diff --git a/templates/helpers/update-desktopdb.sh b/templates/helpers/update-desktopdb.sh
deleted file mode 100644
index 05a25694fb..0000000000
--- a/templates/helpers/update-desktopdb.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-#
-# This helper update's desktop-file-utils desktop database for any
-# package that requests this operation.
-#
-
-update_desktopdb_cmd=$XBPS_MASTERDIR/bin/update-desktop-database
-desktopdb_dir=$XBPS_MASTERDIR/share/applications
-
-if [ -x $update_desktopdb_cmd -a -d $desktopdb_dir ]; then
-	$update_desktopdb_cmd $desktopdb_dir && \
-		echo "=> Updated desktop database directory."
-fi
-
-unset update_desktopdb_cmd desktopdb_dir
diff --git a/templates/xbps-base-files/template b/templates/xbps-base-files/template
index e58ddc3374..d93c9b24b8 100644
--- a/templates/xbps-base-files/template
+++ b/templates/xbps-base-files/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'xbps-base-files'
 pkgname=xbps-base-files
-version=0.11
+version=0.12
 build_style=custom-install
 short_desc="xbps base system files"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
diff --git a/triggers/update-desktopdb b/triggers/update-desktopdb
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..6d21fc71b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/triggers/update-desktopdb
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# Updates the MIME database that connects with applications, through
+# the update-desktop-database(1) utility.
+#
+# Arguments:	$1 = action [run/targets]
+#		$2 = target [post-install/post-remove]
+#		$3 = pkgname
+#		$4 = version
+#
+trigger="update-desktopdb"
+desktopdb_bin=./usr/bin/update-desktop-database
+desktopdb_dir=./usr/share/applications
+desktopdb_cache=${desktopdb_dir}/mimeinfo.cache
+
+case "$1" in
+targets)
+	echo "post-install post-remove"
+	;;
+run)
+	echo "Running $trigger trigger..."
+
+	case "$2" in
+	post-*)
+		if [ -f ${desktopdb_cache} ]; then
+			rm -f ${desktopdb_cache}
+		fi
+		if [ -x ${desktopdb_bin} ]; then
+			echo "Updating MIME database for ${desktopdb_dir}..."
+			${desktopdb_bin} ${desktopdb_dir}
+		fi
+		;;
+	esac
+	;;
+*)
+	exit 1
+	;;
+esac
+
+exit 0