diff --git a/blob.c b/blob.c
index 404c44e1..e19e06b7 100644
--- a/blob.c
+++ b/blob.c
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ void account_free_contents(struct account *account)
 	free(account->username);
 	free(account->password);
 	free(account->note);
+	free(account->notetype);
 	free(account->name_encrypted);
 	free(account->group_encrypted);
 	free(account->url_encrypted);
@@ -393,7 +394,7 @@ static struct account *account_parse(struct chunk *chunk, const unsigned char ke
 	entry_plain(attachkey_encrypted);
 	entry_boolean(attachpresent);
 	skip(individualshare);
-	skip(notetype);
+	entry_plain(notetype);
 	skip(noalert);
 	entry_plain(last_modified_gmt);
 	skip(hasbeenshared);
diff --git a/blob.h b/blob.h
index 60a0d9cb..03b8babb 100644
--- a/blob.h
+++ b/blob.h
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ struct account {
 	char *username, *username_encrypted;
 	char *password, *password_encrypted;
 	char *note, *note_encrypted;
+	char *notetype;
 	char *last_touch, *last_modified_gmt;
 	bool pwprotect;
 	bool fav;
diff --git a/cmd-duplicate.c b/cmd-duplicate.c
index d507dfa9..77fdc4ec 100644
--- a/cmd-duplicate.c
+++ b/cmd-duplicate.c
@@ -97,6 +97,8 @@ int cmd_duplicate(int argc, char **argv)
 	new->fullname = xstrdup(found->fullname);
 	account_set_url(new, xstrdup(found->url), key, &session->feature_flag);
 	new->pwprotect = found->pwprotect;
+	if (found->notetype)
+		new->notetype = xstrdup(found->notetype);
 
 	list_for_each_entry(field, &found->field_head, list) {
 		copy_field = new0(struct field, 1);
diff --git a/endpoints.c b/endpoints.c
index 273965ad..cd06dbec 100644
--- a/endpoints.c
+++ b/endpoints.c
@@ -229,6 +229,19 @@ void lastpass_update_account(enum blobsync sync, unsigned const char key[KDF_HAS
 		http_post_add_params(&params, "url", url, NULL);
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * The redesigned web vault classifies an item as a secure note via a
+	 * plaintext "notetype" param, not the legacy url=http://sn marker.
+	 * Without it, CLI-created notes render as logins. Echo back the type the
+	 * server gave us (preserving structured types on edit), defaulting to a
+	 * generic note for newly created notes that have none yet.
+	 */
+	if (account_is_secure_note(account)) {
+		const char *notetype = (account->notetype && *account->notetype)
+				       ? account->notetype : "Generic";
+		http_post_add_params(&params, "notetype", notetype, NULL);
+	}
+
 	if (strlen(fields)) {
 		http_post_add_params(&params,
 				     "save_all", "1",