diff --git a/schema/mysql-changes/upgrade_3.sql b/schema/mysql-changes/upgrade_3.sql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1a093d6c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/schema/mysql-changes/upgrade_3.sql
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+ALTER TABLE icinga_hostgroup ADD COLUMN object_type ENUM('object', 'template') NOT NULL AFTER display_name;
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diff --git a/schema/mysql.sql b/schema/mysql.sql
index 06b486a1..92265a10 100644
--- a/schema/mysql.sql
+++ b/schema/mysql.sql
@@ -417,6 +417,7 @@ CREATE TABLE icinga_hostgroup (
   id INT(10) UNSIGNED AUTO_INCREMENT NOT NULL,
   object_name VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL,
   display_name VARCHAR(255) DEFAULT NULL,
+  object_type ENUM('object', 'template') NOT NULL,
   PRIMARY KEY (id),
   UNIQUE INDEX object_name (object_name),
   KEY search_idx (display_name)