diff --git a/CI/e2e/docker-compose.e2e.yaml b/CI/e2e/docker-compose.e2e.yaml
index 10127aea4..c80cfd218 100644
--- a/CI/e2e/docker-compose.e2e.yaml
+++ b/CI/e2e/docker-compose.e2e.yaml
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ services:
     volumes:
       - "./CI/e2e/.env.backend.e2e:/home/node/app/.env"
       - "./CI/e2e/functionalAccounts.e2e.json:/home/node/app/functionalAccounts.json"
+      - "./CI/e2e/proposalTypes.e2e.json:/home/node/app/proposalTypes.json"
       - "./CI/e2e/frontend.config.e2e.json:/home/node/app/dist/config/frontend.config.json"
     depends_on:
       mongodb:
diff --git a/CI/e2e/proposalTypes.e2e.json b/CI/e2e/proposalTypes.e2e.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..912c44040
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CI/e2e/proposalTypes.e2e.json
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{
+  "DOORProposal": "DOOR Proposal",
+  "Beamtime": "Beamtime"
+}
diff --git a/cypress/e2e/proposals/proposals-general.cy.js b/cypress/e2e/proposals/proposals-general.cy.js
index 9348daabc..f08c167d7 100644
--- a/cypress/e2e/proposals/proposals-general.cy.js
+++ b/cypress/e2e/proposals/proposals-general.cy.js
@@ -74,5 +74,38 @@ describe("Proposals general", () => {
 
       cy.get("mat-card").should("not.contain", newProposal.title);
     });
+
+    it("proposal should have type", () => {
+      const defaultProposalType = "Default Proposal";
+      const newProposal = {
+        ...testData.proposal,
+        proposalId: Math.floor(100000 + Math.random() * 900000).toString(),
+      };
+      cy.createProposal(newProposal);
+
+      cy.visit(`/proposals/${newProposal.proposalId}`);
+
+      cy.finishedLoading();
+
+      cy.contains(newProposal.title);
+
+      cy.finishedLoading();
+
+      cy.get('[data-cy="proposal-type"]').contains(defaultProposalType);
+
+      const newProposalType = "Beamtime";
+
+      cy.updateProposal(newProposal.proposalId, {
+        type: newProposalType,
+      });
+
+      cy.reload();
+
+      cy.finishedLoading();
+
+      cy.contains(newProposal.title);
+
+      cy.get('[data-cy="proposal-type"]').contains(newProposalType);
+    });
   });
 });
diff --git a/cypress/support/commands.js b/cypress/support/commands.js
index 63cb5d73d..a90ce1d01 100644
--- a/cypress/support/commands.js
+++ b/cypress/support/commands.js
@@ -198,6 +198,30 @@ Cypress.Commands.add("createProposal", (proposal) => {
     });
   });
 });
+Cypress.Commands.add("updateProposal", (proposalId, updateProposalDto) => {
+  return cy.getCookie("$LoopBackSDK$user").then((userCookie) => {
+    const user = JSON.parse(decodeURIComponent(userCookie.value));
+
+    cy.getCookie("$LoopBackSDK$id").then((idCookie) => {
+      const token = idCookie.value;
+      cy.log(
+        "Update proposal DTO: " + JSON.stringify(updateProposalDto, null, 2),
+      );
+      cy.log("User: " + JSON.stringify(user, null, 2));
+
+      cy.request({
+        method: "PATCH",
+        url: `${lbBaseUrl}/Proposals/${encodeURIComponent(proposalId)}`,
+        headers: {
+          Authorization: token,
+          Accept: "application/json",
+          "Content-Type": "application/json",
+        },
+        body: updateProposalDto,
+      });
+    });
+  });
+});
 
 Cypress.Commands.add("deleteProposal", (id) => {
   cy.getCookie("$LoopBackSDK$id").then((idCookie) => {
diff --git a/src/app/proposals/proposal-detail/proposal-detail.component.html b/src/app/proposals/proposal-detail/proposal-detail.component.html
index ebaa7debe..84745dad9 100644
--- a/src/app/proposals/proposal-detail/proposal-detail.component.html
+++ b/src/app/proposals/proposal-detail/proposal-detail.component.html
@@ -54,7 +54,17 @@
             </tr>
           </ng-template>
         </ng-template>
-        <tr *ngIf="proposal['parentProposalId'] && parentProposal$ | async as parentProposal">
+        <tr data-cy="proposal-type">
+          <th>Type</th>
+          <!-- TODO: Change this to just proposal.type when new sdk is merged -->
+          <td>{{ proposal["type"] }}</td>
+        </tr>
+        <tr
+          *ngIf="
+            proposal['parentProposalId'] && parentProposal$
+              | async as parentProposal
+          "
+        >
           <th>Parent proposal</th>
           <td>
             <a (click)="onClickProposal(parentProposal.proposalId)">{{