diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 2f82c954..9a9b02f7 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -12,6 +12,11 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 - Fix usage of `errata` source when the an Errata Tool URL includes a path
   component.
 
+### Changed
+- On `ErratumPushItem`, the `type` attribute will now be automatically converted
+  from legacy values found in the wild such as "RHBA", "RHSA". Values are
+  now also validated.
+
 ## [2.6.0] - 2021-05-27
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/src/pushsource/_impl/model/conv.py b/src/pushsource/_impl/model/conv.py
index 7c9be182..a5ac30fb 100644
--- a/src/pushsource/_impl/model/conv.py
+++ b/src/pushsource/_impl/model/conv.py
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ def int2str(value):
     return value
 
 
+in_ = attr.validators.in_
 instance_of = attr.validators.instance_of
 instance_of_str = instance_of(six.string_types)
 optional = attr.validators.optional
diff --git a/src/pushsource/_impl/model/erratum.py b/src/pushsource/_impl/model/erratum.py
index 6bc89662..98f8a15c 100644
--- a/src/pushsource/_impl/model/erratum.py
+++ b/src/pushsource/_impl/model/erratum.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 from .base import PushItem
 from .. import compat_attr as attr
 from .conv import (
+    in_,
     int2str,
     md5str,
     sha1str,
@@ -201,6 +202,15 @@ def _from_data(cls, data):
         )
 
 
+def errata_type_converter(value):
+    # For 'type' field, ancient versions of Errata Tool produced values
+    # like RHBA, RHEA, RHSA, so these can be found in the wild; but all
+    # other sources (including our own model) prefer strings like "bugfix".
+    # We'll convert up from legacy values automatically.
+    typemap = {"RHBA": "bugfix", "RHEA": "enhancement", "RHSA": "security"}
+    return typemap.get(value, value)
+
+
 @attr.s()
 class ErratumPushItem(PushItem):
     """A :class:`~pushsource.PushItem` representing a single erratum (also known as "advisory").
@@ -210,7 +220,12 @@ class ErratumPushItem(PushItem):
     examples).
     """
 
-    type = attr.ib(type=str, default="bugfix", validator=instance_of_str)
+    type = attr.ib(
+        type=str,
+        default="bugfix",
+        validator=in_(["bugfix", "security", "enhancement"]),
+        converter=errata_type_converter,
+    )
     """'bugfix', 'security' or 'enhancement'."""
 
     release = attr.ib(
diff --git a/tests/model/test_errata_type.py b/tests/model/test_errata_type.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4fd03bb3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/model/test_errata_type.py
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+import pytest
+
+from pushsource import ErratumPushItem
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "in_type,out_type",
+    [
+        ("RHBA", "bugfix"),
+        ("RHEA", "enhancement"),
+        ("RHSA", "security"),
+        ("bugfix", "bugfix"),
+        ("enhancement", "enhancement"),
+        ("security", "security"),
+    ],
+)
+def test_type_converted(in_type, out_type):
+    """ErratumPushItem converts values of 'type' field to one of the expected."""
+    item = ErratumPushItem(name="TEST-123", type=in_type)
+    assert item.type == out_type
+
+
+def test_type_enforced():
+    """ErratumPushItem complains on invalid values for 'type'"""
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError):
+        ErratumPushItem(name="TEST-123", type="oops-bad-type")