diff --git a/pkg/operators/v2/operatorcondition_types.go b/pkg/operators/v2/operatorcondition_types.go
index 681ee308d..ef1c56de6 100644
--- a/pkg/operators/v2/operatorcondition_types.go
+++ b/pkg/operators/v2/operatorcondition_types.go
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ const (
 	Upgradeable string = "Upgradeable"
 )
 
+// ConditionType codifies a condition's type.
+type ConditionType string
+
 // OperatorConditionSpec allows an operator to report state to OLM and provides
 // cluster admin with the ability to manually override state reported by the operator.
 type OperatorConditionSpec struct {