diff --git a/src/datasets/domain/dtos/DatasetDTO.ts b/src/datasets/domain/dtos/DatasetDTO.ts
index 23d668c9..980ba4ed 100644
--- a/src/datasets/domain/dtos/DatasetDTO.ts
+++ b/src/datasets/domain/dtos/DatasetDTO.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { DatasetLicense } from '../models/Dataset'
 export interface DatasetDTO {
   license?: DatasetLicense
   metadataBlockValues: DatasetMetadataBlockValuesDTO[]
+  datasetType?: string
 }
 
 export interface DatasetMetadataBlockValuesDTO {
diff --git a/src/datasets/infra/repositories/transformers/datasetTransformers.ts b/src/datasets/infra/repositories/transformers/datasetTransformers.ts
index e5e88ebd..5bdaee7a 100644
--- a/src/datasets/infra/repositories/transformers/datasetTransformers.ts
+++ b/src/datasets/infra/repositories/transformers/datasetTransformers.ts
@@ -105,7 +105,8 @@ export const transformDatasetModelToNewDatasetRequestPayload = (
         dataset.metadataBlockValues,
         metadataBlocks
       )
-    }
+    },
+    ...(dataset.datasetType && { datasetType: dataset.datasetType })
   }
 }