diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/ReminderController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/ReminderController.php
index 53fdd25..e281f42 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/ReminderController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/ReminderController.php
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 use App\Models\Reminder;
 use Illuminate\Http\Request;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Auth;
+use App\Enums\ReminderType;
+use Illuminate\Validation\Rules\Enum;
 
 class ReminderController extends Controller
 {
@@ -27,6 +29,7 @@ public function store(Request $request)
             'repeatable'    => 'boolean',
             'repeat_days'   => 'nullable|integer|min:1',
             'data'          => 'nullable|array',
+            'type'          => ['required', new Enum(ReminderType::class)],
         ]);
         $packageNameData = $request->validate([
             'package_name' => 'required|exists:package_names,name',
@@ -61,6 +64,7 @@ public function update(Request $request, Reminder $reminder)
             'repeatable'    => 'boolean',
             'repeat_days'   => 'nullable|integer|min:1',
             'data'          => 'nullable|array',
+            'type' => ['sometimes', new Enum(ReminderType::class)],
         ]);
         $packageNameData = $request->validate([
             'package_name' => 'required|exists:package_names,name',
@@ -116,6 +120,7 @@ public function packageStore(Request $request, PackageName $packageName)
         'repeatable'    => 'boolean',
         'repeat_days'   => 'nullable|integer|min:1',
         'data'          => 'nullable|array',
+        'type'          => ['required', new Enum(ReminderType::class)],
     ]);
 
     $reminder = Reminder::create([
@@ -149,6 +154,7 @@ public function packageUpdate(Request $request, PackageName $packageName, Remind
             'repeatable'    => 'boolean',
             'repeat_days'   => 'nullable|integer|min:1',
             'data'          => 'nullable|array',
+            'type'          => ['sometimes', new Enum(ReminderType::class)],
         ]);
 
         // If time is being updated, reset last_repeat to null
diff --git a/app/Models/Reminder.php b/app/Models/Reminder.php
index 94b6c92..0da34a4 100644
--- a/app/Models/Reminder.php
+++ b/app/Models/Reminder.php
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ class Reminder extends Model
     protected $casts = [
        'data'        => 'array',
     'last_repeat' => 'datetime',
+    'type'        => ReminderType::class, 
     ];
 
     public function packageName()
diff --git a/app/ReminderType.php b/app/ReminderType.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cf4df98
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/ReminderType.php
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App;
+
+enum ReminderType : string
+{
+    case REMINDER = 'reminder';
+    case MOTIVATE = 'motivate';
+}
diff --git a/database/migrations/2025_12_18_180348_add_type_to_reminders_table.php b/database/migrations/2025_12_18_180348_add_type_to_reminders_table.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3023672
--- /dev/null
+++ b/database/migrations/2025_12_18_180348_add_type_to_reminders_table.php
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+<?php
+
+use Illuminate\Database\Migrations\Migration;
+use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema;
+use App\ReminderType;
+return new class extends Migration
+{
+    /**
+     * Run the migrations.
+     */
+    public function up(): void
+    {
+        Schema::table('reminders', function (Blueprint $table) {
+             $table
+                ->string('type')
+                ->default(ReminderType::REMINDER->value)
+                ->after('description');
+        });
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Reverse the migrations.
+     */
+    public function down(): void
+    {
+        Schema::table('reminders', function (Blueprint $table) {
+             $table->dropColumn('type');
+        });
+    }
+};