diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/core/property-editor/uis/tree-picker/property-editor-ui-tree-picker.element.ts b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/core/property-editor/uis/tree-picker/property-editor-ui-tree-picker.element.ts
index c01c6eae0c..d1952c415c 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/core/property-editor/uis/tree-picker/property-editor-ui-tree-picker.element.ts
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/core/property-editor/uis/tree-picker/property-editor-ui-tree-picker.element.ts
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ export class UmbPropertyEditorUITreePickerElement extends UmbLitElement implemen
 		this.min = Number(config?.getValueByAlias('minNumber')) || 0;
 		this.max = Number(config?.getValueByAlias('maxNumber')) || 0;
 
+		this.type = config?.getValueByAlias('type') ?? 'content';
 		this.allowedContentTypeIds = config?.getValueByAlias('filter');
 		this.showOpenButton = config?.getValueByAlias('showOpenButton');
 		this.ignoreUserStartNodes = config?.getValueByAlias('ignoreUserStartNodes');