diff --git a/SpacesAPI/Space.php b/SpacesAPI/Space.php
index cffcbde..74a7230 100644
--- a/SpacesAPI/Space.php
+++ b/SpacesAPI/Space.php
@@ -302,16 +302,20 @@ class Space
      * Upload a file
      *
      * @param string $filepath The path to the file, including the filename. Relative and absolute paths are accepted.
+     * @param string $mimeType The file mime type to pass as ContentType for the file (e.g. 'image/jpeg').
      * @param string|null $filename The remote filename. If `null`, the local filename will be used.
+     * @param bool $private True for the file to be private, false to allow public access.
      *
      * @return \SpacesAPI\File
      */
-    public function uploadFile(string $filepath, ?string $filename = null): File
+    public function uploadFile(string $filepath, string $mimeType, ?string $filename = null, bool $private = true): File
     {
         $this->s3->putObject([
                                  'Bucket' => $this->name,
                                  'Key' => ($filename) ?: basename($filepath),
                                  'SourceFile' => $filepath,
+                                 'ContentType' => $mimeType,
+                                 'ACL' => ($private) ? 'private' : 'public-read'
                              ]);
 
         return new File($this, ($filename) ?: basename($filepath), [], false);
diff --git a/tests/SpaceTest.php b/tests/SpaceTest.php
index f416539..0ccccef 100644
--- a/tests/SpaceTest.php
+++ b/tests/SpaceTest.php
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ class SpaceTest extends TestCase
     public function testCanUploadFile()
     {
         $tmpFile = tempnam(sys_get_temp_dir(), 'spaces-test');
-        $file = self::$space->uploadFile($tmpFile, 'upload-test.txt');
+        $file = self::$space->uploadFile($tmpFile, 'text/plain', 'upload-test.txt', false);
         $this->assertInstanceOf(File::class, $file);
     }