diff --git a/xos/tosca/custom_types/xos.m4 b/xos/tosca/custom_types/xos.m4
index 0200938..471bfc8 100644
--- a/xos/tosca/custom_types/xos.m4
+++ b/xos/tosca/custom_types/xos.m4
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@
             service:
                 type: tosca.capabilities.xos.Service)
 define(xos_base_service_props,
+            kind:
+                type: string
+                default: generic
             view_url:
                 type: string
                 required: false
diff --git a/xos/tosca/resources/service.py b/xos/tosca/resources/service.py
index 01aee1c..6b84d0b 100644
--- a/xos/tosca/resources/service.py
+++ b/xos/tosca/resources/service.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 class XOSService(XOSResource):
     provides = "tosca.nodes.Service"
     xos_model = Service
-    copyin_props = ["view_url"]
+    copyin_props = ["view_url", "kind"]
 
     def postprocess(self, obj):
         for provider_service_name in self.get_requirements("tosca.relationships.TenantOfService"):
diff --git a/xos/tosca/samples/cord.yaml b/xos/tosca/samples/cord.yaml
index 83c9584..72a069d 100644
--- a/xos/tosca/samples/cord.yaml
+++ b/xos/tosca/samples/cord.yaml
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
               relationship: tosca.relationships.TenantOfService
       properties:
           view_url: /admin/cord/voltservice/$id$/
+          kind: vOLT
 
     service_vcpe:
       type: tosca.nodes.VCPEService