diff --git a/docs/changes.xml b/docs/changes.xml
index 58181173..5717f1bd 100644
--- a/docs/changes.xml
+++ b/docs/changes.xml
@@ -31,6 +31,12 @@ NGINX Unit updated to 1.24.0.
          date="" time=""
          packager="Andrei Belov <defan@nginx.com>">
 
+<change type="change">
+<para>
+PHP added to the default MIME type list.
+</para>
+</change>
+
 <change type="feature">
 <para>
 multiple "targets" in Python applications.
diff --git a/src/nxt_http_static.c b/src/nxt_http_static.c
index c961bb97..08f451b6 100644
--- a/src/nxt_http_static.c
+++ b/src/nxt_http_static.c
@@ -643,6 +643,8 @@ nxt_http_static_mtypes_init(nxt_mp_t *mp, nxt_lvlhsh_t *hash)
 
         { nxt_string("application/octet-stream"),  ".deb" },
         { nxt_string("application/octet-stream"),  ".rpm" },
+
+        { nxt_string("application/x-httpd-php"),   ".php" },
     };
 
     for (i = 0; i < nxt_nitems(default_types); i++) {