diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 065e64d..42ebe39 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -57,21 +57,25 @@ photos
   "path": "photos",
   "name": "photos",
   "size": 600,
+  "type": "directory",
   "children": [
     {
       "path": "photos/summer",
       "name": "summer",
       "size": 400,
+      "type": "directory",
       "children": [
         {
           "path": "photos/summer/june",
           "name": "june",
           "size": 400,
+          "type": "directory",
           "children": [
             {
               "path": "photos/summer/june/windsurf.jpg",
               "name": "windsurf.jpg",
               "size": 400,
+              "type": "file",
               "extension": ".jpg"
             }
           ]
@@ -82,22 +86,26 @@ photos
       "path": "photos/winter",
       "name": "winter",
       "size": 200,
+      "type": "directory",
       "children": [
         {
           "path": "photos/winter/january",
           "name": "january",
           "size": 200,
+          "type": "directory",
           "children": [
             {
               "path": "photos/winter/january/ski.png",
               "name": "ski.png",
               "size": 100,
+              "type": "file",
               "extension": ".png"
             },
             {
               "path": "photos/winter/january/snowboard.jpg",
               "name": "snowboard.jpg",
               "size": 100,
+              "type": "file",
               "extension": ".jpg"
             }
           ]
diff --git a/lib/directory-tree.js b/lib/directory-tree.js
index 4ac5e62..802a185 100644
--- a/lib/directory-tree.js
+++ b/lib/directory-tree.js
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 
 const FS = require('fs');
 const PATH = require('path');
+const constants = {
+	DIRECTORY: 'directory',
+	FILE: 'file'
+}
 
 function safeReadDirSync (path) {
 	let dirData = {};
@@ -32,9 +36,10 @@ function directoryTree (path, options, onEachFile) {
 			options.extensions.length && 
 			options.extensions.indexOf(ext) === -1)
 			return null;
-			
+
 		item.size = stats.size;  // File size in bytes
 		item.extension = ext;
+		item.type = constants.FILE;
 		if (onEachFile) {
 			onEachFile(item, PATH);
 		}
@@ -46,6 +51,7 @@ function directoryTree (path, options, onEachFile) {
 			.map(child => directoryTree(PATH.join(path, child), options, onEachFile))
 			.filter(e => !!e);
 		item.size = item.children.reduce((prev, cur) => prev + cur.size, 0);
+		item.type = constants.DIRECTORY;
 	} else {
 		return null; // Or set item.size = 0 for devices, FIFO and sockets ?
 	}
diff --git a/test/fixture.js b/test/fixture.js
index 1bfd973..f7e1100 100644
--- a/test/fixture.js
+++ b/test/fixture.js
@@ -1,37 +1,44 @@
 tree = {
   "path": "./test/test_data",
   "name": "test_data",
+  "type": "directory",
   "children": [
     {
       "path": "test/test_data/file_a.txt",
       "name": "file_a.txt",
       "size": 12,
+      "type": "file",
       "extension": ".txt"
     },
     {
       "path": "test/test_data/file_b.txt",
       "name": "file_b.txt",
       "size": 3756,
+      "type": "file",
       "extension": ".txt"
     },
     {
       "path": "test/test_data/some_dir",
       "name": "some_dir",
+      "type": "directory",
       "children": [
         {
           "path": "test/test_data/some_dir/another_dir",
           "name": "another_dir",
+          "type": "directory",
           "children": [
             {
               "path": "test/test_data/some_dir/another_dir/file_a.txt",
               "name": "file_a.txt",
               "size": 12,
+              "type": "file",
               "extension": ".txt"
             },
             {
               "path": "test/test_data/some_dir/another_dir/file_b.txt",
               "name": "file_b.txt",
               "size": 3756,
+              "type": "file",
               "extension": ".txt"
             }
           ],
@@ -41,12 +48,14 @@ tree = {
           "path": "test/test_data/some_dir/file_a.txt",
           "name": "file_a.txt",
           "size": 12,
+          "type": "file",
           "extension": ".txt"
         },
         {
           "path": "test/test_data/some_dir/file_b.txt",
           "name": "file_b.txt",
           "size": 3756,
+          "type": "file",
           "extension": ".txt"
         }
       ],
@@ -55,11 +64,13 @@ tree = {
     {
       "path": "test/test_data/some_dir_2",
       "name": "some_dir_2",
+      "type": "directory",
       "children": [
         {
           "path": "test/test_data/some_dir_2/.gitkeep",
           "name": ".gitkeep",
           "size": 0,
+          "type": "file",
           "extension": ""
         }
       ],