diff --git a/base/nvti.c b/base/nvti.c
index 21fee3eb3..1abde8bf6 100644
--- a/base/nvti.c
+++ b/base/nvti.c
@@ -314,6 +314,7 @@ nvti_free (nvti_t *n)
   g_free (n->excluded_keys);
   g_free (n->required_ports);
   g_free (n->required_udp_ports);
+  g_free (n->qod_type);
   g_free (n->family);
   g_slist_free_full (n->refs, (void (*) (void *)) vtref_free);
   g_slist_free_full (n->prefs, (void (*) (void *)) nvtpref_free);
@@ -578,6 +579,20 @@ nvti_required_udp_ports (const nvti_t *n)
   return (n ? n->required_udp_ports : NULL);
 }
 
+/**
+ * @brief Get the QoD type.
+ *
+ * @param n The NVT Info structure of which the QoD type should
+ *          be returned.
+ *
+ * @return The QoD type as string. Don't free this.
+ */
+gchar *
+nvti_qod_type (const nvti_t *n)
+{
+  return (n ? n->qod_type : NULL);
+}
+
 /**
  * @brief Get the family name.
  *
@@ -887,6 +902,31 @@ nvti_set_required_udp_ports (nvti_t *n, const gchar *required_udp_ports)
   return (0);
 }
 
+/**
+ * @brief Set the QoD type of a NVT.
+ *
+ * @param n The NVT Info structure.
+ *
+ * @param qod_type The QoD type to set. A copy will be created from this.
+ *                 The string is not checked, any string is accepted as type.
+ *
+ * @return 0 for success. Anything else indicates an error.
+ */
+int
+nvti_set_qod_type (nvti_t *n, const gchar *qod_type)
+{
+  if (!n)
+    return (-1);
+
+  if (n->qod_type)
+    g_free (n->qod_type);
+  if (qod_type && qod_type[0])
+    n->qod_type = g_strdup (qod_type);
+  else
+    n->qod_type = NULL;
+  return (0);
+}
+
 /**
  * @brief Set the family of a NVT.
  *
diff --git a/base/nvti.h b/base/nvti.h
index 7d338407c..bfbfd33b0 100644
--- a/base/nvti.h
+++ b/base/nvti.h
@@ -88,6 +88,8 @@ typedef struct nvti
   gchar
     *required_udp_ports; /**< @brief List of required UDP ports of this NVT*/
 
+  gchar *qod_type; /**< @brief Quality of detection type */
+
   GSList *refs;  /**< @brief Collection of VT references */
   GSList *prefs; /**< @brief Collection of NVT preferences */
 
@@ -142,6 +144,8 @@ gchar *
 nvti_required_ports (const nvti_t *);
 gchar *
 nvti_required_udp_ports (const nvti_t *);
+gchar *
+nvti_qod_type (const nvti_t *);
 gint
 nvti_timeout (const nvti_t *);
 gint
@@ -174,6 +178,8 @@ nvti_set_required_ports (nvti_t *, const gchar *);
 int
 nvti_set_required_udp_ports (nvti_t *, const gchar *);
 int
+nvti_set_qod_type (nvti_t *, const gchar *);
+int
 nvti_set_timeout (nvti_t *, const gint);
 int
 nvti_set_category (nvti_t *, const gint);