diff --git a/Documentation/git-cat-file.adoc b/Documentation/git-cat-file.adoc
index ac3b528c6f..514bfc0032 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-cat-file.adoc
+++ b/Documentation/git-cat-file.adoc
@@ -348,15 +348,12 @@ newline. The available atoms are:
 	after that first run of whitespace (i.e., the "rest" of the
 	line) are output in place of the `%(rest)` atom.
 
-The command `remote-object-info` only supports the `%(objectname)` and
-`%(objectsize)` placeholders. See `CAVEATS` below for more information.
+The command `remote-object-info` only supports the `%(objectname)`,
+`%(objectsize)` and `%(objecttype)` placeholders. See `CAVEATS` below for more
+information.
 
 If no format is specified, the default format is `%(objectname)
-%(objecttype) %(objectsize)`, except for `remote-object-info` commands which
-use `%(objectname) %(objectsize)` because `%(objecttype)` is not supported yet.
-
-WARNING: When "%(objecttype)" is supported, the default format WILL be unified,
-so DO NOT RELY on the current default format to stay the same!!!
+%(objecttype) %(objectsize)`.
 
 If `--batch` is specified, or if `--batch-command` is used with the `contents`
 command, the object information is followed by the object contents (consisting
@@ -453,9 +450,9 @@ scripting purposes.
 CAVEATS
 -------
 
-Note that only `%(objectname)` and `%(objectsize)` are currently
-supported by the `remote-object-info` command. Using any other placeholder in
-the format string will return an empty string in its position.
+Note that only `%(objectname)`, `%(objectsize)` and `%(objecttype)` are
+currently supported by the `remote-object-info` command. Using any other
+placeholder in the format string will return an empty string in its position.
 
 Note that the sizes of objects on disk are reported accurately, but care
 should be taken in drawing conclusions about which refs or objects are
diff --git a/Documentation/gitprotocol-v2.adoc b/Documentation/gitprotocol-v2.adoc
index 7bf62014c3..de4bfb776e 100644
--- a/Documentation/gitprotocol-v2.adoc
+++ b/Documentation/gitprotocol-v2.adoc
@@ -558,14 +558,17 @@ object-info
 
 `object-info` is the command to retrieve information about one or more objects.
 Its main purpose is to allow a client to make decisions based on this
-information without having to fully fetch objects. Object size is the only
-information that is currently supported.
+information without having to fully fetch objects. Object size and type are the
+only information that is currently supported.
 
 An `object-info` request takes the following arguments:
 
 	size
 	Requests size information to be returned for each listed object id.
 
+	type
+	Requests type information to be returned for each listed object id.
+
 	oid <oid>
 	Indicates to the server an object which the client wants to obtain
 	information for. They must be full OIDs.
@@ -580,11 +583,15 @@ space.
 	info = *PKT-LINE(attr LF)
 	       *PKT-LINE(obj-info LF)
 
-	attr = "size"
+	attr = "size" | "type"
 
 	obj-size = 1*DIGIT
 
-	obj-info = obj-id [SP [obj-size]]
+	obj-type = "blob" | "tree" | "commit" | "tag"
+
+	obj-val = obj-size | obj-type
+
+	obj-info = obj-id [SP [obj-val *(SP obj-val)]]
 
 If the server does not recognize the OID, the response will be `<oid> SP`
 regardless of the number of attributes requested.
diff --git a/builtin/cat-file.c b/builtin/cat-file.c
index 884b6d5ad3..8288511b19 100644
--- a/builtin/cat-file.c
+++ b/builtin/cat-file.c
@@ -841,15 +841,9 @@ static void parse_cmd_remote_object_info(struct batch_options *opt,
 	struct object_info *remote_object_info = NULL;
 	struct oid_array object_info_oids = OID_ARRAY_INIT;
 	struct string_list object_info_options = STRING_LIST_INIT_NODUP;
-	const char *saved_format = opt->format;
 
 	if (strlen(line) >= MAX_REMOTE_OBJ_INFO_LINE)
 		die(_("remote-object-info command too long"));
-	/*
-	 * TODO: Use the default format once %(objecttype) is supported.
-	 */
-	if (!opt->format)
-		opt->format = "%(objectname) %(objectsize)";
 
