diff --git a/src/FieldBuilder.php b/src/FieldBuilder.php
index 22fe301..e592d7e 100644
--- a/src/FieldBuilder.php
+++ b/src/FieldBuilder.php
@@ -82,6 +82,16 @@ public function getConfig()
     {
         return $this->config;
     }
+    
+    /**
+     * Return the field type.
+     *
+     * @return string
+     */
+    public function getType()
+    {
+        return $this->type;
+    }
 
     /**
      * Set a config key -> value pair
diff --git a/tests/FieldBuilderTest.php b/tests/FieldBuilderTest.php
index bf78231..b264e5d 100644
--- a/tests/FieldBuilderTest.php
+++ b/tests/FieldBuilderTest.php
@@ -17,6 +17,25 @@ public function testGetName()
         $this->assertSame('my_field', $subject->getName());
     }
 
+    public function testGetConfig()
+    {
+        $subject = new FieldBuilder('my_field', 'text', [
+            'foo' => 'bar'
+        ]);
+        $this->assertSame([
+            'name' => 'my_field',
+            'label' => 'My Field',
+            'key' => 'field_my_field',
+            'foo' => 'bar'
+        ], $subject->getConfig());
+    }
+
+    public function testGetType()
+    {
+        $subject = new FieldBuilder('my_field', 'text');
+        $this->assertSame('text', $subject->getType());
+    }
+
     public function testBuild()
     {
         $subject = new FieldBuilder('my_field', 'text', ['prepend' => '$']);