diff --git a/mistral/db/sqlalchemy/migration/alembic_migrations/versions/020_add_type_to_task_execution.py b/mistral/db/sqlalchemy/migration/alembic_migrations/versions/020_add_type_to_task_execution.py
index f34cc13ee..fc729be58 100644
--- a/mistral/db/sqlalchemy/migration/alembic_migrations/versions/020_add_type_to_task_execution.py
+++ b/mistral/db/sqlalchemy/migration/alembic_migrations/versions/020_add_type_to_task_execution.py
@@ -26,8 +26,22 @@ revision = '020'
 down_revision = '019'
 
 from alembic import op
+from mistral.db.sqlalchemy import types as st
 import sqlalchemy as sa
 
+# A simple model of the task executions table with only the fields needed for
+# the migration.
+task_executions = sa.Table(
+    'task_executions_v2',
+    sa.MetaData(),
+    sa.Column('id', sa.String(36), nullable=False),
+    sa.Column(
+        'spec',
+        st.JsonMediumDictType()
+    ),
+    sa.Column('type', sa.String(10), nullable=True)
+)
+
 
 def upgrade():
 
@@ -35,3 +49,25 @@ def upgrade():
         'task_executions_v2',
         sa.Column('type', sa.String(length=10), nullable=True)
     )
+
+    session = sa.orm.Session(bind=op.get_bind())
+    values = []
+
+    for row in session.query(task_executions):
+        values.append({'id': row[0],
+                       'spec': row[1]})
+
+    with session.begin(subtransactions=True):
+        for value in values:
+            task_type = "ACTION"
+            if "workflow" in value['spec']:
+                task_type = "WORKFLOW"
+
+            session.execute(
+                task_executions.update().values(type=task_type).where(
+                    task_executions.c.id == value['id']
+                )
+            )
+
+    # this commit appears to be necessary
+    session.commit()