diff --git a/codec-http2/src/main/java/io/netty/handler/codec/http2/DefaultHttp2DataFrame.java b/codec-http2/src/main/java/io/netty/handler/codec/http2/DefaultHttp2DataFrame.java
index 742f3f187d7..0e77e5304fc 100644
--- a/codec-http2/src/main/java/io/netty/handler/codec/http2/DefaultHttp2DataFrame.java
+++ b/codec-http2/src/main/java/io/netty/handler/codec/http2/DefaultHttp2DataFrame.java
@@ -87,6 +87,11 @@ public DefaultHttp2DataFrame stream(Http2FrameStream stream) {
         return this;
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public byte frameType() {
+        return Http2FrameTypes.DATA;
+    }
+
     @Override
     public String name() {
         return "DATA";
diff --git a/codec-http2/src/main/java/io/netty/handler/codec/http2/DefaultHttp2GoAwayFrame.java b/codec-http2/src/main/java/io/netty/handler/codec/http2/DefaultHttp2GoAwayFrame.java
index 8940d06fb60..aa9b1c2c2cd 100644
--- a/codec-http2/src/main/java/io/netty/handler/codec/http2/DefaultHttp2GoAwayFrame.java
+++ b/codec-http2/src/main/java/io/netty/handler/codec/http2/DefaultHttp2GoAwayFrame.java
@@ -83,6 +83,11 @@ public DefaultHttp2GoAwayFrame(long errorCode, ByteBuf content) {
         this.lastStreamId = lastStreamId;
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public byte frameType() {
+        return Http2FrameTypes.GO_AWAY;
+    }
+
     @Override
     public String name() {
         return "GOAWAY";
diff --git a/codec-http2/src/main/java/io/netty/handler/codec/http2/DefaultHttp2HeadersFrame.java b/codec-http2/src/main/java/io/netty/handler/codec/http2/DefaultHttp2HeadersFrame.java
index c06d8ad959a..ff52e8fc794 100644
--- a/codec-http2/src/main/java/io/netty/handler/codec/http2/DefaultHttp2HeadersFrame.java
+++ b/codec-http2/src/main/java/io/netty/handler/codec/http2/DefaultHttp2HeadersFrame.java
@@ -69,6 +69,11 @@ public DefaultHttp2HeadersFrame stream(Http2FrameStream stream) {
         return this;
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public byte frameType() {
+        return Http2FrameTypes.HEADERS;
+    }
+
     @Override
     public String name() {
         return "HEADERS";
diff --git a/codec-http2/src/main/java/io/netty/handler/codec/http2/DefaultHttp2PingFrame.java b/codec-http2/src/main/java/io/netty/handler/codec/http2/DefaultHttp2PingFrame.java
index f102bd1da30..70633754bd5 100644
--- a/codec-http2/src/main/java/io/netty/handler/codec/http2/DefaultHttp2PingFrame.java
+++ b/codec-http2/src/main/java/io/netty/handler/codec/http2/DefaultHttp2PingFrame.java
@@ -42,6 +42,11 @@ public boolean ack() {
         return ack;
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public byte frameType() {
+        return Http2FrameTypes.PING;
+    }
+
     @Override
     public String name() {
         return "PING";
diff --git a/codec-http2/src/main/java/io/netty/handler/codec/http2/DefaultHttp2PriorityFrame.java b/codec-http2/src/main/java/io/netty/handler/codec/http2/DefaultHttp2PriorityFrame.java
index 5e073d56af6..6622d069d2d 100644
--- a/codec-http2/src/main/java/io/netty/handler/codec/http2/DefaultHttp2PriorityFrame.java
+++ b/codec-http2/src/main/java/io/netty/handler/codec/http2/DefaultHttp2PriorityFrame.java
@@ -54,6 +54,11 @@ public DefaultHttp2PriorityFrame stream(Http2FrameStream stream) {
         return this;
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public byte frameType() {
+        return Http2FrameTypes.PRIORITY;
+    }
+
     @Override
     public String name() {
         return "PRIORITY_FRAME";
diff --git a/codec-http2/src/main/java/io/netty/handler/codec/http2/DefaultHttp2PushPromiseFrame.java b/codec-http2/src/main/java/io/netty/handler/codec/http2/DefaultHttp2PushPromiseFrame.java
index f9fd9871093..8911119e540 100644
--- a/codec-http2/src/main/java/io/netty/handler/codec/http2/DefaultHttp2PushPromiseFrame.java
+++ b/codec-http2/src/main/java/io/netty/handler/codec/http2/DefaultHttp2PushPromiseFrame.java
@@ -84,6 +84,11 @@ public Http2FrameStream stream() {
         return streamFrame;
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public byte frameType() {
+        return Http2FrameTypes.PUSH_PROMISE;
+    }
+
     @Override
     public String name() {
         return "PUSH_PROMISE_FRAME";
diff --git a/codec-http2/src/main/java/io/netty/handler/codec/http2/DefaultHttp2ResetFrame.java b/codec-http2/src/main/java/io/netty/handler/codec/http2/DefaultHttp2ResetFrame.java
index ddc1b22bb59..a2af71e759b 100644
--- a/codec-http2/src/main/java/io/netty/handler/codec/http2/DefaultHttp2ResetFrame.java
+++ b/codec-http2/src/main/java/io/netty/handler/codec/http2/DefaultHttp2ResetFrame.java
@@ -52,6 +52,11 @@ public DefaultHttp2ResetFrame stream(Http2FrameStream stream) {
         return this;
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public byte frameType() {
+        return Http2FrameTypes.RST_STREAM;
+    }
+
     @Override
     public String name() {
         return "RST_STREAM";
diff --git a/codec-http2/src/main/java/io/netty/handler/codec/http2/DefaultHttp2SettingsAckFrame.java b/codec-http2/src/main/java/io/netty/handler/codec/http2/DefaultHttp2SettingsAckFrame.java
index ea1c9ba9002..def1a3db771 100644
--- a/codec-http2/src/main/java/io/netty/handler/codec/http2/DefaultHttp2SettingsAckFrame.java
+++ b/codec-http2/src/main/java/io/netty/handler/codec/http2/DefaultHttp2SettingsAckFrame.java
@@ -21,6 +21,12 @@
  * The default {@link Http2SettingsAckFrame} implementation.
  */
 final class DefaultHttp2SettingsAckFrame implements Http2SettingsAckFrame {
+
+    @Override
+    public byte frameType() {
+        return Http2FrameTypes.SETTINGS;
+    }
+
     @Override
     public String name() {
         return "SETTINGS(ACK)";
diff --git a/codec-http2/src/main/java/io/netty/handler/codec/http2/DefaultHttp2SettingsFrame.java b/codec-http2/src/main/java/io/netty/handler/codec/http2/DefaultHttp2SettingsFrame.java
index 565c28edae7..4487f3d2ab6 100644
--- a/codec-http2/src/main/java/io/netty/handler/codec/http2/DefaultHttp2SettingsFrame.java
+++ b/codec-http2/src/main/java/io/netty/handler/codec/http2/DefaultHttp2SettingsFrame.java
@@ -37,6 +37,11 @@ public Http2Settings settings() {
         return settings;
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public byte frameType() {
+        return Http2FrameTypes.SETTINGS;
+    }
+
     @Override
     public String name() {
         return "SETTINGS";
diff --git a/codec-http2/src/main/java/io/netty/handler/codec/http2/DefaultHttp2WindowUpdateFrame.java b/codec-http2/src/main/java/io/netty/handler/codec/http2/DefaultHttp2WindowUpdateFrame.java
index 1c98dd471c1..ed7ad713e7b 100644
--- a/codec-http2/src/main/java/io/netty/handler/codec/http2/DefaultHttp2WindowUpdateFrame.java
+++ b/codec-http2/src/main/java/io/netty/handler/codec/http2/DefaultHttp2WindowUpdateFrame.java
@@ -36,6 +36,11 @@ public DefaultHttp2WindowUpdateFrame stream(Http2FrameStream stream) {
         return this;
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public byte frameType() {
+        return Http2FrameTypes.WINDOW_UPDATE;
+    }
+
     @Override
     public String name() {
         return "WINDOW_UPDATE";
diff --git a/codec-http2/src/main/java/io/netty/handler/codec/http2/Http2Frame.java b/codec-http2/src/main/java/io/netty/handler/codec/http2/Http2Frame.java
index 799edaf7b78..57ae80cfdca 100644
--- a/codec-http2/src/main/java/io/netty/handler/codec/http2/Http2Frame.java
+++ b/codec-http2/src/main/java/io/netty/handler/codec/http2/Http2Frame.java
@@ -21,6 +21,11 @@
 @UnstableApi
 public interface Http2Frame {
 
