diff --git a/confluent_server/confluent/messages.py b/confluent_server/confluent/messages.py
index 144244fa..7b02e436 100644
--- a/confluent_server/confluent/messages.py
+++ b/confluent_server/confluent/messages.py
@@ -740,6 +740,8 @@ class SensorReadings(ConfluentMessage):
                 sensordict['states'] = sensor['states']
             if 'health' in sensor:
                 sensordict['health'] = sensor['health']
+            if 'type' in sensor:
+                sensordict['type'] = sensor['type']
             readings.append(sensordict)
         if self.notnode:
             self.kvpairs = {'sensors': readings}
diff --git a/confluent_server/confluent/plugins/hardwaremanagement/ipmi.py b/confluent_server/confluent/plugins/hardwaremanagement/ipmi.py
index 0c6fb43e..c82753c3 100644
--- a/confluent_server/confluent/plugins/hardwaremanagement/ipmi.py
+++ b/confluent_server/confluent/plugins/hardwaremanagement/ipmi.py
@@ -280,7 +280,9 @@ persistent_ipmicmds = {}
 def _dict_sensor(pygreading):
     retdict = {'name': pygreading.name, 'value': pygreading.value,
                'states': pygreading.states, 'units': pygreading.units,
-               'health': _str_health(pygreading.health)}
+               'health': _str_health(pygreading.health),
+               'type': pygreading.type,
+               }
     return retdict