diff --git a/apps/backend/db/db_setup.sql b/apps/backend/db/db_setup.sql
index b2075d5..d988d42 100644
--- a/apps/backend/db/db_setup.sql
+++ b/apps/backend/db/db_setup.sql
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ CREATE TABLE reports (
     report_id SERIAL PRIMARY KEY,
     project_id INT NOT NULL REFERENCES projects(project_id) ON DELETE CASCADE,
     object_url TEXT NOT NULL,
+    report_type TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT 'technical' CHECK (report_type IN ('technical', 'narrative')),
     date_created DATE NOT NULL DEFAULT CURRENT_DATE
 );
 
diff --git a/apps/backend/lambdas/reports/handler.ts b/apps/backend/lambdas/reports/handler.ts
index 2e8a811..065907c 100644
--- a/apps/backend/lambdas/reports/handler.ts
+++ b/apps/backend/lambdas/reports/handler.ts
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ export const handler = async (event: any): Promise<APIGatewayProxyResult> => {
         ok: true,
         report_id: record.report_id,
         object_url: record.object_url,
+        report_type: record.report_type,
       });
     }
 
diff --git a/apps/backend/lambdas/reports/openapi.yaml b/apps/backend/lambdas/reports/openapi.yaml
index a14423b..92d0c20 100644
--- a/apps/backend/lambdas/reports/openapi.yaml
+++ b/apps/backend/lambdas/reports/openapi.yaml
@@ -64,6 +64,9 @@ paths:
                           type: integer
                         object_url:
                           type: string
+                        report_type:
+                          type: string
+                          enum: [technical, narrative]
                         date_created:
                           type: string
                           format: date
@@ -123,6 +126,9 @@ paths:
                     type: integer
                   object_url:
                     type: string
+                  report_type:
+                    type: string
+                    enum: [technical, narrative]
         '400':
           description: Invalid input
         '401':
diff --git a/apps/backend/lambdas/reports/report-service.ts b/apps/backend/lambdas/reports/report-service.ts
index 988fbc7..ae060d2 100644
--- a/apps/backend/lambdas/reports/report-service.ts
+++ b/apps/backend/lambdas/reports/report-service.ts
@@ -505,15 +505,17 @@ export async function uploadToS3(fileBuffer: Buffer, projectId: number, fileType
 export async function saveReportRecord(
   projectId: number,
   objectUrl: string,
-): Promise<{ report_id: number; object_url: string }> {
+  reportType: 'technical' | 'narrative' = 'technical',
+): Promise<{ report_id: number; object_url: string; report_type: string }> {
   const row = await db
     .insertInto('branch.reports')
     .values({
       project_id: projectId,
       object_url: objectUrl,
+      report_type: reportType,
     })
-    .returning(['report_id', 'object_url'])
+    .returning(['report_id', 'object_url', 'report_type'])
     .executeTakeFirstOrThrow();
 
-  return { report_id: row.report_id, object_url: row.object_url };
+  return { report_id: row.report_id, object_url: row.object_url, report_type: row.report_type };
 }
diff --git a/apps/backend/lambdas/reports/test/reports.unit.test.ts b/apps/backend/lambdas/reports/test/reports.unit.test.ts
index a1949a4..3779f78 100644
--- a/apps/backend/lambdas/reports/test/reports.unit.test.ts
+++ b/apps/backend/lambdas/reports/test/reports.unit.test.ts
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ describe('POST /reports unit tests', () => {
     mockReportService.generatePdf.mockResolvedValue(Buffer.from('pdf') as any);
     mockReportService.generateDocx.mockResolvedValue(Buffer.from('docx') as any);
     mockReportService.uploadToS3.mockResolvedValue('https://s3.example.com/reports/1/ts.pdf');
-    mockReportService.saveReportRecord.mockResolvedValue({ report_id: 1, object_url: 'https://s3.example.com/reports/1/ts.pdf' });
+    mockReportService.saveReportRecord.mockResolvedValue({ report_id: 1, report_type: 'technical',object_url: 'https://s3.example.com/reports/1/ts.pdf' });
   });
 
   test('400: missing project_id returns 400', async () => {
diff --git a/shared/types/db-types.d.ts b/shared/types/db-types.d.ts
index fea62bf..1f152d9 100644
--- a/shared/types/db-types.d.ts
+++ b/shared/types/db-types.d.ts
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ export interface BranchReports {
   object_url: string;
   project_id: number;
   report_id: Generated<number>;
+  report_type: string;
 }
 
 export interface BranchUsers {