+    /**
+     * Returns the type of the HTTP/2 frame e.g. DATA, GOAWAY, etc.
+     */
+    byte frameType();
+
     /**
      * Returns the name of the HTTP/2 frame e.g. DATA, GOAWAY, etc.
      */
diff --git a/codec-http2/src/main/java/io/netty/handler/codec/http2/Http2UnknownFrame.java b/codec-http2/src/main/java/io/netty/handler/codec/http2/Http2UnknownFrame.java
index 9ce1ecdd631..9f79b526011 100644
--- a/codec-http2/src/main/java/io/netty/handler/codec/http2/Http2UnknownFrame.java
+++ b/codec-http2/src/main/java/io/netty/handler/codec/http2/Http2UnknownFrame.java
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ public interface Http2UnknownFrame extends Http2StreamFrame, ByteBufHolder {
     @Override
     Http2UnknownFrame stream(Http2FrameStream stream);
 
+    @Override
     byte frameType();
 
     Http2Flags flags();
diff --git a/codec-http2/src/test/java/io/netty/handler/codec/http2/Http2FrameCodecTest.java b/codec-http2/src/test/java/io/netty/handler/codec/http2/Http2FrameCodecTest.java
index 619b1d9903b..2e88b5f3316 100644
--- a/codec-http2/src/test/java/io/netty/handler/codec/http2/Http2FrameCodecTest.java
+++ b/codec-http2/src/test/java/io/netty/handler/codec/http2/Http2FrameCodecTest.java
@@ -352,6 +352,11 @@ public void receiveGoaway() throws Exception {
     @Test
     public void unknownFrameTypeShouldThrowAndBeReleased() throws Exception {
         class UnknownHttp2Frame extends AbstractReferenceCounted implements Http2Frame {
+            @Override
+            public byte frameType() {
+                return 0xA;
+            }
+
             @Override
             public String name() {
                 return "UNKNOWN";
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c4f2279349c..e621d1d9d24 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -1359,6 +1359,12 @@
                   <new>method io.netty.handler.codec.http2.Http2ConnectionHandlerBuilder io.netty.handler.codec.http2.Http2ConnectionHandlerBuilder::decoderEnforceMaxRstFramesPerWindow(int, int)</new>
                   <justification>Acceptable incompatibility for required change, because the method was not previously exposed; protected visiblity in super-class, not made public in final sub-class until now</justification>
                 </item>
+                <item>
+                  <ignore>true</ignore>
+                  <code>java.method.addedToInterface</code>
+                  <new>method byte io.netty.handler.codec.http2.Http2Frame::frameType()</new>
+                  <justification>Acceptable incompatibility for required change</justification>
+                </item>
               </differences>
             </revapi.differences>
           </analysisConfiguration>