diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a4e832729e..ffc453153f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 ## v1.3.7.0 [unreleased]
 ### Bug Fixes
 1. [#1845](https://github.com/influxdata/chronograf/pull/1845): Fix no-scroll bar appearing in the Data Explorer table
+1. [#1866](https://github.com/influxdata/chronograf/pull/1866): Fix missing cell type (and consequently single-stat)
 
 ### Features
 1. [#1863](https://github.com/influxdata/chronograf/pull/1863): Improve 'new-sources' server flag example by adding 'type' key
diff --git a/server/cells.go b/server/cells.go
index 29c0bd57a2..29d78b000d 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 5ca5dce5e1..c0ade6f5f7 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{