diff --git a/app/dao/services_dao.py b/app/dao/services_dao.py
index 045daec0d..d21e8bd49 100644
--- a/app/dao/services_dao.py
+++ b/app/dao/services_dao.py
@@ -246,6 +246,7 @@ def dao_fetch_monthly_historical_stats_by_template_for_service(service_id, year)
     rows = db.session.query(
         Template.id.label('template_id'),
         Template.name,
+        Template.template_type,
         sq.c.status,
         sq.c.count.label('count'),
         sq.c.month
diff --git a/app/service/statistics.py b/app/service/statistics.py
index 40b3268f1..b9cd985f2 100644
--- a/app/service/statistics.py
+++ b/app/service/statistics.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ def format_statistics(statistics):
 
 
 def format_monthly_template_notification_stats(year, rows):
-    dict = {
+    stats = {
         datetime.strftime(date, '%Y-%m'): {}
         for date in [
             datetime(year, month, 1) for month in range(4, 13)
@@ -27,14 +27,15 @@ def format_monthly_template_notification_stats(year, rows):
 
     for row in rows:
         formatted_month = row.month.strftime('%Y-%m')
-        if str(row.template_id) not in dict[formatted_month]:
-            dict[formatted_month][str(row.template_id)] = {
+        if str(row.template_id) not in stats[formatted_month]:
+            stats[formatted_month][str(row.template_id)] = {
                 "name": row.name,
+                "type": row.template_type,
                 "counts": dict.fromkeys(NOTIFICATION_STATUS_TYPES, 0)
             }
-        dict[formatted_month][str(row.template_id)]["counts"][row.status] += row.count
+        stats[formatted_month][str(row.template_id)]["counts"][row.status] += row.count
 
-    return dict
+    return stats
 
 
 def create_zeroed_stats_dicts():
diff --git a/tests/app/dao/test_services_dao.py b/tests/app/dao/test_services_dao.py
index 4cfd0b040..f3195ce52 100644
--- a/tests/app/dao/test_services_dao.py
+++ b/tests/app/dao/test_services_dao.py
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ from tests.app.conftest import (
 
 
 def test_should_have_decorated_services_dao_functions():
+    assert dao_fetch_monthly_historical_stats_by_template_for_service.__wrapped__.__name__ == 'dao_fetch_monthly_historical_stats_by_template_for_service'  # noqa
     assert dao_fetch_monthly_historical_stats_for_service.__wrapped__.__name__ == 'dao_fetch_monthly_historical_stats_for_service'  # noqa
     assert dao_fetch_todays_stats_for_service.__wrapped__.__name__ == 'dao_fetch_todays_stats_for_service'  # noqa
     assert dao_fetch_stats_for_service.__wrapped__.__name__ == 'dao_fetch_stats_for_service'  # noqa
diff --git a/tests/app/service/test_rest.py b/tests/app/service/test_rest.py
index c4e68a1e6..2b8c0b23d 100644
--- a/tests/app/service/test_rest.py
+++ b/tests/app/service/test_rest.py
@@ -1477,6 +1477,8 @@ def test_get_template_stats_by_month_returns_correct_data(notify_db, notify_db_s
         resp_json = json.loads(resp.get_data(as_text=True)).get('data')
 
     assert resp.status_code == 200
+    assert resp_json["2016-05"][str(sample_template.id)]["name"] == "Template Name"
+    assert resp_json["2016-05"][str(sample_template.id)]["type"] == "sms"
     assert resp_json["2016-05"][str(sample_template.id)]["counts"]["sending"] == 2
     assert resp_json["2016-05"][str(sample_template.id)]["counts"]["temporary-failure"] == 1
     assert resp_json["2016-05"][str(sample_template.id)]["counts"]["permanent-failure"] == 1