diff --git a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/modules/filetypeid/FileTypeDetector.java b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/modules/filetypeid/FileTypeDetector.java
index dfc92ef0de..cb0895e179 100644
--- a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/modules/filetypeid/FileTypeDetector.java
+++ b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/modules/filetypeid/FileTypeDetector.java
@@ -273,4 +273,18 @@ public class FileTypeDetector {
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Gets the list of user defined file types (MIME types)
+     *
+     * @return the List<String> of user defined file types
+     */
+    public List<String> getUserDefinedTypes() {
+        List<String> list = new ArrayList<>();
+        if (userDefinedFileTypes != null) {
+            for (FileType fileType : userDefinedFileTypes) {
+                list.add(fileType.getMimeType());
+            }
+        }
+        return list;
+    }
 }