diff --git a/shared/src/business/entities/cases/PublicDocketEntry.test.ts b/shared/src/business/entities/cases/PublicDocketEntry.test.ts
index e9608523d16..30d624a9607 100644
--- a/shared/src/business/entities/cases/PublicDocketEntry.test.ts
+++ b/shared/src/business/entities/cases/PublicDocketEntry.test.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { PublicDocketEntry } from './PublicDocketEntry';
 describe('PublicDocketEntry', () => {
   it('should only have expected fields', () => {
     const entity = new PublicDocketEntry({
+      action: 'some action',
       additionalInfo: 'something',
       additionalInfo2: 'something else',
       anotherThing: false,
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@ describe('PublicDocketEntry', () => {
     });
 
     expect(entity.toRawObject()).toEqual({
+      action: 'some action',
       additionalInfo: 'something',
       additionalInfo2: 'something else',
       attachments: true,
diff --git a/shared/src/business/entities/cases/PublicDocketEntry.ts b/shared/src/business/entities/cases/PublicDocketEntry.ts
index aa23c7f45b0..3b5a19698fd 100644
--- a/shared/src/business/entities/cases/PublicDocketEntry.ts
+++ b/shared/src/business/entities/cases/PublicDocketEntry.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import { JoiValidationEntity } from '@shared/business/entities/JoiValidationEnti
 import joi from 'joi';
 
 export class PublicDocketEntry extends JoiValidationEntity {
+  public action?: string;
   public additionalInfo?: string;
   public additionalInfo2?: string;
   public attachments?: boolean;
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@ export class PublicDocketEntry extends JoiValidationEntity {
 
   constructor(rawProps) {
     super('PublicDocketEntry');
+    this.action = rawProps.action;
     this.additionalInfo = rawProps.additionalInfo;
     this.additionalInfo2 = rawProps.additionalInfo2;
     this.attachments = rawProps.attachments;