 	line_to_split = xstrdup(line);
 	count = split_cmdline(line_to_split, &argv);
@@ -904,7 +898,6 @@ static void parse_cmd_remote_object_info(struct batch_options *opt,
 		data->is_remote = 0;
 	}
 	data->skip_object_info = 0;
-	opt->format = saved_format;
 
 	for (size_t i = 0; i < object_info_oids.nr; i++)
 		free_object_info_contents(&remote_object_info[i]);
diff --git a/fetch-object-info.c b/fetch-object-info.c
index ba7e179c44..e5cfdafe68 100644
--- a/fetch-object-info.c
+++ b/fetch-object-info.c
@@ -15,10 +15,13 @@ static void send_object_info_request(const int fd_out, struct object_info_args *
 
 	write_command_and_capabilities(&req_buf, "object-info", args->server_options);
 
-	if (unsorted_string_list_has_string(args->object_info_options, "size"))
-		packet_buf_write(&req_buf, "size");
-	else if (args->object_info_options->nr)
-		BUG("only size should be in object_info_options");
+	/*
+	 * The list is already checked to only request valid and supported fields
+	 * no need to check, just request everything left on the list
+	 */
+	for (size_t i = 0; i < args->object_info_options->nr; i++)
+		packet_buf_write(&req_buf, "%s",
+				 args->object_info_options->items[i].string);
 
 	if (args->oids)
 		for (size_t i = 0; i < args->oids->nr; i++)
@@ -50,6 +53,7 @@ int fetch_object_info(const enum protocol_version version, struct object_info_ar
 		      const int stateless_rpc, const int fd_out)
 {
 	int size_index = -1;
+	int type_index = -1;
 
 	switch (version) {
 	case protocol_v2:
@@ -101,8 +105,13 @@ int fetch_object_info(const enum protocol_version version, struct object_info_ar
 			for (size_t j = 0; j < args->oids->nr; j++)
 				object_info_data[j].sizep =
 					xcalloc(1, sizeof(*object_info_data[j].sizep));
+		} else if (!strcmp(reader->line, "type")) {
+			type_index = (int)i;
+			for (size_t j = 0; j < args->oids->nr; j++)
+				object_info_data[j].typep =
+					xcalloc(1, sizeof(*object_info_data[j].typep));
 		} else {
-			BUG("only size is supported");
+			BUG("unexpected object-info option: %s", reader->line);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -148,6 +157,10 @@ int fetch_object_info(const enum protocol_version version, struct object_info_ar
 			    object_info_values.items[0].string,
 			    object_info_values.items[size_index + 1].string);
 
+		if (type_index >= 0)
+			*object_info_data[i].typep =
+				type_from_string(object_info_values.items[type_index + 1].string);
+
 		string_list_clear(&object_info_values, 0);
 	}
 	check_stateless_delimiter(stateless_rpc, reader, "stateless delimiter expected");
diff --git a/protocol-caps.c b/protocol-caps.c
index 02261be14d..5531d388f0 100644
--- a/protocol-caps.c
+++ b/protocol-caps.c
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@
 #include "strbuf.h"
 
 struct requested_info {
-	unsigned size : 1;
+	unsigned size:1;
+	unsigned type:1;
 };
 
 /*
@@ -73,15 +74,20 @@ static void send_info(struct repository *r, struct packet_writer *writer,
 	if (info->size)
 		packet_writer_write(writer, "size");
 
+	if (info->type)
+		packet_writer_write(writer, "type");
+
 	for_each_string_list_item (item, oid_str_list) {
 		const char *oid_str = item->string;
 		struct object_id oid;
 		size_t object_size;
+		enum object_type object_type;
 
 		if (get_oid_hex_algop(oid_str, &oid, r->hash_algo) < 0) {
 			packet_writer_error(
 				writer,
-				"object-info: protocol error, expected to get oid, not '%s'",
+				"object-info: protocol error, expected to get "
+				"oid, not '%s'",
 				oid_str);
 			continue;
 		}
@@ -93,7 +99,8 @@ static void send_info(struct repository *r, struct packet_writer *writer,
 		 * If an object is not recognized by the server append SP to
 		 * the response.
 		 */
-		if (get_object_info(r->objects, &oid, &object_size) <= OBJ_NONE) {
+		object_type = get_object_info(r->objects, &oid, &object_size);
+		if (object_type <= OBJ_NONE) {
 			strbuf_addstr(&send_buffer, " ");
 			goto write;
 		}
@@ -103,6 +110,9 @@ static void send_info(struct repository *r, struct packet_writer *writer,
 				    (uintmax_t)object_size);
 		}
 
