diff --git a/backend/yandex/yandex.go b/backend/yandex/yandex.go
index fcc4d1650..191ed83b9 100644
--- a/backend/yandex/yandex.go
+++ b/backend/yandex/yandex.go
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ func NewFs(ctx context.Context, name, root string, m configmap.Mapper) (fs.Fs, e
 	f.setRoot(root)
 	f.features = (&fs.Features{
 		ReadMimeType:            true,
-		WriteMimeType:           true,
+		WriteMimeType:           false, // Yandex ignores the mime type we send
 		CanHaveEmptyDirectories: true,
 	}).Fill(ctx, f)
 	f.srv.SetErrorHandler(errorHandler)
diff --git a/docs/content/overview.md b/docs/content/overview.md
index db10693af..1a67922e0 100644
--- a/docs/content/overview.md
+++ b/docs/content/overview.md
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ Here is an overview of the major features of each cloud storage system.
 | SugarSync                    | -           | No      | No               | No              | -         |
 | Tardigrade                   | -           | Yes     | No               | No              | -         |
 | WebDAV                       | MD5, SHA1 ³ | Yes ⁴   | Depends          | No              | -         |
-| Yandex Disk                  | MD5         | Yes     | No               | No              | R/W       |
+| Yandex Disk                  | MD5         | Yes     | No               | No              | R         |
 | The local filesystem         | All         | Yes     | Depends          | No              | -         |
 
 ### Notes