diff --git a/src/plugins/irc-events/link.js b/src/plugins/irc-events/link.js
index cf0c8c70..a2f85791 100644
--- a/src/plugins/irc-events/link.js
+++ b/src/plugins/irc-events/link.js
@@ -221,6 +221,7 @@ function parse(msg, chan, preview, res, client) {
 		case "audio/mpeg3":
 		case "audio/ogg":
 		case "audio/wav":
+		case "audio/x-wav":
 		case "audio/x-mid":
 		case "audio/x-midi":
 		case "audio/x-mpeg":
diff --git a/src/plugins/uploader.js b/src/plugins/uploader.js
index 3880f953..4093b8b2 100644
--- a/src/plugins/uploader.js
+++ b/src/plugins/uploader.js
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ class Uploader {
 		const folder = name.substring(0, 2);
 		const uploadPath = Helper.getFileUploadPath();
 		const filePath = path.join(uploadPath, folder, name);
-		const detectedMimeType = await Uploader.getFileType(filePath);
+		let detectedMimeType = await Uploader.getFileType(filePath);
 
 		// doesn't exist
 		if (detectedMimeType === null) {
@@ -76,6 +76,12 @@ class Uploader {
 		// Force a download in the browser if it's not a whitelisted type (binary or otherwise unknown)
 		const contentDisposition = Uploader.isValidType(detectedMimeType) ? "inline" : "attachment";
 
+		if (detectedMimeType === "audio/vnd.wave") {
+			// Send a more common mime type for wave audio files
+			// so that browsers can play them correctly
+			detectedMimeType = "audio/wav";
+		}
+
 		res.setHeader("Content-Disposition", contentDisposition);
 		res.setHeader("Cache-Control", "max-age=86400");
 		res.contentType(detectedMimeType);