diff --git a/packages/catalog-model/src/entity/Entity.ts b/packages/catalog-model/src/entity/Entity.ts
index 96f19b2c8a..80c9adaffb 100644
--- a/packages/catalog-model/src/entity/Entity.ts
+++ b/packages/catalog-model/src/entity/Entity.ts
@@ -210,4 +210,9 @@ export type EntityLink = {
    * An optional semantic key that represents a visual icon.
    */
   icon?: string;
+
+  /**
+   * An optional value to categorize links into specific groups
+   */
+  type?: string;
 };