diff --git a/server/cells.go b/server/cells.go
index 29c0bd57a..29d78b000 100644
--- a/server/cells.go
+++ b/server/cells.go
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ func newCellResponses(dID chronograf.DashboardID, dcells []chronograf.DashboardC
 		newCell.H = cell.H
 		newCell.Name = cell.Name
 		newCell.ID = cell.ID
+		newCell.Type = cell.Type
 
 		for _, lbl := range labels {
 			if axis, found := cell.Axes[lbl]; !found {
diff --git a/server/cells_test.go b/server/cells_test.go
index 5ca5dce5e..c0ade6f5f 100644
--- a/server/cells_test.go
+++ b/server/cells_test.go
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ func Test_Service_DashboardCells(t *testing.T) {
 					W:       4,
 					H:       4,
 					Name:    "CPU",
+					Type:    "bar",
 					Queries: []chronograf.DashboardQuery{},
 					Axes:    map[string]chronograf.Axis{},
 				},
@@ -117,6 +118,7 @@ func Test_Service_DashboardCells(t *testing.T) {
 					W:       4,
 					H:       4,
 					Name:    "CPU",
+					Type:    "bar",
 					Queries: []chronograf.DashboardQuery{},
 					Axes: map[string]chronograf.Axis{
 						"x": chronograf.Axis{