diff --git a/lib/Service/PhotofilesService.php b/lib/Service/PhotofilesService.php
index 7c1b7cde3..7979981ef 100644
--- a/lib/Service/PhotofilesService.php
+++ b/lib/Service/PhotofilesService.php
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 
 class PhotofilesService {
 
-    const PHOTO_MIME_TYPES = ['image/jpeg', 'image/tiff'];
+    const PHOTO_MIME_TYPES = ['image/jpeg', 'image/tiff', 'image/heic'];
 
     private $l10n;
     private $root;