diff --git a/src/kits/app/TypeConstants.cpp b/src/kits/app/TypeConstants.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0d2f14c6bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/kits/app/TypeConstants.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+//	Copyright (c) 2005, Haiku
+//
+//	Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a
+//	copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"),
+//	to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation
+//	the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense,
+//	and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the
+//	Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+//
+//	The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+//	all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+//
+//	THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+//	IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+//	FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+//	AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+//	LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING
+//	FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER
+//	DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+//
+//	File Name:		TypeConstants.cpp
+//	Description:	These type constants are exported by libbe under R5.
+//					We need them for binary compatibility.
+//					See <TypeConstants.h>.
+//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+const char *B_URL_HTTP = "application/x-vnd.Be.URL.http";
+const char *B_URL_HTTPS = "application/x-vnd.Be.URL.https";
+const char *B_URL_FTP = "application/x-vnd.Be.URL.ftp";
+const char *B_URL_GOPHER = "application/x-vnd.Be.URL.gopher";
+const char *B_URL_MAILTO = "application/x-vnd.Be.URL.mailto";
+const char *B_URL_NEWS = "application/x-vnd.Be.URL.news";
+const char *B_URL_NNTP = "application/x-vnd.Be.URL.nntp";
+const char *B_URL_TELNET = "application/x-vnd.Be.URL.telnet";
+const char *B_URL_RLOGIN = "application/x-vnd.Be.URL.rlogin";
+const char *B_URL_TN3270 = "application/x-vnd.Be.URL.tn3270";
+const char *B_URL_WAIS = "application/x-vnd.Be.URL.wais";
+const char *B_URL_FILE = "application/x-vnd.Be.URL.file";
diff --git a/src/kits/app/app.src b/src/kits/app/app.src
index 8c3626dfd3..6d87553057 100644
--- a/src/kits/app/app.src
+++ b/src/kits/app/app.src
@@ -31,4 +31,5 @@ APP_KIT_SOURCE =
 	RosterPrivate.cpp
 	ServerMemIO.cpp
 	TokenSpace.cpp
+	TypeConstants.cpp
 ;