+		if (info->type)
+			strbuf_addf(&send_buffer, " %s", type_name(object_type));
+
 write:
 		packet_writer_write(writer, "%s", send_buffer.buf);
 		strbuf_reset(&send_buffer);
@@ -124,6 +134,11 @@ int cap_object_info(struct repository *r, struct packet_reader *request)
 			continue;
 		}
 
+		if (!strcmp("type", request->line)) {
+			info.type = 1;
+			continue;
+		}
+
 		if (parse_oid(request->line, &oid_str_list))
 			continue;
 
diff --git a/serve.c b/serve.c
index 2b07d922b3..2ce513cf2d 100644
--- a/serve.c
+++ b/serve.c
@@ -97,9 +97,9 @@ static int object_info_advertise(struct repository *r, struct strbuf *value)
 		/* disabled by default */
 		advertise_object_info = 0;
 	}
-	/* Currently only size is supported */
+	/* Currently only size and type are supported */
 	if (value && advertise_object_info)
-		strbuf_addstr(value, "size");
+		strbuf_addstr(value, "size type");
 	return advertise_object_info;
 }
 
diff --git a/t/t1017-cat-file-remote-object-info.sh b/t/t1017-cat-file-remote-object-info.sh
index 116862f9d0..741bdf34a0 100755
--- a/t/t1017-cat-file-remote-object-info.sh
+++ b/t/t1017-cat-file-remote-object-info.sh
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ test_description='git cat-file --batch-command with remote-object-info command'
 
 hello_content="Hello World"
 hello_size=$(strlen "$hello_content")
+hello_type="blob"
 hello_oid=$(echo_without_newline "$hello_content" | git hash-object --stdin)
 hello_short_oid=$(git rev-parse --short "$hello_oid")
 
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@ unstored_oid=$(echo_without_newline "$unstored_content" | git hash-object --stdi
 # file name is hello, which is 5 characters
 # a space is 1 character and a null is 1 character
 tree_size=$(($(test_oid rawsz) + 13))
+tree_type="tree"
 
 commit_message="Initial commit"
 
@@ -31,6 +33,7 @@ commit_message="Initial commit"
 # An easier way to calculate is: 1. use `git cat-file commit <commit hash> | wc -c`,
 # to get 177, 2. then deduct 40 hex characters to get 137
 commit_size=$(($(test_oid hexsz) + 137))
+commit_type="commit"
 
 tag_header_without_oid="type blob
 tag hellotag
@@ -44,6 +47,7 @@ $tag_description"
 
 tag_oid=$(echo_without_newline "$tag_content" | git hash-object -t tag --stdin -w)
 tag_size=$(strlen "$tag_content")
+tag_type="tag"
 
 set_transport_variables () {
 	hello_oid=$(echo_without_newline "$hello_content" | git hash-object --stdin)
@@ -135,10 +139,10 @@ test_expect_success 'batch-command remote-object-info git:// default filter' '
 		set_transport_variables "$daemon_parent" &&
 		cd "$daemon_parent/daemon_client_empty" &&
 
-		echo "$hello_oid $hello_size" >expect &&
-		echo "$tree_oid $tree_size" >>expect &&
-		echo "$commit_oid $commit_size" >>expect &&
-		echo "$tag_oid $tag_size" >>expect &&
+		echo "$hello_oid $hello_type $hello_size" >expect &&
+		echo "$tree_oid $tree_type $tree_size" >>expect &&
+		echo "$commit_oid $commit_type $commit_size" >>expect &&
+		echo "$tag_oid $tag_type $tag_size" >>expect &&
 
 		git cat-file --batch-command >actual <<-EOF &&
 		remote-object-info "$GIT_DAEMON_URL/parent" $hello_oid $tree_oid
@@ -148,28 +152,6 @@ test_expect_success 'batch-command remote-object-info git:// default filter' '
 	)
 '
 
