diff --git a/src/common/utils/modulesRegistry.h b/src/common/utils/modulesRegistry.h
index f736f43f7a3a..fce782847d6b 100644
--- a/src/common/utils/modulesRegistry.h
+++ b/src/common/utils/modulesRegistry.h
@@ -170,6 +170,7 @@ inline registry::ChangeSet getSvgThumbnailHandlerChangeSet(const std::wstring in
                                   L"SvgThumbnailProvider",
                                   L"Svg Thumbnail Provider",
                                   NonLocalizable::ExtSVG,
+                                  L"image",
                                   L"Picture");
 }
 
@@ -222,7 +223,9 @@ inline registry::ChangeSet getQoiThumbnailHandlerChangeSet(const std::wstring in
                                   (fs::path{ installationDir } / LR"d(PowerToys.QoiThumbnailProviderCpp.dll)d").wstring(),
                                   L"QoiThumbnailProvider",
                                   L"Qoi Thumbnail Provider",
-                                  NonLocalizable::ExtQOI);
+                                  NonLocalizable::ExtQOI,
+                                  L"image",
+                                  L"Picture");
 }
 
 inline registry::ChangeSet getRegistryPreviewSetDefaultAppChangeSet(const std::wstring installationDir, const bool perUser)
diff --git a/src/common/utils/registry.h b/src/common/utils/registry.h
index 57507e36b193..059589352d20 100644
--- a/src/common/utils/registry.h
+++ b/src/common/utils/registry.h
@@ -395,6 +395,7 @@ namespace registry
                                                           std::wstring className,
                                                           std::wstring displayName,
                                                           std::vector<std::wstring> fileTypes,
+                                                          std::wstring perceivedType = L"",
                                                           std::wstring fileKindType = L"")
         {
             const HKEY scope = perUser ? HKEY_CURRENT_USER : HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE;
@@ -436,9 +437,8 @@ namespace registry
 
             for (const auto& fileType : fileTypes)
             {
-                std::wstring fileAssociationPath = L"Software\\Classes\\";
-                fileAssociationPath += fileType;
-                fileAssociationPath += L"\\shellex\\";
+                std::wstring fileTypePath = L"Software\\Classes\\" + fileType;
+                std::wstring fileAssociationPath = fileTypePath + L"\\shellex\\";
                 fileAssociationPath += handlerType == PreviewHandlerType::preview ? IPREVIEW_HANDLER_CLSID : ITHUMBNAIL_PROVIDER_CLSID;
                 changes.push_back({ scope, fileAssociationPath, std::nullopt, handlerClsid });
                 if (!fileKindType.empty())
@@ -448,6 +448,10 @@ namespace registry
                     std::wstring kindMapPath = L"Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer\\KindMap";
                     changes.push_back({ HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, kindMapPath, fileType, fileKindType, false});
                 }
+                if (!perceivedType.empty())
+                {
+                    changes.push_back({ scope, fileTypePath, L"PerceivedType", perceivedType });
+                }
                 if (handlerType == PreviewHandlerType::preview && fileType == L".reg")
                 {
                     // this regfile registry key has precedence over Software\Classes\.reg for .reg files