diff --git a/administrator/components/com_media/resources/scripts/components/infobar/infobar.vue b/administrator/components/com_media/resources/scripts/components/infobar/infobar.vue
index b805f48fed9ed..f556bc144c563 100644
--- a/administrator/components/com_media/resources/scripts/components/infobar/infobar.vue
+++ b/administrator/components/com_media/resources/scripts/components/infobar/infobar.vue
@@ -12,7 +12,9 @@
                 <dd>{{ item.directory }}</dd>
 
                 <dt>{{ translate('COM_MEDIA_MEDIA_TYPE') }}</dt>
-                <dd>{{ item.type || '-' }}</dd>
+                <dd v-if="item.type === 'file'">{{ translate('COM_MEDIA_FILE') }}</dd>
+                <dd v-else-if="item.type === 'dir'">{{ translate('COM_MEDIA_FOLDER') }}</dd>
+                <dd v-else>-</dd>
 
                 <dt>{{ translate('COM_MEDIA_MEDIA_DATE_CREATED') }}</dt>
                 <dd>{{ item.create_date_formatted }}</dd>
diff --git a/administrator/components/com_media/tmpl/media/default_texts.php b/administrator/components/com_media/tmpl/media/default_texts.php
index 2834cb252b988..be63b6f631195 100644
--- a/administrator/components/com_media/tmpl/media/default_texts.php
+++ b/administrator/components/com_media/tmpl/media/default_texts.php
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 Text::script('COM_MEDIA_ERROR_NOT_AUTHENTICATED', true);
 Text::script('COM_MEDIA_ERROR_NOT_AUTHORIZED', true);
 Text::script('COM_MEDIA_ERROR_NOT_FOUND', true);
+Text::script('COM_MEDIA_FILE', true);
 Text::script('COM_MEDIA_FILE_EXISTS_AND_OVERRIDE', true);
 Text::script('COM_MEDIA_FOLDER', true);
 Text::script('COM_MEDIA_FOLDER_NAME', true);
diff --git a/administrator/language/en-GB/com_media.ini b/administrator/language/en-GB/com_media.ini
index f10bba9a1a761..191db33d5ebaf 100644
--- a/administrator/language/en-GB/com_media.ini
+++ b/administrator/language/en-GB/com_media.ini
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ COM_MEDIA_FIELD_PATH_IMAGE_FOLDER_LABEL="Path to Images Folder"
 COM_MEDIA_FIELD_RESTRICT_UPLOADS_DESC="Restrict uploads for lower than manager users to images if Fileinfo or MIME Magic isn't installed."
 COM_MEDIA_FIELD_RESTRICT_UPLOADS_LABEL="Restrict Uploads"
 COM_MEDIA_FIELDSET_OPTIONS_LABEL="Media"
+COM_MEDIA_FILE="File"
 COM_MEDIA_FILE_EXISTS_AND_OVERRIDE="%s already exists. Do you want to replace it?"
 COM_MEDIA_FOLDER="Folder"
 COM_MEDIA_FOLDER_NAME="Folder Name"