diff --git a/apps/agent-service/src/interface/agent-service.interface.ts b/apps/agent-service/src/interface/agent-service.interface.ts
index 1b3ca2d40..6be984f4e 100644
--- a/apps/agent-service/src/interface/agent-service.interface.ts
+++ b/apps/agent-service/src/interface/agent-service.interface.ts
@@ -361,6 +361,7 @@ export interface IInputDescriptors {
 export interface IProofRequestPresentationDefinition {
   id: string;
   name: string;
+  purpose: string;
   input_descriptors: IInputDescriptors[];
 }
 
diff --git a/apps/api-gateway/src/verification/dto/request-proof.dto.ts b/apps/api-gateway/src/verification/dto/request-proof.dto.ts
index 789d70bcd..67d998512 100644
--- a/apps/api-gateway/src/verification/dto/request-proof.dto.ts
+++ b/apps/api-gateway/src/verification/dto/request-proof.dto.ts
@@ -138,6 +138,10 @@ export class ProofRequestPresentationDefinition {
   @IsOptional()
   name: string;
 
+  @IsString()
+  @IsOptional()
+  purpose: string;
+
   @ApiProperty({type: () =>  [InputDescriptors]})
   @IsNotEmpty({ message: 'inputDescriptors is required.' })
   @IsArray({ message: 'inputDescriptors must be an array' })
diff --git a/apps/verification/src/interfaces/verification.interface.ts b/apps/verification/src/interfaces/verification.interface.ts
index 1fd8e4e09..4fdf01190 100644
--- a/apps/verification/src/interfaces/verification.interface.ts
+++ b/apps/verification/src/interfaces/verification.interface.ts
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ export interface IInputDescriptors {
 export interface IProofRequestPresentationDefinition {
     id:string;
     name: string;
+    purpose: string;
     input_descriptors:IInputDescriptors[];
 }
 
diff --git a/apps/verification/src/verification.service.ts b/apps/verification/src/verification.service.ts
index a92923a1e..9697481df 100644
--- a/apps/verification/src/verification.service.ts
+++ b/apps/verification/src/verification.service.ts
@@ -443,6 +443,7 @@ export class VerificationService {
                 presentationDefinition: {
                   id: outOfBandRequestProof.presentationDefinition.id,
                   name: outOfBandRequestProof.presentationDefinition.name,
+                  purpose: outOfBandRequestProof.presentationDefinition.purpose,
                   input_descriptors: [...outOfBandRequestProof.presentationDefinition.input_descriptors]
                 }
               }