diff --git a/wp-includes/class-wp-xmlrpc-server.php b/wp-includes/class-wp-xmlrpc-server.php
index 78288bd278..78581cbfab 100644
--- a/wp-includes/class-wp-xmlrpc-server.php
+++ b/wp-includes/class-wp-xmlrpc-server.php
@@ -5737,11 +5737,10 @@ class wp_xmlrpc_server extends IXR_Server {
 			'id'   => strval( $id ),
 			'file' => $name,
 			'url'  => $upload[ 'url' ],
-			'type' => $type
+			'type' => $upload[ 'type' ]
 		);
 
-		/** This filter is documented in wp-admin/includes/file.php */
-		return apply_filters( 'wp_handle_upload', $struct, 'upload' );
+		return $struct;
 	}
 
 	/* MovableType API functions
diff --git a/wp-includes/functions.php b/wp-includes/functions.php
index 2da3569ff1..bad987c9f1 100644
--- a/wp-includes/functions.php
+++ b/wp-includes/functions.php
@@ -1993,7 +1993,8 @@ function wp_upload_bits( $name, $deprecated, $bits, $time = null ) {
 	// Compute the URL
 	$url = $upload['url'] . "/$filename";
 
-	return array( 'file' => $new_file, 'url' => $url, 'error' => false );
+	/** This filter is documented in wp-admin/includes/file.php */
+	return apply_filters( 'wp_handle_upload', array( 'file' => $new_file, 'url' => $url, 'type' => $wp_filetype['type'], 'error' => false ), 'sideload' );
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index ea23c84d11..c820deef89 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '4.4-alpha-34256';
+$wp_version = '4.4-alpha-34257';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.