diff --git a/Documentation/rest-api-changes.txt b/Documentation/rest-api-changes.txt
index 039a05fe63..aad6113f76 100644
--- a/Documentation/rest-api-changes.txt
+++ b/Documentation/rest-api-changes.txt
@@ -353,6 +353,7 @@ default. Optional fields are:
       "current_revision": "184ebe53805e102605d11f6b143486d15c23a09c",
       "revisions": {
         "184ebe53805e102605d11f6b143486d15c23a09c": {
+          "kind": "REWORK",
           "_number": 1,
           "ref": "refs/changes/97/97/1",
           "fetch": {
@@ -936,6 +937,7 @@ is included.
     "current_revision": "27cc4558b5a3d3387dd11ee2df7a117e7e581822",
     "revisions": {
       "27cc4558b5a3d3387dd11ee2df7a117e7e581822": {
+        "kind": "REWORK",
         "_number": 2,
         "ref": "refs/changes/99/4799/2",
         "fetch": {
@@ -1314,6 +1316,7 @@ link:#current-commit[\{CURRENT_COMMIT\}] set.
       "current_revision": "9adb9f4c7b40eeee0646e235de818d09164d7379",
       "revisions": {
         "9adb9f4c7b40eeee0646e235de818d09164d7379": {
+          "kind": "REWORK",
           "_number": 1,
           "created": "2015-05-01 15:39:57.979000000",
           "uploader": {
@@ -1432,6 +1435,7 @@ link:#current-commit[\{CURRENT_COMMIT\}] set.
       "current_revision": "1bd7c12a38854a2c6de426feec28800623f492c4",
       "revisions": {
         "1bd7c12a38854a2c6de426feec28800623f492c4": {
+          "kind": "REWORK",
           "_number": 1,
           "created": "2015-05-01 15:39:57.979000000",
           "uploader": {
@@ -2659,12 +2663,14 @@ for the current patch set.
     "current_revision": "674ac754f91e64a0efb8087e59a176484bd534d1",
     "revisions": {
       "674ac754f91e64a0efb8087e59a176484bd534d1": {
-      "_number": 2,
-      "ref": "refs/changes/65/3965/2",
-      "fetch": {
-        "http": {
-          "url": "http://gerrit/myProject",
-          "ref": "refs/changes/65/3965/2"
+        "kind": "REWORK",
+        "_number": 2,
+        "ref": "refs/changes/65/3965/2",
+        "fetch": {
+          "http": {
+            "url": "http://gerrit/myProject",
+            "ref": "refs/changes/65/3965/2"
+          }
         }
       }
     }
@@ -2863,6 +2869,7 @@ is included.
     "current_revision": "27cc4558b5a3d3387dd11ee2df7a117e7e581822",
     "revisions": {
       "27cc4558b5a3d3387dd11ee2df7a117e7e581822": {
+        "kind": "REWORK",
         "_number": 2,
         "ref": "refs/changes/99/4799/2",
         "fetch": {
@@ -4974,6 +4981,8 @@ link:#list-changes[Query Changes].
 |===========================
 |Field Name    ||Description
 |`draft`       |not set if `false`|Whether the patch set is a draft.
+|`kind`        ||The change kind. Valid values are `REWORK`, `TRIVIAL_REBASE`,
+`MERGE_FIRST_PARENT_UPDATE`, `NO_CODE_CHANGE`, and `NO_CHANGE`.
 |`_number`     ||The patch set number.
 |`created`     ||
 The link:rest-api.html#timestamp[timestamp] of when the patch set was
diff --git a/gerrit-extension-api/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/extensions/common/RevisionInfo.java b/gerrit-extension-api/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/extensions/common/RevisionInfo.java
index 025c62380f..34a1e63887 100644
--- a/gerrit-extension-api/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/extensions/common/RevisionInfo.java
+++ b/gerrit-extension-api/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/extensions/common/RevisionInfo.java
@@ -14,12 +14,15 @@
 
 package com.google.gerrit.extensions.common;
 
