diff --git a/src/lib/jobs/utils.ts b/src/lib/jobs/utils.ts
index d3744a0..a10b059 100644
--- a/src/lib/jobs/utils.ts
+++ b/src/lib/jobs/utils.ts
@@ -5,3 +5,5 @@ export const isFinalStatus = (st: Status): Boolean =>
 
 export const isContributionJob = (job: Job): Boolean =>
   job.contribution !== undefined
+
+export const isCommentJob = (job: Job): Boolean => job.comment !== undefined
diff --git a/src/status/main.ts b/src/status/main.ts
index e0de212..6cdf926 100644
--- a/src/status/main.ts
+++ b/src/status/main.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,11 @@
-import {isContributionJob, isFinalStatus, get, required, Job} from '../lib'
+import {
+  isContributionJob,
+  isFinalStatus,
+  get,
+  required,
+  Job,
+  isCommentJob
+} from '../lib'
 import * as core from '@actions/core'
 import {track} from '../lib/track'
 
@@ -12,9 +19,19 @@ const isApproved = (job: Job): boolean =>
   isContributionJob(job) &&
   job.contribution?.result === 'approved'
 
+const getJobType = (job: Job): string => {
+  if (isContributionJob(job)) {
+    return 'contribution'
+  }
+  if (isCommentJob(job)) {
+    return 'comment'
+  }
+  return 'unknown'
+}
+
 const run = async (
   jobID: string
-): Promise<{isApproved: boolean; isSuggested: boolean}> => {
+): Promise<{isApproved: boolean; isSuggested: boolean; jobType: string}> => {
   core.info(`Job ID: ${jobID}`)
 
   let job = await get(jobID)
@@ -29,16 +46,21 @@ const run = async (
     job = await get(jobID)
   }
 
-  return {isApproved: isApproved(job), isSuggested: isSuggested(job)}
+  return {
+    isApproved: isApproved(job),
+    isSuggested: isSuggested(job),
+    jobType: getJobType(job)
+  }
 }
 
 const jobID = required('codeball-job-id')
 
 run(jobID)
-  .then(async ({isApproved, isSuggested}) => {
+  .then(async ({isApproved, isSuggested, jobType}) => {
     await track({jobID, actionName: 'status'})
     core.setOutput('approved', isApproved)
     core.setOutput('suggested', isSuggested)
+    core.setOutput('jobType', jobType)
   })
   .catch(async error => {
     if (error instanceof Error) {
diff --git a/status/action.yml b/status/action.yml
index 871fc85..99cad1e 100644
--- a/status/action.yml
+++ b/status/action.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ inputs:
     required: true
 
 outputs:
+  jobType:
+    description: 'The type of Codeball job ("contribution" or "comment")'
   approved:
     description: 'If the Codeball approved the contribution (true or false)'
   suggested: