cipher} or @var{plain} is not a valid pointer.
 @since{1.8.0}
 
 The function @code{gpgme_op_decrypt_ext} is the same as
-@code{gpgme_op_decrypt_ext} but has an additional argument
+@code{gpgme_op_decrypt} but has an additional argument
 @var{flags}.  If @var{flags} is 0 both function behave identically.
 
 The value in @var{flags} is a bitwise-or combination of one or
diff --git a/src/decrypt.c b/src/decrypt.c
index e4de6e41..155e18ef 100644
--- a/src/decrypt.c
+++ b/src/decrypt.c
@@ -409,9 +409,14 @@ _gpgme_decrypt_status_handler (void *priv, gpgme_status_code_t code,
       break;
 
     case GPGME_STATUS_PLAINTEXT:
-      err = _gpgme_parse_plaintext (args, &opd->result.file_name);
-      if (err)
-	return err;
+      {
+        int mime = 0;
+        err = _gpgme_parse_plaintext (args, &opd->result.file_name, &mime);
+        if (err)
+          return err;
+        gpgrt_log_debug ("decrypt.c setting mime to %d\n", mime);
+        opd->result.is_mime = !!mime;
+      }
       break;
 
     case GPGME_STATUS_INQUIRE_MAXLEN:
diff --git a/src/gpgme.h.in b/src/gpgme.h.in
index 202859c3..c81e882f 100644
--- a/src/gpgme.h.in
+++ b/src/gpgme.h.in
@@ -1356,8 +1356,11 @@ struct _gpgme_op_decrypt_result
    * mode.  */
   unsigned int is_de_vs : 1;
 
+  /* The message claims that the content is a MIME object.  */
+  unsigned int is_mime : 1;
+
   /* Internal to GPGME, do not use.  */
-  int _unused : 30;
+  int _unused : 29;
 
   gpgme_recipient_t recipients;
 
@@ -1572,6 +1575,12 @@ struct _gpgme_op_verify_result
   /* The original file name of the plaintext message, if
      available.  */
   char *file_name;
+
+  /* The message claims that the content is a MIME object.  */
+  unsigned int is_mime : 1;
+
+  /* Internal to GPGME; do not use.  */
+  unsigned int _unused : 31;
 };
 typedef struct _gpgme_op_verify_result *gpgme_verify_result_t;
 
diff --git a/src/op-support.c b/src/op-support.c
index e55875f9..03f274cf 100644
--- a/src/op-support.c
+++ b/src/op-support.c
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ _gpgme_parse_key_considered (const char *args,
 /* Parse the PLAINTEXT status line in ARGS and return the result in
    FILENAMEP.  */
 gpgme_error_t
-_gpgme_parse_plaintext (char *args, char **filenamep)
+_gpgme_parse_plaintext (char *args, char **filenamep, int *r_mime)
 {
   char *tail;
 
@@ -367,7 +367,9 @@ _gpgme_parse_plaintext (char *args, char **filenamep)
   if (*args == '\0')
     return 0;
 
-  /* First argument is file type.  */
+  /* First argument is file type (a one byte uppercase hex value).  */
+  if (args[0] == '6' && args[1] == 'D')
+    *r_mime = 1;
   while (*args != ' ' && *args != '\0')
     args++;
   while (*args == ' ')
diff --git a/src/ops.h b/src/ops.h
index cc61dc4f..5955454c 100644
--- a/src/ops.h
+++ b/src/ops.h
@@ -68,8 +68,8 @@ gpgme_error_t _gpgme_parse_inv_recp (char *args, int for_signing,
                                      gpgme_invalid_key_t *key);
 
 /* Parse the PLAINTEXT status line in ARGS and return the result in
-   FILENAMEP.  */
-gpgme_error_t _gpgme_parse_plaintext (char *args, char **filenamep);
+   FILENAMEP and R_MIME.  */
+gpgme_error_t _gpgme_parse_plaintext (char *args, char **filenamep,int *r_mime);
 
