diff --git a/crates/nu-cli/src/util.rs b/crates/nu-cli/src/util.rs
index 9848bb6051..0285664fb9 100644
--- a/crates/nu-cli/src/util.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-cli/src/util.rs
@@ -282,8 +282,22 @@ fn evaluate_source(
     }?;
 
     if let PipelineData::ByteStream(..) = pipeline {
-        pipeline.print(engine_state, stack, false, false)
-    } else if let Some(hook) = engine_state.get_config().hooks.display_output.clone() {
+        // run the display hook on bytestreams too
+        run_display_hook(engine_state, stack, pipeline, false)
+    } else {
+        run_display_hook(engine_state, stack, pipeline, true)
+    }?;
+
+    Ok(false)
+}
+
+fn run_display_hook(
+    engine_state: &mut EngineState,
+    stack: &mut Stack,
+    pipeline: PipelineData,
+    no_newline: bool,
+) -> Result<(), ShellError> {
+    if let Some(hook) = engine_state.get_config().hooks.display_output.clone() {
         let pipeline = eval_hook(
             engine_state,
             stack,
@@ -292,14 +306,11 @@ fn evaluate_source(
             &hook,
             "display_output",
         )?;
-        pipeline.print(engine_state, stack, false, false)
+        pipeline.print(engine_state, stack, no_newline, false)
     } else {
-        pipeline.print(engine_state, stack, true, false)
-    }?;
-
-    Ok(false)
+        pipeline.print(engine_state, stack, no_newline, false)
+    }
 }
-
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod test {
     use super::*;
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/filesystem/open.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/filesystem/open.rs
index ea2a253a2a..855272d978 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/filesystem/open.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/filesystem/open.rs
@@ -146,6 +146,9 @@ impl Command for Open {
                         }
                     };
 
+                    // Assigning content type should only happen in raw mode. Otherwise, the content
+                    // will potentially be in one of the built-in nushell `from xxx` formats and therefore
+                    // cease to be in the original content-type.... or so I'm told. :)
                     let content_type = if raw {
                         path.extension()
                             .map(|ext| ext.to_string_lossy().to_string())
@@ -283,6 +286,9 @@ fn detect_content_type(extension: &str) -> Option<String> {
     match extension {
         // Per RFC-9512, application/yaml should be used
         "yaml" | "yml" => Some("application/yaml".to_string()),
+        "nu" => Some("application/x-nuscript".to_string()),
+        "json" | "jsonl" | "ndjson" => Some("application/json".to_string()),
+        "nuon" => Some("application/x-nuon".to_string()),
         _ => mime_guess::from_ext(extension)
             .first()
             .map(|mime| mime.to_string()),
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/open.rs b/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/open.rs
index b50c6c9e6c..c3e7db137f 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/open.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/open.rs
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ fn test_content_types_with_open_raw() {
         let result = nu!(cwd: dirs.formats(), "open --raw sample_data.xlsx | metadata");
         assert!(result.out.contains("vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument"));
         let result = nu!(cwd: dirs.formats(), "open --raw sample_def.nu | metadata");
-        assert!(!result.out.contains("content_type"));
+        assert!(result.out.contains("application/x-nuscript"));
         let result = nu!(cwd: dirs.formats(), "open --raw sample.eml | metadata");
         assert!(result.out.contains("message/rfc822"));
         let result = nu!(cwd: dirs.formats(), "open --raw cargo_sample.toml | metadata");
diff --git a/crates/nu-protocol/src/pipeline/byte_stream.rs b/crates/nu-protocol/src/pipeline/byte_stream.rs
index 8e46402a1d..da78b9c836 100644
--- a/crates/nu-protocol/src/pipeline/byte_stream.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-protocol/src/pipeline/byte_stream.rs
@@ -41,10 +41,7 @@ impl ByteStreamSource {
 
     /// Source is a `Child` or `File`, rather than `Read`. Currently affects trimming
     fn is_external(&self) -> bool {
-        matches!(
-            self,
-            ByteStreamSource::File(..) | ByteStreamSource::Child(..)
-        )
+        matches!(self, ByteStreamSource::Child(..))
     }
 }