diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index dc4e72be97df88cea6a893b512e259fff7563ad3..8229aa282797791e8a355513410007485f27b5b9 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+tar (1.27-2) unstable; urgency=low
+
+  * claim support for mime type application/x-ustar too, and no longer
+    explicitly mention decompression, closes: #727159
+
+ -- Bdale Garbee <bdale@gag.com>  Tue, 22 Oct 2013 20:39:24 -0600
+
 tar (1.27-1) unstable; urgency=low
 
   * new upstream version
diff --git a/debian/tar.mime b/debian/tar.mime
index f2f3609d035f02aa4bae55f91bb6dd1dc6e1fd9d..09d17db24af17cfea1660e208d523a8f3426652d 100644
--- a/debian/tar.mime
+++ b/debian/tar.mime
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 application/x-tar; /bin/tar tvf '%s'; print=/bin/tar tvf - | print text/plain:-; copiousoutput
-application/x-gtar; /bin/tar tvzf '%s'; print=/bin/tar tvzf - | print text/plain:-; copiousoutput
+application/x-gtar; /bin/tar tvf '%s'; print=/bin/tar tvf - | print text/plain:-; copiousoutput
+application/x-ustar; /bin/tar tvf '%s'; print=/bin/tar tvf - | print text/plain:-; copiousoutput