1 files changed, 16 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/http/mime_type.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/http/mime_type.rb
index b8d395854c..6abbf9c754 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/http/mime_type.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/http/mime_type.rb
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ module Mime
 
   SET              = Mimes.new
   EXTENSION_LOOKUP = {}
-  LOOKUP           = Hash.new { |h, k| h[k] = Type.new(k) unless k.blank? }
+  LOOKUP           = {}
 
   class << self
     def [](type)
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ module Mime
       end
 
       def lookup(string)
-        LOOKUP[string]
+        LOOKUP[string] || Type.new(string)
       end
 
       def lookup_by_extension(extension)
@@ -255,9 +255,12 @@ module Mime
       end
     end
 
+    attr_reader :hash
+
     def initialize(string, symbol = nil, synonyms = [])
       @symbol, @synonyms = symbol, synonyms
       @string = string
+      @hash = [@string, @synonyms, @symbol].hash
     end
 
     def to_s
@@ -291,6 +294,13 @@ module Mime
       end
     end
 
+    def eql?(other)
+      super || (self.class == other.class &&
+                @string    == other.string &&
+                @synonyms  == other.synonyms &&
+                @symbol    == other.symbol)
+    end
+
     def =~(mime_type)
       return false unless mime_type
       regexp = Regexp.new(Regexp.quote(mime_type.to_s))
@@ -303,6 +313,10 @@ module Mime
 
     def all?; false; end
 
+    protected
+
+    attr_reader :string, :synonyms
+
     private
 
     def to_ary; end