diff --git a/modconfig/flowpipe_pipeline.go b/modconfig/flowpipe_pipeline.go
index e095fc13..eeda78a8 100644
--- a/modconfig/flowpipe_pipeline.go
+++ b/modconfig/flowpipe_pipeline.go
@@ -543,6 +543,7 @@ type PipelineParam struct {
 	Optional    bool      `json:"optional,omitempty"`
 	Default     cty.Value `json:"-"`
 	Type        cty.Type  `json:"-"`
+	TypeString  string    `json:"type"`
 }
 
 func (p *PipelineParam) Equals(other *PipelineParam) bool {
diff --git a/parse/pipeline_decode.go b/parse/pipeline_decode.go
index 323edacc..ae8d8dbc 100644
--- a/parse/pipeline_decode.go
+++ b/parse/pipeline_decode.go
@@ -207,6 +207,7 @@ func decodePipelineParam(block *hcl.Block, parseCtx *ModParseContext) (*modconfi
 		o.Description = ctyVal.AsString()
 	}
 
+	o.TypeString = hclhelpers.CtyTypeToHclType(o.Type)
 	return o, diags
 }