diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 981803c5..4644a09b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 ### Improvements
 - Database schema: set Check.user to not null
 - Database schema: add uniqueness constraint to Check.code
+- Database schema: add Ping.kind field
 
 
 ## 1.4.0 - 2018-12-25
diff --git a/hc/api/migrations/0050_ping_kind.py b/hc/api/migrations/0050_ping_kind.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..132b343d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hc/api/migrations/0050_ping_kind.py
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+# Generated by Django 2.1.4 on 2019-01-04 09:00
+
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('api', '0049_auto_20190102_0743'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name='ping',
+            name='kind',
+            field=models.CharField(blank=True, max_length=6, null=True),
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/hc/api/migrations/0051_auto_20190104_0908.py b/hc/api/migrations/0051_auto_20190104_0908.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f42e70fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hc/api/migrations/0051_auto_20190104_0908.py
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+# Generated by Django 2.1.4 on 2019-01-04 09:08
+
+from django.db import migrations
+
+
+def fill_ping_kind(apps, schema_editor):
+    Ping = apps.get_model('api', 'Ping')
+
+    q = Ping.objects.filter(start=True)
+    q.update(kind="start")
+
+    q = Ping.objects.filter(fail=True)
+    q.update(kind="fail")
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('api', '0050_ping_kind'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.RunPython(fill_ping_kind),
+    ]
diff --git a/hc/api/models.py b/hc/api/models.py
index 6dab0c88..982a9949 100644
--- a/hc/api/models.py
+++ b/hc/api/models.py
@@ -230,8 +230,14 @@ class Check(models.Model):
 
         ping = Ping(owner=self)
         ping.n = self.n_pings
-        ping.start = action == "start"
-        ping.fail = action == "fail"
+
+        if action == "start":
+            ping.start = True
+            ping.kind = "start"
+        elif action == "fail":
+            ping.fail = True
+            ping.kind = "fail"
+
         ping.remote_addr = remote_addr
         ping.scheme = scheme
         ping.method = method
@@ -246,6 +252,7 @@ class Ping(models.Model):
     n = models.IntegerField(null=True)
     owner = models.ForeignKey(Check, models.CASCADE)
     created = models.DateTimeField(auto_now_add=True)
+    kind = models.CharField(max_length=6, blank=True, null=True)
     start = models.NullBooleanField(default=False)
     fail = models.NullBooleanField(default=False)
     scheme = models.CharField(max_length=10, default="http")
diff --git a/hc/api/tests/test_ping.py b/hc/api/tests/test_ping.py
index 1d3223f1..ff40452c 100644
--- a/hc/api/tests/test_ping.py
+++ b/hc/api/tests/test_ping.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ class PingTestCase(BaseTestCase):
 
         ping = Ping.objects.latest("id")
         self.assertEqual(ping.scheme, "http")
+        self.assertEqual(ping.kind, None)
 
     def test_it_changes_status_of_paused_check(self):
         self.check.status = "paused"
@@ -139,6 +140,7 @@ class PingTestCase(BaseTestCase):
 
         ping = Ping.objects.get()
         self.assertTrue(ping.fail)
+        self.assertEqual(ping.kind, "fail")
 
         flip = Flip.objects.get()
         self.assertEqual(flip.owner, self.check)
@@ -158,6 +160,7 @@ class PingTestCase(BaseTestCase):
 
         ping = Ping.objects.get()
         self.assertTrue(ping.start)
+        self.assertEqual(ping.kind, "start")
 
     def test_start_does_not_change_status_of_paused_check(self):
         self.check.status = "paused"