diff --git a/hudi-client/hudi-client-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/table/action/compact/RunCompactionActionExecutor.java b/hudi-client/hudi-client-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/table/action/compact/RunCompactionActionExecutor.java
index 5c184e77d..fc4ae986e 100644
--- a/hudi-client/hudi-client-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/table/action/compact/RunCompactionActionExecutor.java
+++ b/hudi-client/hudi-client-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/table/action/compact/RunCompactionActionExecutor.java
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import org.apache.hudi.common.model.HoodieKey;
 import org.apache.hudi.common.model.HoodieRecord;
 import org.apache.hudi.common.model.HoodieRecordPayload;
 import org.apache.hudi.common.model.HoodieWriteStat;
+import org.apache.hudi.common.model.WriteOperationType;
 import org.apache.hudi.common.table.timeline.HoodieTimeline;
 import org.apache.hudi.common.util.CompactionUtils;
 import org.apache.hudi.common.util.Option;
@@ -99,6 +100,7 @@ public class RunCompactionActionExecutor<T extends HoodieRecordPayload> extends
         metadata.addMetadata(SerDeHelper.LATEST_SCHEMA, schemaPair.getLeft().get());
         metadata.addMetadata(HoodieCommitMetadata.SCHEMA_KEY, schemaPair.getRight().get());
       }
+      metadata.setOperationType(WriteOperationType.COMPACT);
       compactionMetadata.setWriteStatuses(statuses);
       compactionMetadata.setCommitted(false);
       compactionMetadata.setCommitMetadata(Option.of(metadata));