diff --git a/ObjectHelper.inc b/ObjectHelper.inc
index a16474d9..f3735720 100644
--- a/ObjectHelper.inc
+++ b/ObjectHelper.inc
@@ -185,6 +185,10 @@ class ObjectHelper {
           //Set what headers we can...
           if ($mimeType = $info['content_type']) {
             drupal_set_header("Content-Type: $mimeType");
+            
+            // Fixes an IE issue (ISLANDORA-311)
+            // http://support.microsoft.com/kb/316431 
+            drupal_set_header("Cache-Control: private", TRUE); 
             if ($asAttachment) {
               $suggestedFileName = "$label";
               $pos = strpos($suggestedFileName, '.');