--- /usr/bin/xdg-open.orig	2013-06-09 22:35:07.143009464 -0400
+++ /usr/bin/xdg-open	2013-06-09 23:00:59.408950087 -0400
@@ -308,6 +308,7 @@ detectDE()
     elif `dbus-send --print-reply --dest=org.freedesktop.DBus /org/freedesktop/DBus org.freedesktop.DBus.GetNameOwner string:org.gnome.SessionManager > /dev/null 2>&1` ; then DE=gnome;
     elif xprop -root _DT_SAVE_MODE 2> /dev/null | grep ' = \"xfce4\"$' >/dev/null 2>&1; then DE=xfce;
     elif [ x"$DESKTOP_SESSION" == x"LXDE" ]; then DE=lxde;
+    elif [ x"$DESKTOP_SESSION" == x"mate" ]; then DE=mate;
     else DE=""
     fi
 }
@@ -371,6 +372,21 @@ open_gnome()
     fi
 }
 
+open_mate()
+{
+    if gvfs-open --help 2>/dev/null 1>&2; then
+        gvfs-open "$1"
+    else
+        mate-open "$1"
+    fi
+
+    if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
+        exit_success
+    else
+        exit_failure_operation_failed
+    fi
+}
+
 open_xfce()
 {
     exo-open "$1"
@@ -539,6 +555,10 @@ case "$DE" in
     open_gnome "$url"
     ;;
 
+    mate)
+    open_mate "$url"
+    ;;
+
     xfce)
     open_xfce "$url"
     ;;