diff --git a/modules/page_object_prefs.py b/modules/page_object_prefs.py
index af615fcf8..9f0528e16 100644
--- a/modules/page_object_prefs.py
+++ b/modules/page_object_prefs.py
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 import datetime
+import json
 import re
 from time import sleep
 from typing import List, Literal
 
-from rich import json
 from selenium.webdriver import Firefox
 from selenium.webdriver.common.by import By
 from selenium.webdriver.common.keys import Keys
@@ -639,6 +639,7 @@ def click_popup_panel_button(self, field: str) -> BasePage:
             self.get_element("panel-popup-button", labels=[field]).click()
         return self
 
+    @BasePage.context_content
     def get_app_name_for_mime_type(self, mime_type: str) -> str:
         """
         Return the application name associated with a given MIME type in about:preferences.
diff --git a/tests/downloads/test_add_mime_type_doc.py b/tests/downloads/test_add_mime_type_doc.py
index 4b30e5a49..96492fd46 100644
--- a/tests/downloads/test_add_mime_type_doc.py
+++ b/tests/downloads/test_add_mime_type_doc.py
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
-import json
 import sys
 from os import environ
 
 import pytest
 from selenium.webdriver import Firefox
 
-from modules.browser_object import ContextMenu, Navigation
+from modules.browser_object import Navigation
 from modules.page_object import AboutPrefs, GenericPage
 
 
@@ -15,7 +14,6 @@ def test_case():
 
 
 DOC_LINK = "https://sapphire-hendrika-5.tiiny.site/"
-
 WIN_GHA = environ.get("GITHUB_ACTIONS") == "true" and sys.platform.startswith("win")
 
 
@@ -24,41 +22,35 @@ def delete_files_regex_string():
     return r"sample.*\.doc"
 
 
-@pytest.mark.skipif(WIN_GHA, reason="Test unstable in Windows Github Actions")
+def expected_app_name(sys_platform: str, opt_ci: bool) -> str:
+    if sys_platform == "Darwin":
+        return "TextEdit" if opt_ci else "Pages"
+    return "LibreOffice Writer"
+
+
+@pytest.mark.skipif(
+    WIN_GHA, reason="Most runners don’t have a .doc handler registered on Windows"
+)
 @pytest.mark.noxvfb
 def test_mime_type_doc(driver: Firefox, sys_platform: str, opt_ci: bool, delete_files):
     """
-    C1756748: Verify the user can add the .doc type
+    C1756748 - Verify that downloading a .doc file adds a new MIME type entry
+    and the correct default application is assigned.
     """
-    doc_page = GenericPage(driver, url=DOC_LINK).open()
+
+    # Instantiate objects
+    page = GenericPage(driver, url=DOC_LINK)
     nav = Navigation(driver)
-    context_menu = ContextMenu(driver)
     about_prefs = AboutPrefs(driver, category="general")
-    doc_page.get_element("sample-doc-download").click()
 
-    downloads_button = nav.get_download_button()
+    # Open the test page with the .doc download link
+    page.open()
+    page.click_on("sample-doc-download")
 
-    with driver.context(driver.CONTEXT_CHROME):
-        downloads_button.click()
-        download_item = nav.get_element("download-panel-item")
-        nav.context_click(download_item)
-        context_menu.get_element("context-menu-always-open-similar-files").click()
+    # Download the file and set 'Always Open Similar Files'
+    nav.set_always_open_similar_files()
 
+    # Verify the MIME type entry exists and default app matches expectation
     about_prefs.open()
-    about_prefs.element_exists("mime-type-item", labels=["application/msword"])
-
-    mime_type_item = about_prefs.get_element(
-        "mime-type-item", labels=["application/msword"]
-    )
-    action_description_item = about_prefs.get_element(
-        "mime-type-item-description", parent_element=mime_type_item
-    )
-
-    mime_type_data = json.loads(action_description_item.get_attribute("data-l10n-args"))
-    if sys_platform == "Darwin":
-        if opt_ci:
-            assert mime_type_data["app-name"] == "TextEdit"
-        else:
-            assert mime_type_data["app-name"] == "Pages"
-    else:
-        assert mime_type_data["app-name"] == "LibreOffice Writer"
+    app_name = about_prefs.get_app_name_for_mime_type("application/msword")
+    assert app_name == expected_app_name(sys_platform, opt_ci)