diff --git a/cs3/app/registry/v1beta1/resources.proto b/cs3/app/registry/v1beta1/resources.proto
index 9f9e2b5e..e9615e1d 100644
--- a/cs3/app/registry/v1beta1/resources.proto
+++ b/cs3/app/registry/v1beta1/resources.proto
@@ -91,4 +91,9 @@ message MimeTypeInfo {
   // OPTIONAL.
   // A URI to a static asset which represents the mime type icon.
   string icon = 7;
+  // OPTIONAL.
+  // Whether the mime type is eligible for file creation in the web UI.
+  // Defaults to false, i.e. files with this mime type can be opened
+  // but not directly created from the web UI.
+  bool create = 8;
 }
diff --git a/docs/index.html b/docs/index.html
index a66a97ba..f4bfb8fe 100644
--- a/docs/index.html
+++ b/docs/index.html
@@ -5836,6 +5836,16 @@ <h3 id="cs3.app.registry.v1beta1.MimeTypeInfo">MimeTypeInfo</h3>
 A URI to a static asset which represents the mime type icon. </p></td>
                 </tr>
               
+                <tr>
+                  <td>create</td>
+                  <td><a href="#bool">bool</a></td>
+                  <td></td>
+                  <td><p>OPTIONAL.
+Whether the mime type is eligible for file creation in the web UI.
+Defaults to false, i.e. files with this mime type can be opened
+but not directly created from the web UI. </p></td>
+                </tr>
+              
             </tbody>
           </table>