diff --git a/lib/pleroma/reverse_proxy.ex b/lib/pleroma/reverse_proxy.ex
index bb4f4def3..f017bf51b 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/reverse_proxy.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/reverse_proxy.ex
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ defmodule Pleroma.ReverseProxy do
   @failed_request_ttl :timer.seconds(60)
   @methods ~w(GET HEAD)
 
+  @allowed_mime_types Pleroma.Config.get([Pleroma.Upload, :allowed_mime_types], [])
+
   @cachex Pleroma.Config.get([:cachex, :provider], Cachex)
 
   def max_read_duration_default, do: @max_read_duration
@@ -253,6 +255,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.ReverseProxy do
     headers
     |> Enum.filter(fn {k, _} -> k in @keep_resp_headers end)
     |> build_resp_cache_headers(opts)
+    |> sanitise_content_type()
     |> build_resp_content_disposition_header(opts)
     |> build_csp_headers()
     |> Keyword.merge(Keyword.get(opts, :resp_headers, []))
@@ -282,6 +285,21 @@ defmodule Pleroma.ReverseProxy do
     end
   end
 
+  defp sanitise_content_type(headers) do
+    original_ct = get_content_type(headers)
+
+    safe_ct =
+      Pleroma.Web.Plugs.Utils.get_safe_mime_type(
+        %{allowed_mime_types: @allowed_mime_types},
+        original_ct
+      )
+
+    [
+      {"content-type", safe_ct}
+      | Enum.filter(headers, fn {k, _v} -> k != "content-type" end)
+    ]
+  end
+
   defp build_resp_content_disposition_header(headers, opts) do
     opt = Keyword.get(opts, :inline_content_types, @inline_content_types)
 
diff --git a/test/pleroma/reverse_proxy_test.exs b/test/pleroma/reverse_proxy_test.exs
index e3e2a1571..fc6ae42bc 100644
--- a/test/pleroma/reverse_proxy_test.exs
+++ b/test/pleroma/reverse_proxy_test.exs
@@ -75,13 +75,16 @@ defmodule Pleroma.ReverseProxyTest do
       Tesla.Mock.mock(fn %{method: :head, url: "/head"} ->
         %Tesla.Env{
           status: 200,
-          headers: [{"content-type", "text/html; charset=utf-8"}],
+          headers: [{"content-type", "image/png"}],
           body: ""
         }
       end)
 
       conn = ReverseProxy.call(Map.put(conn, :method, "HEAD"), "/head")
-      assert html_response(conn, 200) == ""
+
+      assert conn.status == 200
+      assert Conn.get_resp_header(conn, "content-type") == ["image/png"]
+      assert conn.resp_body == ""
     end
   end
 
@@ -252,4 +255,38 @@ defmodule Pleroma.ReverseProxyTest do
       assert {"content-disposition", "attachment; filename=\"filename.jpg\""} in conn.resp_headers
     end
   end
+
+  describe "content-type sanitisation" do
+    test "preserves video type", %{conn: conn} do
+      Tesla.Mock.mock(fn %{method: :get, url: "/content"} ->
+        %Tesla.Env{
+          status: 200,
+          headers: [{"content-type", "video/mp4"}],
+          body: "test"
+        }
+      end)
+
+      conn = ReverseProxy.call(Map.put(conn, :method, "GET"), "/content")
+
+      assert conn.status == 200
+      assert Conn.get_resp_header(conn, "content-type") == ["video/mp4"]
+      assert conn.resp_body == "test"
+    end
+
+    test "replaces application type", %{conn: conn} do
+      Tesla.Mock.mock(fn %{method: :get, url: "/content"} ->
+        %Tesla.Env{
+          status: 200,
+          headers: [{"content-type", "application/activity+json"}],
+          body: "test"
+        }
+      end)
+
+      conn = ReverseProxy.call(Map.put(conn, :method, "GET"), "/content")
+
+      assert conn.status == 200
+      assert Conn.get_resp_header(conn, "content-type") == ["application/octet-stream"]
+      assert conn.resp_body == "test"
+    end
+  end
 end