diff --git a/org.eclipse.xtext.xtext.generator/src/org/eclipse/xtext/xtext/generator/ImplicitFragment.xtend b/org.eclipse.xtext.xtext.generator/src/org/eclipse/xtext/xtext/generator/ImplicitFragment.xtend
index 5e209455b..32f7af1d5 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.xtext.xtext.generator/src/org/eclipse/xtext/xtext/generator/ImplicitFragment.xtend
+++ b/org.eclipse.xtext.xtext.generator/src/org/eclipse/xtext/xtext/generator/ImplicitFragment.xtend
@@ -276,6 +276,15 @@ package class ImplicitFragment extends AbstractStubGeneratingFragment {
 				</activeWhen>
 			</handler>
 		</extension>
+		<extension point="org.eclipse.core.contenttype.contentTypes">
+			<content-type
+				base-type="org.eclipse.core.runtime.text"
+				file-extensions="«language.fileExtensions.join(",")»"
+				id="«name».contenttype"
+				name="«it.simpleName» File"
+				priority="normal">
+			</content-type>
+		</extension>
 	'''
 	
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/org.eclipse.xtext.xtext.generator/xtend-gen/org/eclipse/xtext/xtext/generator/ImplicitFragment.java b/org.eclipse.xtext.xtext.generator/xtend-gen/org/eclipse/xtext/xtext/generator/ImplicitFragment.java
index 4b3c11623..0523ab834 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.xtext.xtext.generator/xtend-gen/org/eclipse/xtext/xtext/generator/ImplicitFragment.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.xtext.xtext.generator/xtend-gen/org/eclipse/xtext/xtext/generator/ImplicitFragment.java
@@ -835,6 +835,40 @@ class ImplicitFragment extends AbstractStubGeneratingFragment {
     _builder.newLine();
     _builder.append("</extension>");
     _builder.newLine();
+    _builder.append("<extension point=\"org.eclipse.core.contenttype.contentTypes\">");
+    _builder.newLine();
+    _builder.append("\t");
+    _builder.append("<content-type");
+    _builder.newLine();
+    _builder.append("\t\t");
+    _builder.append("base-type=\"org.eclipse.core.runtime.text\"");
+    _builder.newLine();
+    _builder.append("\t\t");
+    _builder.append("file-extensions=\"");
+    String _join_1 = IterableExtensions.join(this.getLanguage().getFileExtensions(), ",");
+    _builder.append(_join_1, "\t\t");
+    _builder.append("\"");
+    _builder.newLineIfNotEmpty();
+    _builder.append("\t\t");
+    _builder.append("id=\"");
+    String _name_24 = it.getName();
+    _builder.append(_name_24, "\t\t");
+    _builder.append(".contenttype\"");
+    _builder.newLineIfNotEmpty();
+    _builder.append("\t\t");
+    _builder.append("name=\"");
+    String _simpleName_9 = GrammarUtil.getSimpleName(it);
+    _builder.append(_simpleName_9, "\t\t");
+    _builder.append(" File\"");
+    _builder.newLineIfNotEmpty();
+    _builder.append("\t\t");
+    _builder.append("priority=\"normal\">");
+    _builder.newLine();
+    _builder.append("\t");
+    _builder.append("</content-type>");
+    _builder.newLine();
+    _builder.append("</extension>");
+    _builder.newLine();
     return _builder;
   }
 }