diff --git a/src/main/java/com/box/sdk/BoxItem.java b/src/main/java/com/box/sdk/BoxItem.java
index a89e2588b..d49948497 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/box/sdk/BoxItem.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/box/sdk/BoxItem.java
@@ -197,6 +197,7 @@ public abstract BoxSharedLink createSharedLink(BoxSharedLink.Access access, Date
      * Contains information about a BoxItem.
      */
     public abstract class Info extends BoxResource.Info {
+        private String type;
         private String sequenceID;
         private String etag;
         private String name;
@@ -241,6 +242,14 @@ public Info(String json) {
             super(jsonObject);
         }
 
+        /**
+         * Gets the item type.
+         * @return the item's type.
+         */
+        public String getType() {
+            return this.type;
+        }
+
         /**
          * Gets a unique string identifying the version of the item.
          * @return a unique string identifying the version of the item.
@@ -480,6 +489,8 @@ protected void parseJSONMember(JsonObject.Member member) {
                 String memberName = member.getName();
                 if (memberName.equals("sequence_id")) {
                     this.sequenceID = value.asString();
+                } else if (memberName.equals("type")) {
+                    this.type = value.asString();
                 } else if (memberName.equals("etag")) {
                     this.etag = value.asString();
                 } else if (memberName.equals("name")) {
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/box/sdk/BoxFileTest.java b/src/test/java/com/box/sdk/BoxFileTest.java
index 10182f1b2..f57250fab 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/box/sdk/BoxFileTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/box/sdk/BoxFileTest.java
@@ -1075,6 +1075,7 @@ public void testGetFileInfoSucceeds() throws IOException {
         BoxFile file = new BoxFile(this.api, fileID);
         BoxFile.Info info = file.getInfo();
 
+        Assert.assertEquals("file", info.getType());
         Assert.assertEquals(fileID, info.getID());
         Assert.assertEquals(fileName, info.getName());
         Assert.assertEquals(pathCollectionName, info.getPathCollection().get(0).getName());
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/box/sdk/BoxFolderTest.java b/src/test/java/com/box/sdk/BoxFolderTest.java
index 33b0698c9..210c7e459 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/box/sdk/BoxFolderTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/box/sdk/BoxFolderTest.java
@@ -641,6 +641,7 @@ public void testGetFolderInfoSucceeds() throws IOException {
         BoxFolder folder = new BoxFolder(this.api, folderID);
         BoxFolder.Info info = folder.getInfo();
 
+        Assert.assertEquals("folder", info.getType());
         Assert.assertEquals(folderID, info.getID());
         Assert.assertEquals(folderName, info.getName());
         Assert.assertEquals(pathCollectionItemName, info.getPathCollection().get(0).getName());