diff --git a/gdk/quartz/gdkselection-quartz.c b/gdk/quartz/gdkselection-quartz.c
index 79f8374420..fb102736cc 100644
--- a/gdk/quartz/gdkselection-quartz.c
+++ b/gdk/quartz/gdkselection-quartz.c
@@ -180,6 +180,7 @@ _gdk_quartz_display_text_property_to_utf8_list (GdkDisplay    *display,
 #define GDK_QUARTZ_STRING_PBOARD_TYPE  NSStringPboardType
 #define GDK_QUARTZ_TIFF_PBOARD_TYPE    NSTIFFPboardType
 #else
+#define GDK_QUARTZ_FILE_PBOARD_TYPE    NSPasteboardTypeFileURL
 #define GDK_QUARTZ_URL_PBOARD_TYPE     NSPasteboardTypeURL
 #define GDK_QUARTZ_COLOR_PBOARD_TYPE   NSPasteboardTypeColor
 #define GDK_QUARTZ_STRING_PBOARD_TYPE  NSPasteboardTypeString
@@ -197,6 +198,10 @@ gdk_quartz_pasteboard_type_to_atom_libgtk_only (NSString *type)
     return gdk_atom_intern_static_string ("application/x-color");
   else if ([type isEqualToString:GDK_QUARTZ_URL_PBOARD_TYPE])
     return gdk_atom_intern_static_string ("text/uri-list");
+#if MAC_OS_X_VERSION_MIN_REQUIRED >= 101400
+  else if ([type isEqualToString:GDK_QUARTZ_FILE_PBOARD_TYPE])
+    return gdk_atom_intern_static_string ("text/uri-list");
+#endif
   else
     return gdk_atom_intern ([type UTF8String], FALSE);
 }