diff --git a/krArc/krarc.protocol b/krArc/krarc.protocol
--- a/krArc/krarc.protocol
+++ b/krArc/krarc.protocol
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [Protocol]
 exec=kio_krarc
 protocol=krarc
-archiveMimetype=application/x-7z,application/x-7z-compressed,application/x-ace,application/x-ace-compressed,application/x-arj,application/x-arj-compressed,application/x-cpio,application/x-lha,application/x-lha-compressed,application/x-rar,application/x-rar-compressed,application/zip,application/x-zip,application/x-zip-compressed
+archiveMimetype=application/x-7z,application/x-7z-compressed,application/x-ace,application/x-ace-compressed,application/x-arj,application/x-arj-compressed,application/x-cpio,application/x-lha,application/x-lha-compressed,application/x-rar,application/x-rar-compressed,application/vnd.rar,application/zip,application/x-zip,application/x-zip-compressed
 input=filesystem
 output=filesystem
 listing=Name,Type,Size,Date,Access,Owner,Group,Link
diff --git a/krArc/krarcbasemanager.cpp b/krArc/krarcbasemanager.cpp
--- a/krArc/krarcbasemanager.cpp
+++ b/krArc/krarcbasemanager.cpp
@@ -206,13 +206,18 @@
 */
 QString KrArcBaseManager::getShortTypeFromMime(const QString &mime)
 {
+    // Reminder: If a mime type is added/removed/modified in that
+    // member function, it's important to research if the type has to
+    // be added/removed/modified in the `krarc.protocol` file, or
+    // in `KrServices::generateKrarcArchiveMimetypes()`
+
     // 7zip files are a not a normal case because their mimetype does not
     // follow the norm of other types: zip, tar, lha, ace, arj, etc.
     if (mime == "application/x-7z-compressed")
         return "7z";
 
     // If it's a rar file but its mimetype isn't "application/x-rar"
-    if (mime == "application/x-rar-compressed")
+    if (mime == "application/x-rar-compressed" || mime == "application/vnd.rar")
         return "rar";
 
     // The short type that will be returned
diff --git a/krusader/krservices.cpp b/krusader/krservices.cpp
--- a/krusader/krservices.cpp
+++ b/krusader/krservices.cpp
@@ -46,6 +46,11 @@
 
 QSet<QString> KrServices::generateKrarcArchiveMimetypes()
 {
+    // Reminder: If a mime type is added/removed/modified in that
+    // member function, it's important to research if the type has to
+    // be added/removed/modified in the `krarc.protocol` file, or
+    // in `KrArcBaseManager::getShortTypeFromMime(const QString &mime)`
+
     // Hard-code these proven mimetypes openable by krarc protocol.
     // They cannot be listed in krarc.protocol itself
     // because it would baffle other file managers (like Dolphin).