-test_expect_success 'remote-object-info does not change the default format of info' '
-	(
-		set_transport_variables "$daemon_parent" &&
-		cd "$daemon_parent/daemon_client_empty" &&
-
-		local_content="local object" &&
-		local_oid=$(echo_without_newline "$local_content" | git hash-object -w --stdin) &&
-		local_size=$(strlen "$local_content") &&
-
-		echo "$local_oid blob $local_size" >expect &&
-		echo "$hello_oid $hello_size" >>expect &&
-		echo "$local_oid blob $local_size" >>expect &&
-
-		git cat-file --batch-command >actual <<-EOF &&
-		info $local_oid
-		remote-object-info "$GIT_DAEMON_URL/parent" $hello_oid
-		info $local_oid
-		EOF
-		test_cmp expect actual
-	)
-'
-
 test_expect_success 'batch-command --buffer remote-object-info git://' '
 	(
 		set_transport_variables "$daemon_parent" &&
@@ -205,10 +187,10 @@ test_expect_success 'batch-command -Z remote-object-info git:// default filter'
 		set_transport_variables "$daemon_parent" &&
 		cd "$daemon_parent/daemon_client_empty" &&
 
-		printf "%s\0" "$hello_oid $hello_size" >expect &&
-		printf "%s\0" "$tree_oid $tree_size" >>expect &&
-		printf "%s\0" "$commit_oid $commit_size" >>expect &&
-		printf "%s\0" "$tag_oid $tag_size" >>expect &&
+		printf "%s\0" "$hello_oid $hello_type $hello_size" >expect &&
+		printf "%s\0" "$tree_oid $tree_type $tree_size" >>expect &&
+		printf "%s\0" "$commit_oid $commit_type $commit_size" >>expect &&
+		printf "%s\0" "$tag_oid $tag_type $tag_size" >>expect &&
 
 		printf "%s\0" "$hello_oid missing" >>expect &&
 		printf "%s\0" "$tree_oid missing" >>expect &&
@@ -256,14 +238,12 @@ test_expect_success 'remote-object-info does not die on missing oid like info' '
 	)
 '
 
-# This tests depends on %(objecttype) not being supported yet, once supported
-# it needs to be updated.
-test_expect_success 'unsupported placeholder on remote returns empty string' '
+test_expect_success 'objecttype is supported by remote-object-info' '
 	(
 		set_transport_variables "$daemon_parent" &&
 		cd "$daemon_parent/daemon_client_empty" &&
 
-		echo "" >expect &&
+		echo $hello_type >expect &&
 		git cat-file --batch-command="%(objecttype)" >actual <<-EOF &&
 		remote-object-info "$GIT_DAEMON_URL/parent" $hello_oid
 		EOF
@@ -430,10 +410,10 @@ test_expect_success 'batch-command remote-object-info file:// default filter' '
 		server_path="$(pwd)/server" &&
 		cd file_client_empty &&
 
-		echo "$hello_oid $hello_size" >expect &&
-		echo "$tree_oid $tree_size" >>expect &&
-		echo "$commit_oid $commit_size" >>expect &&
-		echo "$tag_oid $tag_size" >>expect &&
+		echo "$hello_oid $hello_type $hello_size" >expect &&
+		echo "$tree_oid $tree_type $tree_size" >>expect &&
+		echo "$commit_oid $commit_type $commit_size" >>expect &&
+		echo "$tag_oid $tag_type $tag_size" >>expect &&
 
 		git cat-file --batch-command >actual <<-EOF &&
 		remote-object-info "file://${server_path}" $hello_oid $tree_oid
@@ -449,10 +429,10 @@ test_expect_success 'batch-command -Z remote-object-info file:// default filter'
 		server_path="$(pwd)/server" &&
 		cd file_client_empty &&
 
