+    // Don't use mime types manager if the application doesn't need it and it would be
+    // cause an unacceptable delay, especially on startup.
+#if wxUSE_SYSTEM_OPTIONS
+    if ( !wxSystemOptions::GetOptionInt(wxT("filesys.no-mimetypesmanager")) )
+#endif
+    {
+        if (!s_MinimalMimeEnsured)
+        {
+            static const wxFileTypeInfo fallbacks[] =
+            {
+                wxFileTypeInfo(wxT("image/jpeg"),
+                    wxEmptyString,
+                    wxEmptyString,
+                    wxT("JPEG image (from fallback)"),
+                    wxT("jpg"), wxT("jpeg"), wxT("JPG"), wxT("JPEG"), wxNullPtr),
+                wxFileTypeInfo(wxT("image/gif"),
+                    wxEmptyString,
+                    wxEmptyString,
+                    wxT("GIF image (from fallback)"),
+                    wxT("gif"), wxT("GIF"), wxNullPtr),
+                wxFileTypeInfo(wxT("image/png"),
+                    wxEmptyString,
+                    wxEmptyString,
+                    wxT("PNG image (from fallback)"),
+                    wxT("png"), wxT("PNG"), wxNullPtr),
+                wxFileTypeInfo(wxT("image/bmp"),
+                    wxEmptyString,
+                    wxEmptyString,
+                    wxT("windows bitmap image (from fallback)"),
+                    wxT("bmp"), wxT("BMP"), wxNullPtr),
+                wxFileTypeInfo(wxT("text/html"),
+                    wxEmptyString,
+                    wxEmptyString,
+                    wxT("HTML document (from fallback)"),
+                    wxT("htm"), wxT("html"), wxT("HTM"), wxT("HTML"), wxNullPtr),
+                // must terminate the table with this!
+                wxFileTypeInfo()
+            };
+            wxTheMimeTypesManager->AddFallbacks(fallbacks);
+            s_MinimalMimeEnsured = true;
+        }