diff --git a/src/App/Metadata.cpp b/src/App/Metadata.cpp
index 05d58b4516..785413960f 100644
--- a/src/App/Metadata.cpp
+++ b/src/App/Metadata.cpp
@@ -172,6 +172,11 @@ std::string Metadata::name() const
     return _name;
 }
 
+std::string Metadata::type() const
+{
+    return _type;
+}
+
 Meta::Version Metadata::version() const
 {
     return _version;
@@ -291,6 +296,11 @@ void Metadata::setName(const std::string& name)
     _name = name;
 }
 
+void Metadata::setType(const std::string& type)
+{
+    _type = type;
+}
+
 void Metadata::setVersion(const Meta::Version& version)
 {
     _version = version;
@@ -726,6 +736,7 @@ bool Metadata::supportsCurrentFreeCAD() const
 void Metadata::appendToElement(DOMElement* root) const
 {
     appendSimpleXMLNode(root, "name", _name);
+    appendSimpleXMLNode(root, "type", _type);
     appendSimpleXMLNode(root, "description", _description);
     if (_version != Meta::Version()) {
         // Only append version if it's not 0.0.0
@@ -864,6 +875,9 @@ void Metadata::parseVersion1(const DOMNode* startNode)
         if (tagString == "name") {
             _name = StrXUTF8(element->getTextContent()).str;
         }
+        else if (tagString == "type") {
+            _type = StrXUTF8(element->getTextContent()).str;
+        }
         else if (tagString == "version") {
             _version = Meta::Version(StrXUTF8(element->getTextContent()).str);
         }
diff --git a/src/App/Metadata.h b/src/App/Metadata.h
index a3a7ad0910..a741c19b2c 100644
--- a/src/App/Metadata.h
+++ b/src/App/Metadata.h
@@ -219,6 +219,7 @@ public:
     //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
     std::string name() const;     //< A short name for this package, often used as a menu entry.
+    std::string type() const;     //< The type for this package.
     Meta::Version version() const;//< Version string in semantic triplet format, e.g. "1.2.3".
     std::string date()
         const;//< Date string -- currently arbitrary (when C++20 is well-supported we can revisit)
@@ -285,6 +286,7 @@ public:
 
     // Setters
     void setName(const std::string& name);
+    void setType(const std::string& type);
     void setVersion(const Meta::Version& version);
     void setDate(const std::string& date);
     void setDescription(const std::string& description);
@@ -348,6 +350,7 @@ public:
 
 private:
     std::string _name;
+    std::string _type;
     Meta::Version _version;
     std::string _date;
     std::string _description;