-		printf "%s\0" "$hello_oid $hello_size" >expect &&
-		printf "%s\0" "$tree_oid $tree_size" >>expect &&
-		printf "%s\0" "$commit_oid $commit_size" >>expect &&
-		printf "%s\0" "$tag_oid $tag_size" >>expect &&
+		printf "%s\0" "$hello_oid $hello_type $hello_size" >expect &&
+		printf "%s\0" "$tree_oid $tree_type $tree_size" >>expect &&
+		printf "%s\0" "$commit_oid $commit_type $commit_size" >>expect &&
+		printf "%s\0" "$tag_oid $tag_type $tag_size" >>expect &&
 
 		printf "%s\0" "$hello_oid missing" >>expect &&
 		printf "%s\0" "$tree_oid missing" >>expect &&
@@ -600,10 +580,10 @@ test_expect_success 'batch-command remote-object-info http:// default filter' '
 		set_transport_variables "$HTTPD_DOCUMENT_ROOT_PATH/http_parent" &&
 		cd "$HTTPD_DOCUMENT_ROOT_PATH/http_client_empty" &&
 
-		echo "$hello_oid $hello_size" >expect &&
-		echo "$tree_oid $tree_size" >>expect &&
-		echo "$commit_oid $commit_size" >>expect &&
-		echo "$tag_oid $tag_size" >>expect &&
+		echo "$hello_oid $hello_type $hello_size" >expect &&
+		echo "$tree_oid $tree_type $tree_size" >>expect &&
+		echo "$commit_oid $commit_type $commit_size" >>expect &&
+		echo "$tag_oid $tag_type $tag_size" >>expect &&
 
 		git cat-file --batch-command >actual <<-EOF &&
 		remote-object-info "$HTTPD_URL/smart/http_parent" $hello_oid $tree_oid
@@ -618,10 +598,10 @@ test_expect_success 'batch-command -Z remote-object-info http:// default filter'
 		set_transport_variables "$HTTPD_DOCUMENT_ROOT_PATH/http_parent" &&
 		cd "$HTTPD_DOCUMENT_ROOT_PATH/http_client_empty" &&
 
-		printf "%s\0" "$hello_oid $hello_size" >expect &&
-		printf "%s\0" "$tree_oid $tree_size" >>expect &&
-		printf "%s\0" "$commit_oid $commit_size" >>expect &&
-		printf "%s\0" "$tag_oid $tag_size" >>expect &&
+		printf "%s\0" "$hello_oid $hello_type $hello_size" >expect &&
+		printf "%s\0" "$tree_oid $tree_type $tree_size" >>expect &&
+		printf "%s\0" "$commit_oid $commit_type $commit_size" >>expect &&
+		printf "%s\0" "$tag_oid $tag_type $tag_size" >>expect &&
 
 		batch_input="remote-object-info $HTTPD_URL/smart/http_parent $hello_oid $tree_oid
 remote-object-info $HTTPD_URL/smart/http_parent $commit_oid $tag_oid
diff --git a/t/t5701-git-serve.sh b/t/t5701-git-serve.sh
index 9a575aa098..d7c93b5b55 100755
--- a/t/t5701-git-serve.sh
+++ b/t/t5701-git-serve.sh
@@ -366,6 +366,33 @@ test_expect_success 'basics of object-info' '
 	test_cmp expect actual
 '
 
+test_expect_success 'type' '
+	test_config transfer.advertiseObjectInfo true &&
+
+	test-tool pkt-line pack >in <<-EOF &&
+	command=object-info
+	object-format=$(test_oid algo)
+	0001
+	size
+	type
+	oid $(git rev-parse two:two.t)
+	oid $(git rev-parse two:two.t)
+	0000
+	EOF
+
+	cat >expect <<-EOF &&
+	size
+	type
+	$(git rev-parse two:two.t) $(wc -c <two.t | xargs) blob
+	$(git rev-parse two:two.t) $(wc -c <two.t | xargs) blob
+	0000
+	EOF
+
+	test-tool serve-v2 --stateless-rpc <in >out &&
+	test-tool pkt-line unpack <out >actual &&
+	test_cmp expect actual
+'
+
 test_expect_success 'bare OID request' '
 	test_config transfer.advertiseObjectInfo true &&