diff --git a/hwe/sammo/API/Message/SendMessage.php b/hwe/sammo/API/Message/SendMessage.php
index b9564087..96452624 100644
--- a/hwe/sammo/API/Message/SendMessage.php
+++ b/hwe/sammo/API/Message/SendMessage.php
@@ -185,6 +185,7 @@ class SendMessage extends \sammo\BaseAPI
     if ($mailbox === Message::MAILBOX_PUBLIC) {
       $msgID = $this->genPublicMessage($src, $text)->send();
       return [
+        'msgType' => 'public',
         'msgID' => $msgID
       ];
     }
@@ -201,6 +202,7 @@ class SendMessage extends \sammo\BaseAPI
       if ($destNationID === $nationID) {
         $msgID = $this->genNationalMessage($src, $text)->send();
         return [
+          'msgType' => 'national',
           'msgID' => $msgID
         ];
       }
@@ -211,6 +213,7 @@ class SendMessage extends \sammo\BaseAPI
       }
       $msgID = $msgObjOrError->send();
       return [
+        'msgType' => 'diplomacy',
         'msgID' => $msgID
       ];
     }
@@ -231,6 +234,7 @@ class SendMessage extends \sammo\BaseAPI
       $msgID = $msgObjOrError->send();
 
       return [
+        'msgType' => 'private',
         'msgID' => $msgID
       ];
     }
diff --git a/hwe/ts/SammoAPI.ts b/hwe/ts/SammoAPI.ts
index 437a71f4..cfc61373 100644
--- a/hwe/ts/SammoAPI.ts
+++ b/hwe/ts/SammoAPI.ts
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ const apiRealPath = {
     SendMessage: POST as APICallT<{
       mailbox: number;
       text: string;
-    }, ValidResponse & {msgID: number}>
+    }, ValidResponse & {msgID: number, msgType: MsgType}>
   },
   Misc: {
     UploadImage: POST as APICallT<