diff --git a/trove/db/sqlalchemy/migrate_repo/versions/015_add_service_type.py b/trove/db/sqlalchemy/migrate_repo/versions/015_add_service_type.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ff8d8446cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/trove/db/sqlalchemy/migrate_repo/versions/015_add_service_type.py
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+# Copyright 2012 OpenStack Foundation
+#
+#    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+#    not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
+#    a copy of the License at
+#
+#         http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+#    Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+#    distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+#    WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+#    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+#    under the License.
+
+from sqlalchemy.schema import Column
+from sqlalchemy.schema import MetaData
+
+from trove.db.sqlalchemy.migrate_repo.schema import Integer
+from trove.db.sqlalchemy.migrate_repo.schema import String
+from trove.db.sqlalchemy.migrate_repo.schema import Table
+
+
+def upgrade(migrate_engine):
+    meta = MetaData()
+    meta.bind = migrate_engine
+    instances = Table('instances', meta, autoload=True)
+    service_type = Column('service_type', String(36))
+    instances.create_column(service_type)
+    instances.update().values({'service_type': 'mysql'}).execute()
+
+
+def downgrade(migrate_engine):
+    meta = MetaData()
+    meta.bind = migrate_engine
+    # modify column:
+    instances = Table('instances', meta, autoload=True)
+    instances.drop_column('service_type')
diff --git a/trove/instance/models.py b/trove/instance/models.py
index adcdbbcc4e..c2f0b65d84 100644
--- a/trove/instance/models.py
+++ b/trove/instance/models.py
@@ -221,6 +221,10 @@ class SimpleInstance(object):
     def volume_size(self):
         return self.db_info.volume_size
 
+    @property
+    def service_type(self):
+        return self.db_info.service_type
+
 
 class DetailInstance(SimpleInstance):
     """A detailed view of an Instnace.
@@ -448,6 +452,7 @@ class Instance(BuiltInstance):
             db_info = DBInstance.create(name=name, flavor_id=flavor_id,
                                         tenant_id=context.tenant,
                                         volume_size=volume_size,
+                                        service_type=service_type,
                                         task_status=InstanceTasks.BUILDING)
             LOG.debug(_("Tenant %s created new Trove instance %s...")
                       % (context.tenant, db_info.id))
@@ -675,7 +680,7 @@ class DBInstance(dbmodels.DatabaseModelBase):
 
     _data_fields = ['name', 'created', 'compute_instance_id',
                     'task_id', 'task_description', 'task_start_time',
-                    'volume_id', 'deleted', 'tenant_id']
+                    'volume_id', 'deleted', 'tenant_id', 'service_type']
 
     def __init__(self, task_status, **kwargs):
         kwargs["task_id"] = task_status.code
diff --git a/trove/tests/api/instances_resize.py b/trove/tests/api/instances_resize.py
index 90caa61b31..b68fd90199 100644
--- a/trove/tests/api/instances_resize.py
+++ b/trove/tests/api/instances_resize.py
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ class ResizeTestBase(TestCase):
             flavor_id=OLD_FLAVOR_ID,
             tenant_id=999,
             volume_size=None,
+            service_type='mysql',
             task_status=InstanceTasks.RESIZING)
         self.server = self.mock.CreateMock(Server)
         self.instance = models.BuiltInstanceTasks(context,
diff --git a/trove/tests/api/mgmt/instances_actions.py b/trove/tests/api/mgmt/instances_actions.py
index 737c35ca8a..e4b8fdda8a 100644
--- a/trove/tests/api/mgmt/instances_actions.py
+++ b/trove/tests/api/mgmt/instances_actions.py
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ class MgmtInstanceBase(object):
             flavor_id=1,
             tenant_id=self.tenant_id,
             volume_size=None,
+            service_type='mysql',
             task_status=InstanceTasks.NONE)
         self.server = self.mock.CreateMock(Server)
         self.instance = imodels.Instance(self.context,