diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 1b422e6..cb73566 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@
 # 0.2.2
+- DATABASE FORMAT CHANGE
 - meme cache is now updated after reponse has been sent to reduce latency
+- MIME type and file size is now sent with memes
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 993c2c0..9759411 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ use serde_json::json;
 mod config;
 mod meme;
 mod responder;
+mod util;
 
 #[derive(Debug, StructOpt)]
 struct Opt {
diff --git a/src/responder.rs b/src/responder.rs
index ee89165..cee4e30 100644
--- a/src/responder.rs
+++ b/src/responder.rs
@@ -1,55 +1,66 @@
-use crate::Bot;
+use crate::{util, Bot};
 use anyhow::Context;
 use log::{error, info, warn};
 use matrix_sdk::{
     api::r0::media::create_content,
     events::{
-        room::message::{
-            ImageMessageEventContent,
-            MessageEventContent,
-            MessageType,
-            VideoMessageEventContent,
+        room::{
+            message::{
+                ImageMessageEventContent,
+                MessageEventContent,
+                MessageType,
+                VideoInfo,
+                VideoMessageEventContent,
+            },
+            ImageInfo,
         },
         AnyMessageEventContent,
     },
     identifiers::MxcUri,
     room::{Joined, Room},
+    UInt,
 };
+use mime::Mime;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use std::{io::Cursor, sync::atomic::Ordering};
 
+/// A meme stored in the cache database
 #[derive(Debug, Deserialize, Serialize)]
 struct CachedMeme {
+    /// mxc url of the meme
     mxc: MxcUri,
-    ty: CachedMemeType,
+    /// MIME type of the meme
+    #[serde(with = "util::mime_serialize")]
+    mime: Mime,
+    /// file size of the meme
+    size: UInt,
 }
 
 impl CachedMeme {
-    fn into_message_type(self, name: String) -> MessageType {
-        match self {
-            Self {
-                mxc,
-                ty: CachedMemeType::Image,
-            } => MessageType::Image(ImageMessageEventContent::plain(name, mxc, None)),
-            Self {
-                mxc,
-                ty: CachedMemeType::Video,
-            } => MessageType::Video(VideoMessageEventContent::plain(name, mxc, None)),
-        }
-    }
-}
+    fn into_message_type(self, name: String) -> Option<MessageType> {
+        let Self { mxc, mime, size } = self;
 
-#[derive(Debug, Deserialize, Serialize)]
-enum CachedMemeType {
-    Image,
-    Video,
-}
-
-impl CachedMemeType {
-    fn from_mime_name(name: &mime::Name) -> Option<Self> {
-        match *name {
-            mime::VIDEO => Some(Self::Video),
-            mime::IMAGE => Some(Self::Image),
+        match mime.type_() {
+            mime::IMAGE => Some(MessageType::Image(ImageMessageEventContent::plain(
+                name,
+                mxc,
+                Some(Box::new({
+                    let mut info = ImageInfo::new();
+                    info.mimetype = Some(mime.to_string());
+                    info.size = Some(size);
+                    info
+                })),
+            ))),
+            mime::VIDEO => Some(MessageType::Video(VideoMessageEventContent::plain(
+                name,
+                mxc,
+                Some(Box::new({
+                    let mut info = VideoInfo::new();
+                    info.mimetype = Some(mime.to_string());
+                    info.size = Some(size);
+                    info
+                })),
+            ))),
             _ => None,
         }
     }
@@ -100,8 +111,7 @@ pub async fn on_msg(msg: &str, room: Room, bot: &Bot) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
                             let resp = resp.bytes().await?;
 
                             if let Some(mime) = mime_guess::from_path(&meme.link).first() {
-                                let ty = CachedMemeType::from_mime_name(&mime.type_())
-                                    .context("Found meme that is neither video nor image!")?;
+                                let size = resp.len();
                                 let create_content::Response { content_uri, .. } = bot
                                     .client
                                     .read()
@@ -111,7 +121,9 @@ pub async fn on_msg(msg: &str, room: Room, bot: &Bot) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
 
                                 let cached = CachedMeme {
                                     mxc: content_uri,
-                                    ty,
+                                    mime,
+                                    size: UInt::new(size as u64)
+                                        .context("Meme has file size over allowed limit!")?,
                                 };
 
                                 bot.memecache
@@ -146,7 +158,9 @@ pub async fn on_msg(msg: &str, room: Room, bot: &Bot) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
 }
 
 async fn send_meme(room: &Joined, cached: CachedMeme, meme_name: String) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
-    let msg_ty = cached.into_message_type(meme_name);
+    let msg_ty = cached
+        .into_message_type(meme_name)
+        .context("Found meme that is neither image nor video!")?;
 
     room.send(
         AnyMessageEventContent::RoomMessage(MessageEventContent::new(msg_ty)),
diff --git a/src/util.rs b/src/util.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b729ba0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/util.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+pub mod mime_serialize {
+    use mime::Mime;
+    use serde::{
+        de::{self, Unexpected, Visitor},
+        Deserializer,
+        Serializer,
+    };
+
+    pub fn serialize<S>(data: &Mime, serializer: S) -> Result<S::Ok, S::Error>
+    where
+        S: Serializer,
+    {
+        serializer.serialize_str(&data.to_string())
+    }
+
+    pub fn deserialize<'de, D>(deserializer: D) -> Result<Mime, D::Error>
+    where
+        D: Deserializer<'de>,
+    {
+        struct Vis;
+        impl<'de> Visitor<'de> for Vis {
+            type Value = Mime;
+
+            fn expecting(&self, formatter: &mut std::fmt::Formatter) -> std::fmt::Result {
+                formatter.write_str("a MIME type")
+            }
+
+            fn visit_str<E>(self, v: &str) -> Result<Self::Value, E>
+            where
+                E: serde::de::Error,
+            {
+                v.parse()
+                    .map_err(|_| de::Error::invalid_value(Unexpected::Str(v), &Vis))
+            }
+        }
+
+        deserializer.deserialize_str(Vis)
+    }
+}