diff --git a/platform/core/src/capabilities/MetadataCapability.js b/platform/core/src/capabilities/MetadataCapability.js
index f4b9061b8c..677dab0008 100644
--- a/platform/core/src/capabilities/MetadataCapability.js
+++ b/platform/core/src/capabilities/MetadataCapability.js
@@ -55,11 +55,17 @@ define(
             }
 
             function getCommonMetadata() {
+                var type = domainObject.getCapability('type');
+                // Note that invalid values will be filtered out later
                 return [
                     {
                         name: "Updated",
                         value: formatTimestamp(model.modified)
                     },
+                    {
+                        name: "Type",
+                        value: type && type.getName()
+                    },
                     {
                         name: "ID",
                         value: domainObject.getId()