diff --git a/libsignal/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/signalservice/internal/contacts/crypto/KeyBackupCipher.java b/libsignal/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/signalservice/internal/contacts/crypto/KeyBackupCipher.java
index b7a16f3ad..93f326a4b 100644
--- a/libsignal/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/signalservice/internal/contacts/crypto/KeyBackupCipher.java
+++ b/libsignal/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/signalservice/internal/contacts/crypto/KeyBackupCipher.java
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ public final class KeyBackupCipher {
 
     Request requestData = Request.newBuilder().setBackup(backupRequest).build();
 
-    return createKeyBackupRequest(requestData, remoteAttestation);
+    return createKeyBackupRequest(requestData, remoteAttestation, "backup");
   }
 
   public static KeyBackupRequest createKeyRestoreRequest(byte[] kbsAccessKey,
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ public final class KeyBackupCipher {
 
     Request request = Request.newBuilder().setRestore(restoreRequest).build();
 
-    return createKeyBackupRequest(request, remoteAttestation);
+    return createKeyBackupRequest(request, remoteAttestation, "restore");
   }
 
   public static KeyBackupRequest createKeyDeleteRequest(TokenResponse token,
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ public final class KeyBackupCipher {
 
     Request request = Request.newBuilder().setDelete(deleteRequest).build();
 
-    return createKeyBackupRequest(request, remoteAttestation);
+    return createKeyBackupRequest(request, remoteAttestation, "delete");
   }
 
   public static BackupResponse getKeyBackupResponse(KeyBackupResponse response, RemoteAttestation remoteAttestation)
@@ -109,13 +109,13 @@ public final class KeyBackupCipher {
     return DeleteResponse.parseFrom(data);
   }
 
-  private static KeyBackupRequest createKeyBackupRequest(Request requestData, RemoteAttestation remoteAttestation) {
+  private static KeyBackupRequest createKeyBackupRequest(Request requestData, RemoteAttestation remoteAttestation, String type) {
     byte[] clientKey   = remoteAttestation.getKeys().getClientKey();
     byte[] aad         = remoteAttestation.getRequestId();
 
     AESCipher.AESEncryptedResult aesEncryptedResult = AESCipher.encrypt(clientKey, aad, requestData.toByteArray());
 
-    return new KeyBackupRequest(aesEncryptedResult.aad, aesEncryptedResult.iv, aesEncryptedResult.data, aesEncryptedResult.mac);
+    return new KeyBackupRequest(aesEncryptedResult.aad, aesEncryptedResult.iv, aesEncryptedResult.data, aesEncryptedResult.mac, type);
   }
 
   private static byte[] decryptData(KeyBackupResponse response, RemoteAttestation remoteAttestation) throws InvalidCiphertextException {
diff --git a/libsignal/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/signalservice/internal/contacts/entities/KeyBackupRequest.java b/libsignal/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/signalservice/internal/contacts/entities/KeyBackupRequest.java
index 4bc5c7cde..0315588e6 100644
--- a/libsignal/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/signalservice/internal/contacts/entities/KeyBackupRequest.java
+++ b/libsignal/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/signalservice/internal/contacts/entities/KeyBackupRequest.java
@@ -18,14 +18,18 @@ public class KeyBackupRequest {
   @JsonProperty
   private byte[] mac;
 
+  @JsonProperty
+  private String type;
+
   public KeyBackupRequest() {
   }
 
-  public KeyBackupRequest(byte[] requestId, byte[] iv, byte[] data, byte[] mac) {
-    this.requestId    = requestId;
-    this.iv           = iv;
-    this.data         = data;
-    this.mac          = mac;
+  public KeyBackupRequest(byte[] requestId, byte[] iv, byte[] data, byte[] mac, String type) {
+    this.requestId = requestId;
+    this.iv        = iv;
+    this.data      = data;
+    this.mac       = mac;
+    this.type      = type;
   }
 
   public byte[] getRequestId() {
@@ -44,8 +48,12 @@ public class KeyBackupRequest {
     return mac;
   }
 
+  public String getType() {
+    return type;
+  }
+
   public String toString() {
-    return "{ requestId: " + Hex.toString(requestId) + ", iv: " + Hex.toString(iv) + ", data: " + Hex.toString(data) + ", mac: " + Hex.toString(mac) + "}";
+    return "{ type:" + type + ", requestId: " + Hex.toString(requestId) + ", iv: " + Hex.toString(iv) + ", data: " + Hex.toString(data) + ", mac: " + Hex.toString(mac) + "}";
   }
 
 }