diff --git a/SpacesAPI/Space.php b/SpacesAPI/Space.php
index cffcbde..a257062 100644
--- a/SpacesAPI/Space.php
+++ b/SpacesAPI/Space.php
@@ -303,15 +303,19 @@ class Space
      *
      * @param string $filepath The path to the file, including the filename. Relative and absolute paths are accepted.
      * @param string|null $filename The remote filename. If `null`, the local filename will be used.
+     * @param string|null $mimeType The file mime type to pass as ContentType for the file (e.g. 'image/jpeg').
+     * @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 $filename = null, ?string $mimeType = 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..976d9f6 100644
--- a/tests/SpaceTest.php
+++ b/tests/SpaceTest.php
@@ -86,6 +86,13 @@ class SpaceTest extends TestCase
         $this->assertInstanceOf(File::class, $file);
     }
 
+    public function testCanUploadFileWithMimeType()
+    {
+        $tmpFile = tempnam(sys_get_temp_dir(), 'spaces-test');
+        $file = self::$space->uploadFile($tmpFile, 'upload-test.txt', 'text/plain');
+        $this->assertInstanceOf(File::class, $file);
+    }
+
     /**
      * @depends testCanUploadText
      * @depends testCanUploadFile