 /* Parse a FAILURE status line and return the error code.  ARGS is
    modified to contain the location part.  */
diff --git a/src/verify.c b/src/verify.c
index c3afdef2..bd437c9a 100644
--- a/src/verify.c
+++ b/src/verify.c
@@ -1091,9 +1091,14 @@ _gpgme_verify_status_handler (void *priv, gpgme_status_code_t code, char *args)
     case GPGME_STATUS_PLAINTEXT:
       if (++opd->plaintext_seen > 1)
         return gpg_error (GPG_ERR_BAD_DATA);
-      err = _gpgme_parse_plaintext (args, &opd->result.file_name);
-      if (err)
-	return err;
+      {
+        int mime = 0;
+        err = _gpgme_parse_plaintext (args, &opd->result.file_name, &mime);
+        if (err)
+          return err;
+        gpgrt_log_debug ("verify.c: setting mime to %d\n", mime);
+        opd->result.is_mime = !!mime;
+      }
       break;
 
     case GPGME_STATUS_VERIFICATION_COMPLIANCE_MODE:
diff --git a/tests/run-decrypt.c b/tests/run-decrypt.c
index 8eb6ba09..69de139c 100644
--- a/tests/run-decrypt.c
+++ b/tests/run-decrypt.c
@@ -53,20 +53,21 @@ print_result (gpgme_decrypt_result_t result)
   gpgme_recipient_t recp;
   int count = 0;
 
-  printf ("Original file name: %s\n", nonnull(result->file_name));
-  printf ("Wrong key usage: %i\n", result->wrong_key_usage);
-  printf ("Unsupported algorithm: %s\n",
-          nonnull(result->unsupported_algorithm));
-  if (result->session_key)
-    printf ("Session key: %s\n", result->session_key);
-  printf ("Symmetric algorithm: %s\n", result->symkey_algo);
+  printf ("Original file name .: %s\n", nonnull(result->file_name));
+  printf ("Wrong key usage ....: %s\n", result->wrong_key_usage? "yes":"no");
+  printf ("Compliance de-vs ...: %s\n", result->is_de_vs? "yes":"no");
+  printf ("MIME flag ..........: %s\n", result->is_mime? "yes":"no");
+  printf ("Unsupported algo ...: %s\n", nonnull(result->unsupported_algorithm));
+  printf ("Session key ........: %s\n", nonnull (result->session_key));
+  printf ("Symmetric algorithm : %s\n", result->symkey_algo);
 
   for (recp = result->recipients; recp && recp->next; recp = recp->next)
     {
-      printf ("recipient %d\n", count++);
+      printf ("Recipient ...: %d\n", count++);
       printf ("  status ....: %s\n", gpgme_strerror (recp->status));
-      printf ("  keyid: %s\n", nonnull (recp->keyid));
-      printf ("  algo ...: %s\n", gpgme_pubkey_algo_name (recp->pubkey_algo));
+      printf ("  keyid .....: %s\n", nonnull (recp->keyid));
+      printf ("  algo ......: %s\n",
+              gpgme_pubkey_algo_name (recp->pubkey_algo));
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/run-verify.c b/tests/run-verify.c
index 699bfd1f..4a6c9601 100644
--- a/tests/run-verify.c
+++ b/tests/run-verify.c
@@ -136,10 +136,11 @@ print_result (gpgme_verify_result_t result)
   gpgme_tofu_info_t ti;
   int count = 0;
 
-  printf ("Original file name: %s\n", nonnull(result->file_name));
+  printf ("Original file name .: %s\n", nonnull(result->file_name));
+  printf ("MIME flag ..........: %s\n", result->is_mime? "yes":"no");
   for (sig = result->signatures; sig; sig = sig->next)
     {
-      printf ("Signature %d\n", count++);
+      printf ("Signature ...: %d\n", count++);
       printf ("  status ....: %s\n", gpgme_strerror (sig->status));
       printf ("  summary ...:"); print_summary (sig->summary); putchar ('\n');
       printf ("  fingerprint: %s\n", nonnull (sig->fpr));
@@ -167,7 +168,7 @@ print_result (gpgme_verify_result_t result)
             {
               printf ("  notation ..: '%s'\n", nt->name);
               if (strlen (nt->name) != nt->name_len)
-                printf ("    warning : name larger (%d)\n", nt->name_len);
+                printf ("    warning .: name larger (%d)\n", nt->name_len);
               printf ("    flags ...:%s%s (0x%02x)\n",
                       nt->critical? " critical":"",
                       nt->human_readable? " human":"",
@@ -180,7 +181,7 @@ print_result (gpgme_verify_result_t result)
               printf ("  policy ....: '%s'\n", nt->value);
             }
           if ((nt->value?strlen (nt->value):0) != nt->value_len)
-            printf ("    warning : value larger (%d)\n", nt->value_len);
+            printf ("    warning .: value larger (%d)\n", nt->value_len);
         }
       if (sig->key)
         {