diff --git a/app-misc/lf/lf-27.ebuild b/app-misc/lf/lf-27.ebuild
index 70aa483cb7..345900a6c3 100644
--- a/app-misc/lf/lf-27.ebuild
+++ b/app-misc/lf/lf-27.ebuild
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 EAPI=7
 
-inherit go-module bash-completion-r1 desktop
+inherit go-module bash-completion-r1 desktop xdg-utils
 
 SRC_URI="https://github.com/gokcehan/lf/archive/r${PV}.tar.gz -> ${P}.tar.gz"
 SRC_URI+=" https://github.com/cantcuckthis/gentoo-lf/raw/main/${P}-deps.tar.xz"
@@ -56,3 +56,13 @@ src_install() {
 
 	domenu "${PN}.desktop"
 }
+
+src_postinst() {
+	xdg_desktop_database_update
+	xdg_mimeinfo_database_update
+}
+
+src_postrm() {
+	xdg_desktop_database_update
+	xdg_mimeinfo_database_update
+}