diff --git a/backend/src/models/Post.js b/backend/src/models/Post.js
index 235e7d68d..e206ea1f5 100644
--- a/backend/src/models/Post.js
+++ b/backend/src/models/Post.js
@@ -57,4 +57,5 @@ export default {
     },
   },
   pinned: { type: 'boolean', default: null, valid: [null, true] },
+  postType: { type: 'string', default: 'Article', valid: ['Article', 'Event'] },
 }