diff --git a/hudi-client/hudi-client-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/client/utils/MetadataConversionUtils.java b/hudi-client/hudi-client-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/client/utils/MetadataConversionUtils.java
index bfc09df07..02d2b04ff 100644
--- a/hudi-client/hudi-client-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/client/utils/MetadataConversionUtils.java
+++ b/hudi-client/hudi-client-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/client/utils/MetadataConversionUtils.java
@@ -60,14 +60,20 @@ public class MetadataConversionUtils {
         archivedMetaWrapper.setActionType(ActionType.clean.name());
         break;
       }
-      case HoodieTimeline.COMMIT_ACTION:
-      case HoodieTimeline.DELTA_COMMIT_ACTION: {
+      case HoodieTimeline.COMMIT_ACTION: {
         HoodieCommitMetadata commitMetadata = HoodieCommitMetadata
                 .fromBytes(metaClient.getActiveTimeline().getInstantDetails(hoodieInstant).get(), HoodieCommitMetadata.class);
         archivedMetaWrapper.setHoodieCommitMetadata(convertCommitMetadata(commitMetadata));
         archivedMetaWrapper.setActionType(ActionType.commit.name());
         break;
       }
+      case HoodieTimeline.DELTA_COMMIT_ACTION: {
+        HoodieCommitMetadata deltaCommitMetadata = HoodieCommitMetadata
+                .fromBytes(metaClient.getActiveTimeline().getInstantDetails(hoodieInstant).get(), HoodieCommitMetadata.class);
+        archivedMetaWrapper.setHoodieCommitMetadata(convertCommitMetadata(deltaCommitMetadata));
+        archivedMetaWrapper.setActionType(ActionType.deltacommit.name());
+        break;
+      }
       case HoodieTimeline.REPLACE_COMMIT_ACTION: {
         if (hoodieInstant.isCompleted()) {
           HoodieReplaceCommitMetadata replaceCommitMetadata = HoodieReplaceCommitMetadata
diff --git a/hudi-client/hudi-client-common/src/test/java/org/apache/hudi/utils/TestMetadataConversionUtils.java b/hudi-client/hudi-client-common/src/test/java/org/apache/hudi/utils/TestMetadataConversionUtils.java
index bdc8eb626..eb2ebd951 100644
--- a/hudi-client/hudi-client-common/src/test/java/org/apache/hudi/utils/TestMetadataConversionUtils.java
+++ b/hudi-client/hudi-client-common/src/test/java/org/apache/hudi/utils/TestMetadataConversionUtils.java
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ public class TestMetadataConversionUtils extends HoodieCommonTestHarness {
   }
 
   @Test
-  public void testCompletedCommitOrDeltaCommit() throws Exception {
+  public void testCompletedCommit() throws Exception {
     String newCommitTime = HoodieTestTable.makeNewCommitTime();
     createCommitMetadata(newCommitTime);
     HoodieArchivedMetaEntry metaEntry = MetadataConversionUtils.createMetaWrapper(
@@ -128,6 +128,16 @@ public class TestMetadataConversionUtils extends HoodieCommonTestHarness {
     assertEquals(metaEntry.getHoodieCommitMetadata().getOperationType(), WriteOperationType.INSERT.toString());
   }
 
+  @Test
+  public void testCompletedDeltaCommit() throws Exception {
+    String newCommitTime = HoodieTestTable.makeNewCommitTime();
+    createDeltaCommitMetadata(newCommitTime);
+    HoodieArchivedMetaEntry metaEntry = MetadataConversionUtils.createMetaWrapper(
+            new HoodieInstant(State.COMPLETED, HoodieTimeline.DELTA_COMMIT_ACTION, newCommitTime), metaClient);
+    assertEquals(metaEntry.getActionState(), State.COMPLETED.toString());
+    assertEquals(metaEntry.getActionType(), HoodieTimeline.DELTA_COMMIT_ACTION);
+  }
+
   @Test
   public void testCompletedRollback() throws Exception {
     String newCommitTime = HoodieTestTable.makeNewCommitTime();
@@ -200,6 +210,14 @@ public class TestMetadataConversionUtils extends HoodieCommonTestHarness {
         .withBaseFilesInPartition(HoodieTestDataGenerator.DEFAULT_FIRST_PARTITION_PATH, fileId1, fileId2);
   }
 
+  private void createDeltaCommitMetadata(String instantTime) throws Exception {
+    String fileId1 = "file-" + instantTime + "-1";
+    String fileId2 = "file-" + instantTime + "-2";
+    HoodieTestTable.of(metaClient)
+            .addDeltaCommit(instantTime)
+            .withBaseFilesInPartition(HoodieTestDataGenerator.DEFAULT_FIRST_PARTITION_PATH, fileId1, fileId2);
+  }
+
   private void createReplace(String instantTime, WriteOperationType writeOperationType, Boolean isClustering)
           throws Exception {
     String fileId1 = "file-1";
diff --git a/hudi-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/common/model/ActionType.java b/hudi-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/common/model/ActionType.java
index 6be321c98..c10c99d8d 100644
--- a/hudi-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/common/model/ActionType.java
+++ b/hudi-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/common/model/ActionType.java
@@ -22,6 +22,5 @@ package org.apache.hudi.common.model;
  * The supported action types.
  */
 public enum ActionType {
-  //TODO HUDI-1281 make deltacommit part of this
-  commit, savepoint, compaction, clean, rollback, replacecommit
+  commit, savepoint, compaction, clean, rollback, replacecommit, deltacommit
 }