diff --git a/rtv/mime_parsers.py b/rtv/mime_parsers.py
index eee99cb..2c0b4be 100644
--- a/rtv/mime_parsers.py
+++ b/rtv/mime_parsers.py
@@ -130,6 +130,18 @@ class YoutubeMIMEParser(BaseMIMEParser):
         return url, 'video/x-youtube'
 
 
+class VimeoMIMEParser(BaseMIMEParser):
+    """
+    Vimeo videos can be streamed with vlc or downloaded with youtube-dl.
+    Assign a custom mime-type so they can be referenced in mailcap.
+    """
+    pattern = re.compile(r'https?://(www\.)?vimeo\.com/\d+$')
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def get_mimetype(url):
+        return url, 'video/x-youtube'
+
+
 class GifvMIMEParser(BaseMIMEParser):
     """
     Special case for .gifv, which is a custom video format for imgur serves
@@ -537,6 +549,7 @@ parsers = [
     RedditUploadsMIMEParser,
     RedditVideoMIMEParser,
     YoutubeMIMEParser,
+    VimeoMIMEParser,
     LiveleakMIMEParser,
     TwitchMIMEParser,
     FlickrMIMEParser,
diff --git a/tests/test_mime_parsers.py b/tests/test_mime_parsers.py
index 1831251..fc271ce 100644
--- a/tests/test_mime_parsers.py
+++ b/tests/test_mime_parsers.py
@@ -134,6 +134,10 @@ URLS = OrderedDict([
         'http://www.worldstarhiphop.com/videos/video.php?v=wshhJ6bVdAv0iMrNGFZG',
         'http://www.youtube.com/embed/Bze53qwHS8o?autoplay=1',
         'video/x-youtube')),
+    ('vimeo', (
+        'https://vimeo.com/247872788',
+        'https://vimeo.com/247872788',
+        'video/x-youtube')),
     ('streamja', (
         'https://streamja.com/6WMb',
         'https://cdnja.r.worldssl.net/mp4/6w/6WMb.mp4',