diff --git a/server/handlers/thang_type.coffee b/server/handlers/thang_type.coffee
index d7a9b59dd..601f6f6e1 100644
--- a/server/handlers/thang_type.coffee
+++ b/server/handlers/thang_type.coffee
@@ -18,8 +18,9 @@ ThangTypeHandler = class ThangTypeHandler extends Handler
     'scale',
     'positions',
     'snap',
-    'components'
-    'colorGroups'
+    'components',
+    'colorGroups',
+    'kind'
   ]
 
   hasAccess: (req) ->
diff --git a/server/schemas/thang_type.coffee b/server/schemas/thang_type.coffee
index 8583955b2..f8c164d5b 100644
--- a/server/schemas/thang_type.coffee
+++ b/server/schemas/thang_type.coffee
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ _.extend ThangTypeSchema.properties,
     shapes: c.object {title: 'Shapes', additionalProperties: ShapeObjectSchema}
     containers: c.object {title: 'Containers', additionalProperties: ContainerObjectSchema}
     animations: c.object {title: 'Animations', additionalProperties: RawAnimationObjectSchema}
+  kind: c.shortString { enum: ['Unit', 'Floor', 'Wall', 'Doodad', 'Misc'], default: 'Misc', title: 'Kind' }
 
   actions: c.object { title: 'Actions', additionalProperties: { $ref: '#/definitions/action' } }
   soundTriggers: c.object { title: "Sound Triggers", additionalProperties: c.array({}, { $ref: '#/definitions/sound' }) },