diff --git a/drm/common/IDrmManagerService.cpp b/drm/common/IDrmManagerService.cpp
index 3ed8ade..43f64f2 100644
--- a/drm/common/IDrmManagerService.cpp
+++ b/drm/common/IDrmManagerService.cpp
@@ -600,7 +600,7 @@
 }
 
 DecryptHandle* BpDrmManagerService::openDecryptSession(
-            int uniqueId, int fd, off64_t offset, off64_t length) {
+            int uniqueId, int fd, off64_t offset, off64_t length, const char* mime) {
     ALOGV("Entering BpDrmManagerService::openDecryptSession");
     Parcel data, reply;
 
@@ -609,6 +609,11 @@
     data.writeFileDescriptor(fd);
     data.writeInt64(offset);
     data.writeInt64(length);
+    String8 mimeType;
+    if (mime) {
+        mimeType = mime;
+    }
+    data.writeString8(mimeType);
 
     remote()->transact(OPEN_DECRYPT_SESSION, data, &reply);
 
@@ -620,13 +625,20 @@
     return handle;
 }
 
-DecryptHandle* BpDrmManagerService::openDecryptSession(int uniqueId, const char* uri) {
-    ALOGV("Entering BpDrmManagerService::openDecryptSession");
+DecryptHandle* BpDrmManagerService::openDecryptSession(
+        int uniqueId, const char* uri, const char* mime) {
+
+    ALOGV("Entering BpDrmManagerService::openDecryptSession: mime=%s", mime? mime: "NULL");
     Parcel data, reply;
 
     data.writeInterfaceToken(IDrmManagerService::getInterfaceDescriptor());
     data.writeInt32(uniqueId);
     data.writeString8(String8(uri));
+    String8 mimeType;
+    if (mime) {
+        mimeType = mime;
+    }
+    data.writeString8(mimeType);
 
     remote()->transact(OPEN_DECRYPT_SESSION_FROM_URI, data, &reply);
 
@@ -1265,8 +1277,10 @@
 
         const off64_t offset = data.readInt64();
         const off64_t length = data.readInt64();
+        const String8 mime = data.readString8();
+
         DecryptHandle* handle
-            = openDecryptSession(uniqueId, fd, offset, length);
+            = openDecryptSession(uniqueId, fd, offset, length, mime.string());
 
         if (NULL != handle) {
             writeDecryptHandleToParcelData(handle, reply);
@@ -1283,8 +1297,9 @@
 
         const int uniqueId = data.readInt32();
         const String8 uri = data.readString8();
+        const String8 mime = data.readString8();
 
-        DecryptHandle* handle = openDecryptSession(uniqueId, uri.string());
+        DecryptHandle* handle = openDecryptSession(uniqueId, uri.string(), mime.string());
 
         if (NULL != handle) {
             writeDecryptHandleToParcelData(handle, reply);