diff --git a/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/models/data/dashboard/recent/model/RecentActivityModel.java b/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/models/data/dashboard/recent/model/RecentActivityModel.java
index 015c76af3..8f72a044d 100644
--- a/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/models/data/dashboard/recent/model/RecentActivityModel.java
+++ b/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/models/data/dashboard/recent/model/RecentActivityModel.java
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ public abstract class RecentActivityModel<T> {
 	private Date finalizedAt;
 	private Date publishedAt;
 	private String profile;
+	private RecentActivityType type;
 
 	public String getId() {
 		return id;
@@ -121,5 +122,39 @@ public abstract class RecentActivityModel<T> {
 		this.profile = profile;
 	}
 
+	public RecentActivityType getType() {
+		return type;
+	}
+
+	public void setType(RecentActivityType type) {
+		this.type = type;
+	}
+
 	public abstract RecentActivityModel fromEntity(T entity);
+
+	public enum RecentActivityType {
+		DMP(1), DATASET(2);
+
+		private final int index;
+
+		RecentActivityType(int index) {
+			this.index = index;
+		}
+
+		public int getIndex() {
+			return index;
+		}
+
+		public static RecentActivityType fromIndex(int index) {
+			switch (index) {
+				case 1:
+					return DMP;
+				case 2:
+					return DATASET;
+				default:
+					throw new IllegalArgumentException("Recent Activity Type : \"" + index + "\" is not supported.");
+			}
+
+		}
+	}
 }
diff --git a/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/models/data/dashboard/recent/model/RecentDatasetModel.java b/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/models/data/dashboard/recent/model/RecentDatasetModel.java
index 58156453c..c1eddfd42 100644
--- a/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/models/data/dashboard/recent/model/RecentDatasetModel.java
+++ b/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/models/data/dashboard/recent/model/RecentDatasetModel.java
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import eu.eudat.data.entities.Dataset;
 import eu.eudat.logic.utilities.helpers.LabelBuilder;
 import eu.eudat.models.data.dataset.DataRepository;
 import eu.eudat.models.data.dataset.Service;
-import eu.eudat.models.data.listingmodels.DatasetListingModel;
 
 import java.util.Date;
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
@@ -80,6 +79,7 @@ public class RecentDatasetModel extends RecentActivityModel<Dataset> {
 	}
 
 	public RecentDatasetModel fromDmpEntity(Dataset entity) {
+		this.setType(RecentActivityType.DATASET);
 		this.setId(entity.getId().toString());
 		this.setTitle(entity.getLabel());
 		this.setDescription(entity.getDescription());
diff --git a/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/models/data/dashboard/recent/model/RecentDmpModel.java b/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/models/data/dashboard/recent/model/RecentDmpModel.java
index 9c28bdec2..82b630cd9 100644
--- a/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/models/data/dashboard/recent/model/RecentDmpModel.java
+++ b/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/models/data/dashboard/recent/model/RecentDmpModel.java
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ public class RecentDmpModel extends RecentActivityModel<DMP> {
 	@Override
 	@Transactional
 	public RecentActivityModel fromEntity(DMP entity) {
+		this.setType(RecentActivityType.DMP);
 		this.setId(entity.getId().toString());
 		this.setTitle(entity.getLabel());
 		this.setDescription(entity.getDescription());