diff --git a/kerfuffle/archiveentry.h b/kerfuffle/archiveentry.h
--- a/kerfuffle/archiveentry.h
+++ b/kerfuffle/archiveentry.h
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@
     Q_PROPERTY(QString version MEMBER m_version)
     Q_PROPERTY(QDateTime timestamp MEMBER m_timestamp)
     Q_PROPERTY(bool isDirectory MEMBER m_isDirectory WRITE setIsDirectory)
+    Q_PROPERTY(bool isExecutable MEMBER m_isExecutable WRITE setIsExecutable)
     Q_PROPERTY(bool isPasswordProtected MEMBER m_isPasswordProtected)
 
 public:
@@ -88,6 +89,8 @@
     QString name() const;
     void setIsDirectory(const bool isDirectory);
     bool isDir() const;
+    void setIsExecutable(const bool isExecutable);
+    bool isExecutable() const;
     int row() const;
     Entry *find(const QString &name) const;
     Entry *findByPath(const QStringList & pieces, int index = 0) const;
@@ -123,6 +126,7 @@
     QString m_version;
     QDateTime m_timestamp;
     bool m_isDirectory;
+    bool m_isExecutable;
     bool m_isPasswordProtected;
 };
 
diff --git a/kerfuffle/archiveentry.cpp b/kerfuffle/archiveentry.cpp
--- a/kerfuffle/archiveentry.cpp
+++ b/kerfuffle/archiveentry.cpp
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
     , m_size(0)
     , m_compressedSize(0)
     , m_isDirectory(false)
+    , m_isExecutable(false)
     , m_isPasswordProtected(false)
 {
     if (!fullPath.isEmpty())
@@ -135,6 +136,16 @@
     return m_isDirectory;
 }
 
+void Archive::Entry::setIsExecutable(const bool isExecutable)
+{
+    m_isExecutable = isExecutable;
+}
+
+bool Archive::Entry::isExecutable() const
+{
+    return m_isExecutable;
+}
+
 int Archive::Entry::row() const
 {
     if (getParent()) {
diff --git a/part/infopanel.cpp b/part/infopanel.cpp
--- a/part/infopanel.cpp
+++ b/part/infopanel.cpp
@@ -180,7 +180,11 @@
         mimeType = db.mimeTypeForFile(entry->fullPath(), QMimeDatabase::MatchExtension);
     }
 
-    m_typeValueLabel->setText(mimeType.comment());
+    if (entry->isExecutable() && mimeType.isDefault()) {
+        m_typeValueLabel->setText(db.mimeTypeForName(QStringLiteral("application/x-executable")).comment());
+    } else {
+        m_typeValueLabel->setText(mimeType.comment());
+    }
 
     if (!entry->property("owner").toString().isEmpty()) {
         m_ownerLabel->show();
diff --git a/plugins/libarchive/libarchiveplugin.cpp b/plugins/libarchive/libarchiveplugin.cpp
--- a/plugins/libarchive/libarchiveplugin.cpp
+++ b/plugins/libarchive/libarchiveplugin.cpp
@@ -456,6 +456,12 @@
         e->setProperty("group", static_cast<qlonglong>(archive_entry_gid(aentry)));
     }
 
+    const mode_t mode = archive_entry_mode(aentry);
+    if (mode != 0) {
+        e->setProperty("permissions", QString::number(mode));
+    }
+    e->setProperty("isExecutable", mode & (S_IXUSR | S_IXGRP | S_IXOTH));
+
     e->compressedSizeIsSet = false;
     e->setProperty("size", (qlonglong)archive_entry_size(aentry));
     e->setProperty("isDirectory", S_ISDIR(archive_entry_mode(aentry)));