diff --git a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/treescanner.cpp b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/treescanner.cpp
index 9e8c9d66b36..6951221dd89 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/treescanner.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/treescanner.cpp
@@ -141,29 +141,7 @@ bool TreeScanner::isMimeBinary(const Utils::MimeType &mimeType, const Utils::Fil
 
 FileType TreeScanner::genericFileType(const Utils::MimeType &mimeType, const Utils::FileName &/*fn*/)
 {
-    FileType type = FileType::Unknown;
-    if (mimeType.isValid()) {
-        const QString mt = mimeType.name();
-        if (mt == CppTools::Constants::C_SOURCE_MIMETYPE
-            || mt == CppTools::Constants::CPP_SOURCE_MIMETYPE
-            || mt == CppTools::Constants::OBJECTIVE_C_SOURCE_MIMETYPE
-            || mt == CppTools::Constants::OBJECTIVE_CPP_SOURCE_MIMETYPE
-            || mt == CppTools::Constants::QDOC_MIMETYPE
-            || mt == CppTools::Constants::MOC_MIMETYPE)
-            type = FileType::Source;
-        else if (mt == CppTools::Constants::C_HEADER_MIMETYPE
-                 || mt == CppTools::Constants::CPP_HEADER_MIMETYPE)
-            type = FileType::Header;
-        else if (mt == ProjectExplorer::Constants::FORM_MIMETYPE)
-            type = FileType::Form;
-        else if (mt == ProjectExplorer::Constants::RESOURCE_MIMETYPE)
-            type = FileType::Resource;
-        else if (mt == ProjectExplorer::Constants::SCXML_MIMETYPE)
-            type = FileType::StateChart;
-        else if (mt == ProjectExplorer::Constants::QML_MIMETYPE)
-            type = FileType::QML;
-    }
-    return type;
+    return Node::fileTypeForMimeType(mimeType);
 }
 
 void TreeScanner::scanForFiles(FutureInterface *fi, const Utils::FileName& directory, const FileFilter &filter, const FileTypeFactory &factory)
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectnodes.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectnodes.cpp
index 2e02e5ff09f..87a759efea1 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectnodes.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectnodes.cpp
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@
 #include <utils/algorithm.h>
 #include <utils/fileutils.h>
 #include <utils/hostosinfo.h>
+#include <utils/mimetypes/mimedatabase.h>
+#include <utils/mimetypes/mimetype.h>
 #include <utils/qtcassert.h>
 
 #include <QFileInfo>
@@ -233,6 +235,33 @@ void Node::setParentFolderNode(FolderNode *parentFolder)
     m_parentFolderNode = parentFolder;
 }
 
+FileType Node::fileTypeForMimeType(const Utils::MimeType &mt)
+{
+    FileType type = FileType::Source;
+    if (mt.isValid()) {
+        const QString mtName = mt.name();
+        if (mtName == Constants::C_HEADER_MIMETYPE
+                || mtName == Constants::CPP_HEADER_MIMETYPE)
+            type = FileType::Header;
+        else if (mtName == Constants::FORM_MIMETYPE)
+            type = FileType::Form;
+        else if (mtName == Constants::RESOURCE_MIMETYPE)
+            type = FileType::Resource;
+        else if (mtName == Constants::SCXML_MIMETYPE)
+            type = FileType::StateChart;
+        else if (mtName == Constants::QML_MIMETYPE)
+            type = FileType::QML;
+    } else {
+        type = FileType::Unknown;
+    }
+    return type;
+}
+
+FileType Node::fileTypeForFileName(const Utils::FileName &file)
+{
+    return fileTypeForMimeType(Utils::mimeTypeForFile(file.toString()));
+}
+
 /*!
   \class ProjectExplorer::FileNode
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectnodes.h b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectnodes.h
index 176b126f64c..3785d2265d8 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectnodes.h
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectnodes.h
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@
 
 #include <functional>
 
+namespace Utils { class MimeType; }
+
 namespace ProjectExplorer {
 class RunConfiguration;
 class Project;
@@ -141,6 +143,9 @@ public:
     static bool sortByPath(const Node *a, const Node *b);
     void setParentFolderNode(FolderNode *parentFolder);
 
+    static FileType fileTypeForMimeType(const Utils::MimeType &mt);
+    static FileType fileTypeForFileName(const Utils::FileName &file);
+
 protected:
     Node(NodeType nodeType, const Utils::FileName &filePath, int line = -1);