diff --git a/ServiceType_t-draft.csv b/ServiceType_t-draft.csv
index 9889d65..48e0d47 100644
--- a/ServiceType_t-draft.csv
+++ b/ServiceType_t-draft.csv
@@ -170,3 +170,4 @@ Factory used for single job submission.","Recommended",,
 "ServiceType_t","com.openssh.ssh","OpenSSH is the premier connectivity tool for remote login with the SSH protocol. It encrypts all traffic to eliminate eavesdropping, connection hijacking, and other attacks.",,,
 "ServiceType_t","org.filesender","FileSender makes sending and receiving large files as secure as private point-to-point connections",,,
 "ServiceType_t","com.owncloud.efss","OwnCloud enterprise file sync and share (EFSS) enables secure storage, collaboration and sharing",,,
+"ServiceType_t","wlcg.xrootd.tape","this type allows downtimes to be declared for tape services, in particular those provided by endpoints that also serve disk storage, which need not be down at the same time; it is the XRootD equivalent of wlcg.webdav.tape",,,
diff --git a/ServiceType_t.csv b/ServiceType_t.csv
index 0fad891..465ae7b 100644
--- a/ServiceType_t.csv
+++ b/ServiceType_t.csv
@@ -167,3 +167,4 @@ Factory used for single job submission.","Recommended",,
 "ServiceType_t","com.openssh.ssh","OpenSSH is the premier connectivity tool for remote login with the SSH protocol. It encrypts all traffic to eliminate eavesdropping, connection hijacking, and other attacks.",,,
 "ServiceType_t","org.filesender","FileSender makes sending and receiving large files as secure as private point-to-point connections",,,
 "ServiceType_t","com.owncloud.efss","OwnCloud enterprise file sync and share (EFSS) enables secure storage, collaboration and sharing",,,
+"ServiceType_t","wlcg.xrootd.tape","this type allows downtimes to be declared for tape services, in particular those provided by endpoints that also serve disk storage, which need not be down at the same time; it is the XRootD equivalent of wlcg.webdav.tape",,,