+import com.google.gerrit.extensions.client.ChangeKind;
+
 import java.sql.Timestamp;
 import java.util.Map;
 
 public class RevisionInfo {
   public transient boolean isCurrent;
   public Boolean draft;
+  public ChangeKind kind;
   public int _number;
   public Timestamp created;
   public AccountInfo uploader;
diff --git a/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/change/ChangeJson.java b/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/change/ChangeJson.java
index a545b2934f..ec145d5a2d 100644
--- a/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/change/ChangeJson.java
+++ b/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/change/ChangeJson.java
@@ -163,6 +163,7 @@ public class ChangeJson {
   private final GpgApiAdapter gpgApi;
   private final ChangeNotes.Factory notesFactory;
   private final ChangeResource.Factory changeResourceFactory;
+  private final ChangeKindCache changeKindCache;
 
   private AccountLoader accountLoader;
   private Map<Change.Id, List<SubmitRecord>> submitRecords;
@@ -190,6 +191,7 @@ public class ChangeJson {
       GpgApiAdapter gpgApi,
       ChangeNotes.Factory notesFactory,
       ChangeResource.Factory changeResourceFactory,
+      ChangeKindCache changeKindCache,
       @Assisted Set<ListChangesOption> options) {
     this.db = db;
     this.labelNormalizer = ln;
@@ -211,6 +213,7 @@ public class ChangeJson {
     this.gpgApi = gpgApi;
     this.notesFactory = notesFactory;
     this.changeResourceFactory = changeResourceFactory;
+    this.changeKindCache = changeKindCache;
     this.options = options.isEmpty()
         ? EnumSet.noneOf(ListChangesOption.class)
         : EnumSet.copyOf(options);
@@ -472,7 +475,7 @@ public class ChangeJson {
     finish(out);
 
     if (needRevisions) {
-      out.revisions = revisions(ctl, src);
+      out.revisions = revisions(ctl, cd, src);
       if (out.revisions != null) {
         for (Map.Entry<String, RevisionInfo> entry : out.revisions.entrySet()) {
           if (entry.getValue().isCurrent) {
@@ -887,7 +890,7 @@ public class ChangeJson {
         .toSortedList(AccountInfoComparator.ORDER_NULLS_FIRST);
   }
 
-  private Map<String, RevisionInfo> revisions(ChangeControl ctl,
+  private Map<String, RevisionInfo> revisions(ChangeControl ctl, ChangeData cd,
       Map<PatchSet.Id, PatchSet> map) throws PatchListNotAvailableException,
       GpgException, OrmException, IOException {
     Map<String, RevisionInfo> res = new LinkedHashMap<>();
@@ -897,7 +900,7 @@ public class ChangeJson {
         if ((has(ALL_REVISIONS)
             || in.getId().equals(ctl.getChange().currentPatchSetId()))
             && ctl.isPatchVisible(in, db.get())) {
-          res.put(in.getRevision().get(), toRevisionInfo(ctl, in, repo));
+          res.put(in.getRevision().get(), toRevisionInfo(ctl, cd, in, repo));
         }
       }
       return res;
@@ -938,13 +941,15 @@ public class ChangeJson {
     accountLoader = accountLoaderFactory.create(has(DETAILED_ACCOUNTS));
     try (Repository repo =
         repoManager.openRepository(ctl.getProject().getNameKey())) {
-      RevisionInfo rev = toRevisionInfo(ctl, in, repo);
+      RevisionInfo rev = toRevisionInfo(
+          ctl, changeDataFactory.create(db.get(), ctl), in, repo);
       accountLoader.fill();
       return rev;
     }
   }
 
-  private RevisionInfo toRevisionInfo(ChangeControl ctl, PatchSet in, Repository repo)
+  private RevisionInfo toRevisionInfo(ChangeControl ctl, ChangeData cd,
+      PatchSet in, Repository repo)
       throws PatchListNotAvailableException, GpgException, OrmException,
       IOException {
     Change c = ctl.getChange();
@@ -956,6 +961,7 @@ public class ChangeJson {
     out.uploader = accountLoader.get(in.getUploader());
     out.draft = in.isDraft() ? true : null;
     out.fetch = makeFetchMap(ctl, in);
+    out.kind = changeKindCache.getChangeKind(repo, cd, in);
 
     boolean setCommit = has(ALL_COMMITS)
         || (out.isCurrent && has(CURRENT_COMMIT));