diff --git a/src/driver/file.cpp b/src/driver/file.cpp
index aa3002c98..21e94f8ee 100644
--- a/src/driver/file.cpp
+++ b/src/driver/file.cpp
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ int mycasecmp(const void * a, const void * b)
 CFile::CFile()
   : Size( 0 ), Mode( 0 ), Marked( false ), Time( 0 )
 {
+	Type = -1;
 }
 
 CFile::FileType CFile::getType(void) const
@@ -77,18 +78,20 @@ CFile::FileType CFile::getType(void) const
 	if(S_ISDIR(Mode))
 		return FILE_DIR;
 
-	std::string::size_type ext_pos = Name.rfind('.');
+	if (Type < 0) {
+		Type = (int) FILE_UNKNOWN;
+		std::string::size_type ext_pos = Name.rfind('.');
 
-	if (ext_pos != std::string::npos)
-	{
-		const char * key = &(Name.c_str()[ext_pos + 1]);
+		if (ext_pos != std::string::npos) {
+			const char * key = &(Name.c_str()[ext_pos + 1]);
 
-		void * result = ::bsearch(&key, file_extension_list, sizeof(file_extension_list) / sizeof(const char *), sizeof(const char *), mycasecmp);
-		
-		if (result != NULL)
-			return file_type_list[(const char * *)result - (const char * *)&file_extension_list];
+			void * result = ::bsearch(&key, file_extension_list, sizeof(file_extension_list) / sizeof(const char *), sizeof(const char *), mycasecmp);
+
+			if (result != NULL)
+				Type = (int) file_type_list[(const char * *)result - (const char * *)&file_extension_list];
+		}
 	}
-	return FILE_UNKNOWN;
+	return (CFile::FileType) Type;
 }
 
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/src/driver/file.h b/src/driver/file.h
index 46be83b89..7beabac1e 100644
--- a/src/driver/file.h
+++ b/src/driver/file.h
@@ -48,41 +48,43 @@
 
 class CFile
 {
-public:
-	enum FileType
-	{
-		FILE_UNKNOWN = 0,
-		FILE_AAC,
-		FILE_AVI,
-		FILE_ASF,
-		FILE_DIR,
-		FILE_ISO,
-		FILE_TEXT,
-		FILE_CDR,
-		FILE_MP3,
-		FILE_MKV,
-		FILE_OGG,
-		FILE_WAV,
-		FILE_FLAC,
-		FILE_XML,
-		FILE_PLAYLIST,
-		STREAM_AUDIO,
-		FILE_PICTURE,
-		STREAM_PICTURE
-	};
+	private:
+		mutable int Type;
+	public:
+		enum FileType
+		{
+			FILE_UNKNOWN = 0,
+			FILE_AAC,
+			FILE_AVI,
+			FILE_ASF,
+			FILE_DIR,
+			FILE_ISO,
+			FILE_TEXT,
+			FILE_CDR,
+			FILE_MP3,
+			FILE_MKV,
+			FILE_OGG,
+			FILE_WAV,
+			FILE_FLAC,
+			FILE_XML,
+			FILE_PLAYLIST,
+			STREAM_AUDIO,
+			FILE_PICTURE,
+			STREAM_PICTURE
+		};
 
-	FileType	getType(void) const;
-	std::string	getFileName(void) const;
-	std::string	getPath(void) const;
-	bool		isDir(void) { return S_ISDIR(Mode); };
+		FileType	getType(void) const;
+		std::string	getFileName(void) const;
+		std::string	getPath(void) const;
+		bool		isDir(void) { return S_ISDIR(Mode); };
 
-	CFile();
-	off_t Size;
-	std::string Name;
-	std::string Url;
-	mode_t Mode;
-	bool Marked;
-	time_t Time;
+		CFile();
+		off_t Size;
+		std::string Name;
+		std::string Url;
+		mode_t Mode;
+		bool Marked;
+		time_t Time;
 };
 
 typedef std::vector<CFile> CFileList;