diff --git a/src/policy_artifacthub.rs b/src/policy_artifacthub.rs
index 1a92b044..055b9c6f 100644
--- a/src/policy_artifacthub.rs
+++ b/src/policy_artifacthub.rs
@@ -474,7 +474,7 @@ fn parse_annotations(
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
-    use crate::policy_metadata::ContextAwareResource;
+    use crate::policy_metadata::{ContextAwareResource, PolicyType};
     use assert_json_diff::assert_json_eq;
     use serde_json::json;
     use std::collections::{HashMap, HashSet};
@@ -509,6 +509,7 @@ mod tests {
             background_audit: true,
             context_aware_resources: HashSet::new(),
             execution_mode: Default::default(),
+            policy_type: PolicyType::Kubernetes,
             minimum_kubewarden_version: None,
         }
     }
@@ -574,6 +575,7 @@ mod tests {
             context_aware_resources,
             execution_mode: Default::default(),
             minimum_kubewarden_version: None,
+            policy_type: Default::default(),
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/policy_metadata.rs b/src/policy_metadata.rs
index a0950110..f95f6229 100644
--- a/src/policy_metadata.rs
+++ b/src/policy_metadata.rs
@@ -128,6 +128,15 @@ pub struct ContextAwareResource {
     pub kind: String,
 }
 
+#[derive(Deserialize, Serialize, Debug, Clone, Default)]
+pub enum PolicyType {
+    #[default]
+    #[serde(rename = "kubernetes")]
+    Kubernetes,
+    #[serde(rename = "raw")]
+    Raw,
+}
+
 #[derive(Deserialize, Serialize, Debug, Clone, Validate)]
 #[serde(rename_all = "camelCase")]
 #[validate(schema(function = "validate_metadata", skip_on_field_errors = false))]
@@ -144,6 +153,8 @@ pub struct Metadata {
     #[serde(default)]
     pub execution_mode: PolicyExecutionMode,
     #[serde(default)]
+    pub policy_type: PolicyType,
+    #[serde(default)]
     #[validate]
     pub context_aware_resources: HashSet<ContextAwareResource>,
     #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
@@ -163,6 +174,7 @@ impl Default for Metadata {
             mutating: false,
             background_audit: true,
             execution_mode: PolicyExecutionMode::KubewardenWapc,
+            policy_type: PolicyType::Kubernetes,
             context_aware_resources: HashSet::new(),
             minimum_kubewarden_version: None,
         }
@@ -345,6 +357,7 @@ mod tests {
             "backgroundAudit": true,
             "contextAwareResources": [ ],
             "executionMode": "kubewarden-wapc",
+            "policyType": "kubernetes"
         });
 
         let actual = serde_json::to_value(&metadata).unwrap();
@@ -369,6 +382,7 @@ mod tests {
             annotations: None,
             background_audit: true,
             context_aware_resources: HashSet::new(),
+            policy_type: PolicyType::Kubernetes,
             ..Default::default()
         };
 
@@ -417,6 +431,7 @@ mod tests {
             "backgroundAudit": true,
             "contextAwareResources": [ ],
             "executionMode": "kubewarden-wapc",
+            "policyType": "kubernetes"
         });
 
         let actual = serde_json::to_value(&metadata).unwrap();