diff --git a/src/PubNub/Endpoints/Objects/Channel/SetChannelMetadata.php b/src/PubNub/Endpoints/Objects/Channel/SetChannelMetadata.php
index ad27625..c08265e 100644
--- a/src/PubNub/Endpoints/Objects/Channel/SetChannelMetadata.php
+++ b/src/PubNub/Endpoints/Objects/Channel/SetChannelMetadata.php
@@ -76,6 +76,16 @@ public function setCustom($custom): self
         return $this;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @param string $type
+     * @return $this
+     */
+    public function setType($type): self
+    {
+        $this->meta['type'] = $type;
+        return $this;
+    }
+
     /**
      * @throws PubNubValidationException
      */