diff --git a/digitalocean/loadbalancer/datasource_loadbalancer.go b/digitalocean/loadbalancer/datasource_loadbalancer.go
index 446e9ee5a..4ca29dbad 100644
--- a/digitalocean/loadbalancer/datasource_loadbalancer.go
+++ b/digitalocean/loadbalancer/datasource_loadbalancer.go
@@ -247,6 +247,12 @@ func DataSourceDigitalOceanLoadbalancer() *schema.Resource {
 					},
 				},
 			},
+			"type": {
+				Type:        schema.TypeString,
+				Optional:    true,
+				Computed:    true,
+				Description: "the type of the load balancer (GLOBAL or REGIONAL)",
+			},
 		},
 	}
 }
@@ -323,6 +329,7 @@ func dataSourceDigitalOceanLoadbalancerRead(ctx context.Context, d *schema.Resou
 	d.Set("vpc_uuid", foundLoadbalancer.VPCUUID)
 	d.Set("http_idle_timeout_seconds", foundLoadbalancer.HTTPIdleTimeoutSeconds)
 	d.Set("project_id", foundLoadbalancer.ProjectID)
+	d.Set("type", foundLoadbalancer.Type)
 
 	if err := d.Set("droplet_ids", flattenDropletIds(foundLoadbalancer.DropletIDs)); err != nil {
 		return diag.Errorf("[DEBUG] Error setting Load Balancer droplet_ids - error: %#v", err)
diff --git a/digitalocean/loadbalancer/datasource_loadbalancer_test.go b/digitalocean/loadbalancer/datasource_loadbalancer_test.go
index d1601e243..57a87f96f 100644
--- a/digitalocean/loadbalancer/datasource_loadbalancer_test.go
+++ b/digitalocean/loadbalancer/datasource_loadbalancer_test.go
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ data "digitalocean_loadbalancer" "foobar" {
 						"data.digitalocean_loadbalancer.foobar", "region", "nyc3"),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(
 						"data.digitalocean_loadbalancer.foobar", "size_unit", "1"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(
+						"data.digitalocean_loadbalancer.foobar", "type", ""),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(
 						"data.digitalocean_loadbalancer.foobar", "forwarding_rule.#", "1"),
 					resource.TestCheckTypeSetElemNestedAttrs(
@@ -109,6 +111,8 @@ data "digitalocean_loadbalancer" "foobar" {
 						"data.digitalocean_loadbalancer.foobar", "region", "nyc3"),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(
 						"data.digitalocean_loadbalancer.foobar", "size_unit", "1"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(
+						"data.digitalocean_loadbalancer.foobar", "type", ""),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(
 						"data.digitalocean_loadbalancer.foobar", "forwarding_rule.#", "1"),
 					resource.TestCheckTypeSetElemNestedAttrs(
@@ -173,6 +177,8 @@ data "digitalocean_loadbalancer" "foobar" {
 						"data.digitalocean_loadbalancer.foobar", "region", "nyc3"),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(
 						"data.digitalocean_loadbalancer.foobar", "size_unit", "6"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(
+						"data.digitalocean_loadbalancer.foobar", "type", ""),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(
 						"data.digitalocean_loadbalancer.foobar", "forwarding_rule.#", "1"),
 					resource.TestCheckTypeSetElemNestedAttrs(
@@ -235,6 +241,8 @@ data "digitalocean_loadbalancer" "foobar" {
 						"data.digitalocean_loadbalancer.foobar", "region", "nyc3"),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(
 						"data.digitalocean_loadbalancer.foobar", "size_unit", "6"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(
+						"data.digitalocean_loadbalancer.foobar", "type", ""),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(
 						"data.digitalocean_loadbalancer.foobar", "forwarding_rule.#", "1"),
 					resource.TestCheckTypeSetElemNestedAttrs(
@@ -663,6 +671,7 @@ resource "digitalocean_loadbalancer" "foo" {
   name   = "%s"
   region = "nyc3"
   size   = "%s"
+  type   = "REGIONAL"
 
   forwarding_rule {
     entry_port     = 80
diff --git a/digitalocean/loadbalancer/resource_loadbalancer.go b/digitalocean/loadbalancer/resource_loadbalancer.go
index ac034a2a6..b66328d42 100644
--- a/digitalocean/loadbalancer/resource_loadbalancer.go
+++ b/digitalocean/loadbalancer/resource_loadbalancer.go
@@ -403,6 +403,12 @@ func resourceDigitalOceanLoadBalancerV0() *schema.Resource {
 					},
 				},
 			},
+			"type": {
+				Type:        schema.TypeString,
+				Optional:    true,
+				Computed:    true,
+				Description: "the type of the load balancer (GLOBAL or REGIONAL)",
+			},
 		},
 	}
 }
@@ -493,6 +499,10 @@ func buildLoadBalancerRequest(client *godo.Client, d *schema.ResourceData) (*god
 		opts.VPCUUID = v.(string)
 	}
 
+	if v, ok := d.GetOk("type"); ok {
+		opts.Type = v.(string)
+	}
+
 	return opts, nil
 }
 
@@ -556,6 +566,7 @@ func resourceDigitalOceanLoadbalancerRead(ctx context.Context, d *schema.Resourc
 	d.Set("vpc_uuid", loadbalancer.VPCUUID)
 	d.Set("http_idle_timeout_seconds", loadbalancer.HTTPIdleTimeoutSeconds)
 	d.Set("project_id", loadbalancer.ProjectID)
+	d.Set("type", loadbalancer.Type)
 
 	if loadbalancer.SizeUnit > 0 {
 		d.Set("size_unit", loadbalancer.SizeUnit)
@@ -591,7 +602,6 @@ func resourceDigitalOceanLoadbalancerRead(ctx context.Context, d *schema.Resourc
 	}
 
 	return nil
-
 }
 
 func resourceDigitalOceanLoadbalancerUpdate(ctx context.Context, d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) diag.Diagnostics {
diff --git a/digitalocean/loadbalancer/resource_loadbalancer_test.go b/digitalocean/loadbalancer/resource_loadbalancer_test.go
index 87d43f2ed..1f4272449 100644
--- a/digitalocean/loadbalancer/resource_loadbalancer_test.go
+++ b/digitalocean/loadbalancer/resource_loadbalancer_test.go
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ func TestAccDigitalOceanLoadbalancer_Basic(t *testing.T) {
 						"digitalocean_loadbalancer.foobar", "name", name),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(
 						"digitalocean_loadbalancer.foobar", "region", "nyc3"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(
+						"digitalocean_loadbalancer.foobar", "type", ""),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(
 						"digitalocean_loadbalancer.foobar", "size_unit", "1"),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(
@@ -93,6 +95,8 @@ func TestAccDigitalOceanLoadbalancer_Updated(t *testing.T) {
 						"digitalocean_loadbalancer.foobar", "name", name),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(
 						"digitalocean_loadbalancer.foobar", "region", "nyc3"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(
+						"digitalocean_loadbalancer.foobar", "type", ""),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(
 						"digitalocean_loadbalancer.foobar", "size_unit", "1"),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(
@@ -792,6 +796,7 @@ resource "digitalocean_droplet" "foobar" {
 resource "digitalocean_loadbalancer" "foobar" {
   name   = "%s"
   region = "nyc3"
+  type   = "REGIONAL"
 
   forwarding_rule {
     entry_port     = 80