diff --git a/django_downloadview/files.py b/django_downloadview/files.py
index a83f31b..c6b4e0d 100644
--- a/django_downloadview/files.py
+++ b/django_downloadview/files.py
@@ -256,3 +256,8 @@ class HTTPFile(File):
 
         """
         return self.request.headers['Content-Length']
+
+    @property
+    def content_type(self):
+        """Return content type of the file (from original response)."""
+        return self.request.headers['Content-Type']