diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e601f5f5..046c88bc 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -114,6 +114,8 @@ receivers:
       apiKey: # optional
       # If set to true, it allows updating the same document in ES (might be useful handling count)
       useEventID: true|false
+      # Type should be only used for clusters Version 6 and lower.
+      # type: kube-event
       layout: # Optional
       tls: # optional, advanced options for tls
         insecureSkipVerify: true|false # optional, if set to true, the tls cert won't be verified
diff --git a/pkg/sinks/elasticsearch.go b/pkg/sinks/elasticsearch.go
index 3306faa8..b6e090e9 100644
--- a/pkg/sinks/elasticsearch.go
+++ b/pkg/sinks/elasticsearch.go
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ type ElasticsearchConfig struct {
 	UseEventID  bool   `yaml:"useEventID"`
 	Index       string `yaml:"index"`
 	IndexFormat string `yaml:"indexFormat"`
+	Type        string `yaml:"type"`
 	TLS         struct {
 		InsecureSkipVerify bool   `yaml:"insecureSkipVerify"`
 		ServerName         string `yaml:"serverName"`
@@ -126,6 +127,11 @@ func (e *Elasticsearch) Send(ctx context.Context, ev *kube.EnhancedEvent) error
 		Index: index,
 	}
 
+	// This should not be used for clusters with ES8.0+.
+	if len(e.cfg.Type) > 0 {
+		req.DocumentType = e.cfg.Type
+	}
+
 	if e.cfg.UseEventID {
 		req.DocumentID = string(ev.UID)
 	}