diff --git a/discord/ext/commands/cooldowns.py b/discord/ext/commands/cooldowns.py
index d7fe404f9..fe9930e1d 100644
--- a/discord/ext/commands/cooldowns.py
+++ b/discord/ext/commands/cooldowns.py
@@ -148,6 +148,10 @@ class CooldownMapping:
     def valid(self):
         return self._cooldown is not None
 
+    @property
+    def type(self):
+        return self._type
+
     @classmethod
     def from_cooldown(cls, rate, per, type):
         return cls(Cooldown(rate, per), type)
diff --git a/discord/ext/commands/core.py b/discord/ext/commands/core.py
index 509df0578..586fb470d 100644
--- a/discord/ext/commands/core.py
+++ b/discord/ext/commands/core.py
@@ -731,7 +731,7 @@ class Command(_BaseCommand):
             if bucket is not None:
                 retry_after = bucket.update_rate_limit(current)
                 if retry_after:
-                    raise CommandOnCooldown(bucket, retry_after)
+                    raise CommandOnCooldown(bucket, retry_after, self._buckets.type)
 
     async def prepare(self, ctx):
         ctx.command = self
diff --git a/discord/ext/commands/errors.py b/discord/ext/commands/errors.py
index 227985f45..901a0e56c 100644
--- a/discord/ext/commands/errors.py
+++ b/discord/ext/commands/errors.py
@@ -460,14 +460,17 @@ class CommandOnCooldown(CommandError):
     Attributes
     -----------
     cooldown: ``Cooldown``
-        A class with attributes ``rate``, ``per``, and ``type`` similar to
-        the :func:`.cooldown` decorator.
+        A class with attributes ``rate`` and ``per`` similar to the
+        :func:`.cooldown` decorator.
+    type: :class:`BucketType`
+        The type associated with the cooldown.
     retry_after: :class:`float`
         The amount of seconds to wait before you can retry again.
     """
-    def __init__(self, cooldown, retry_after):
+    def __init__(self, cooldown, retry_after, type):
         self.cooldown = cooldown
         self.retry_after = retry_after
+        self.type = type
         super().__init__(f'You are on cooldown. Try again in {retry_after:.2f}s')
 
 class MaxConcurrencyReached(CommandError):