diff --git a/public/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/variantutils/VariantsToTable.java b/public/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/variantutils/VariantsToTable.java
index 2a877fb09..bf9ff35de 100755
--- a/public/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/variantutils/VariantsToTable.java
+++ b/public/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/variantutils/VariantsToTable.java
@@ -309,6 +309,7 @@ public class VariantsToTable extends RodWalker<Integer, Integer> {
         getters.put("HOM-REF", new Getter() { public String get(VariantContext vc) { return Integer.toString(vc.getHomRefCount()); } });
         getters.put("HOM-VAR", new Getter() { public String get(VariantContext vc) { return Integer.toString(vc.getHomVarCount()); } });
         getters.put("NO-CALL", new Getter() { public String get(VariantContext vc) { return Integer.toString(vc.getNoCallCount()); } });
+        getters.put("TYPE", new Getter() { public String get(VariantContext vc) { return vc.getType().toString(); } });
         getters.put("VAR", new Getter() { public String get(VariantContext vc) { return Integer.toString(vc.getHetCount() + vc.getHomVarCount()); } });
         getters.put("NSAMPLES", new Getter() { public String get(VariantContext vc) { return Integer.toString(vc.getNSamples()); } });
         getters.put("NCALLED", new Getter() { public String get(VariantContext vc) { return Integer.toString(vc.getNSamples() - vc.getNoCallCount()); } });