diff --git a/api/sys_seal.go b/api/sys_seal.go
index 97a49aeb4401..72fe06e8ed31 100644
--- a/api/sys_seal.go
+++ b/api/sys_seal.go
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ func sealStatusRequest(c *Sys, r *Request) (*SealStatusResponse, error) {
 }
 
 type SealStatusResponse struct {
+	Type        string `json:"type"`
 	Sealed      bool   `json:"sealed"`
 	T           int    `json:"t"`
 	N           int    `json:"n"`
diff --git a/command/status.go b/command/status.go
index 7b6cce348f3c..6b2f3a0a76a6 100644
--- a/command/status.go
+++ b/command/status.go
@@ -36,12 +36,14 @@ func (c *StatusCommand) Run(args []string) int {
 	}
 
 	outStr := fmt.Sprintf(
-		"Sealed: %v\n"+
+		"Type: %s\n"+
+			"Sealed: %v\n"+
 			"Key Shares: %d\n"+
 			"Key Threshold: %d\n"+
 			"Unseal Progress: %d\n"+
 			"Unseal Nonce: %v\n"+
 			"Version: %s",
+		sealStatus.Type,
 		sealStatus.Sealed,
 		sealStatus.N,
 		sealStatus.T,
diff --git a/http/sys_seal.go b/http/sys_seal.go
index ef2430495ae8..4805e36de505 100644
--- a/http/sys_seal.go
+++ b/http/sys_seal.go
@@ -190,6 +190,7 @@ func handleSysSealStatusRaw(core *vault.Core, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Req
 	progress, nonce := core.SecretProgress()
 
 	respondOk(w, &SealStatusResponse{
+		Type:        sealConfig.Type,
 		Sealed:      sealed,
 		T:           sealConfig.SecretThreshold,
 		N:           sealConfig.SecretShares,
@@ -202,6 +203,7 @@ func handleSysSealStatusRaw(core *vault.Core, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Req
 }
 
 type SealStatusResponse struct {
+	Type        string `json:"type"`
 	Sealed      bool   `json:"sealed"`
 	T           int    `json:"t"`
 	N           int    `json:"n"`