diff --git a/libnymea-core/jsonrpc/integrationshandler.cpp b/libnymea-core/jsonrpc/integrationshandler.cpp
index 662092e8..eac9f524 100644
--- a/libnymea-core/jsonrpc/integrationshandler.cpp
+++ b/libnymea-core/jsonrpc/integrationshandler.cpp
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ IntegrationsHandler::IntegrationsHandler(ThingManager *thingManager, QObject *pa
     registerEnum<Thing::ThingSetupStatus>();
     registerEnum<ThingClass::SetupMethod>();
     registerFlag<ThingClass::CreateMethod, ThingClass::CreateMethods>();
+    registerEnum<ThingClass::DiscoveryType>();
     registerEnum<Types::Unit>();
     registerEnum<Types::InputType>();
     registerEnum<Types::IOType>();
diff --git a/libnymea/integrations/pluginmetadata.cpp b/libnymea/integrations/pluginmetadata.cpp
index 5c50bbe3..2adf2e87 100644
--- a/libnymea/integrations/pluginmetadata.cpp
+++ b/libnymea/integrations/pluginmetadata.cpp
@@ -203,7 +203,8 @@ void PluginMetadata::parse(const QJsonObject &jsonObject)
             /*! Returns a list of all valid JSON properties a ThingClass JSON definition can have. */
             QStringList thingClassProperties = QStringList() << "id" << "name" << "displayName" << "createMethods" << "setupMethod"
                                      << "interfaces" << "providedInterfaces" << "browsable" << "discoveryParamTypes"
-                                     << "paramTypes" << "settingsTypes" << "stateTypes" << "actionTypes" << "eventTypes" << "browserItemActionTypes";
+                                     << "paramTypes" << "settingsTypes" << "stateTypes" << "actionTypes" << "eventTypes" << "browserItemActionTypes"
+                                     << "discoveryType";
             QStringList mandatoryThingClassProperties = QStringList() << "id" << "name" << "displayName";
 
             QPair<QStringList, QStringList> verificationResult = verifyFields(thingClassProperties, mandatoryThingClassProperties, thingClassObject);
@@ -260,6 +261,20 @@ void PluginMetadata::parse(const QJsonObject &jsonObject)
             }
             thingClass.setCreateMethods(createMethods);
 
+            if (thingClassObject.contains("discoveryType")) {
+                QString discoveryTypeString = thingClassObject.value("discoveryType").toString();
+                if (discoveryTypeString == "precise") {
+                    thingClass.setDiscoveryType(ThingClass::DiscoveryTypePrecise);
+                } else if (discoveryTypeString == "weak") {
+                    thingClass.setDiscoveryType(ThingClass::DiscoveryTypeWeak);
+                } else {
+                    m_validationErrors.append("Unknown discoveryType \"" + discoveryTypeString + "\" in thingClass \"" + thingClass.name() +  "\".");
+                    hasError = true;
+                }
+            } else {
+                thingClass.setDiscoveryType(ThingClass::DiscoveryTypePrecise);
+            }
+
             // Read params
             QPair<bool, QList<ParamType> > paramTypesVerification = parseParamTypes(thingClassObject.value("paramTypes").toArray());
             if (!paramTypesVerification.first) {
diff --git a/libnymea/types/thingclass.cpp b/libnymea/types/thingclass.cpp
index a4ae297e..c7cc3ba8 100644
--- a/libnymea/types/thingclass.cpp
+++ b/libnymea/types/thingclass.cpp
@@ -79,9 +79,7 @@
 ThingClass::ThingClass(const PluginId &pluginId, const VendorId &vendorId, const ThingClassId &id):
     m_id(id),
     m_vendorId(vendorId),
-    m_pluginId(pluginId),
-    m_createMethods(CreateMethodUser),
-    m_setupMethod(SetupMethodJustAdd)
+    m_pluginId(pluginId)
 {
 
 }
@@ -342,6 +340,16 @@ void ThingClass::setSetupMethod(ThingClass::SetupMethod setupMethod)
     m_setupMethod = setupMethod;
 }
 
+ThingClass::DiscoveryType ThingClass::discoveryType() const
+{
+    return m_discoveryType;
+}
+
+void ThingClass::setDiscoveryType(DiscoveryType discoveryType)
+{
+    m_discoveryType = discoveryType;
+}
+
 /*! Returns the \l{Interfaces for DeviceClasses}{interfaces} of this \l{DeviceClass}.*/
 QStringList ThingClass::interfaces() const
 {
diff --git a/libnymea/types/thingclass.h b/libnymea/types/thingclass.h
index 14382e49..a8301a42 100644
--- a/libnymea/types/thingclass.h
+++ b/libnymea/types/thingclass.h
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ class LIBNYMEA_EXPORT ThingClass
     Q_PROPERTY(bool browsable READ browsable)
     Q_PROPERTY(SetupMethod setupMethod READ setupMethod)
     Q_PROPERTY(CreateMethods createMethods READ createMethods)
+    Q_PROPERTY(DiscoveryType discoveryType READ discoveryType)
     Q_PROPERTY(StateTypes stateTypes READ stateTypes)
     Q_PROPERTY(EventTypes eventTypes READ eventTypes)
     Q_PROPERTY(ActionTypes actionTypes READ actionTypes)
@@ -83,6 +84,12 @@ public:
     };
     Q_ENUM(SetupMethod)
 
+    enum DiscoveryType {
+        DiscoveryTypePrecise,
+        DiscoveryTypeWeak
+    };
+    Q_ENUM(DiscoveryType)
+
     ThingClass(const PluginId &pluginId = PluginId(), const VendorId &vendorId = VendorId(), const ThingClassId &id = ThingClassId());
 
     ThingClassId id() const;
@@ -134,6 +141,9 @@ public:
     SetupMethod setupMethod() const;
     void setSetupMethod(SetupMethod setupMethod);
 
+    DiscoveryType discoveryType() const;
+    void setDiscoveryType(DiscoveryType discoveryType);
+
     QStringList interfaces() const;
     void setInterfaces(const QStringList &interfaces);
 
@@ -156,8 +166,9 @@ private:
     ParamTypes m_paramTypes;
     ParamTypes m_settingsTypes;
     ParamTypes m_discoveryParamTypes;
-    CreateMethods m_createMethods;
-    SetupMethod m_setupMethod;
+    CreateMethods m_createMethods = CreateMethodUser;
+    SetupMethod m_setupMethod = SetupMethodJustAdd;
+    DiscoveryType m_discoveryType = DiscoveryTypePrecise;
     QStringList m_interfaces;
     QStringList m_providedInterfaces;
 };
diff --git a/tests/auto/api.json b/tests/auto/api.json
index a4ac0c23..e78a856e 100644
--- a/tests/auto/api.json
+++ b/tests/auto/api.json
@@ -47,6 +47,10 @@
             "CreateMethodAuto",
             "CreateMethodDiscovery"
         ],
+        "DiscoveryType": [
+            "DiscoveryTypePrecise",
+            "DiscoveryTypeWeak"
+        ],
         "IOType": [
             "IOTypeNone",
             "IOTypeDigitalInput",
@@ -2829,6 +2833,7 @@
             "r:browserItemActionTypes": "$ref:ActionTypes",
             "r:createMethods": "$ref:CreateMethods",
             "r:discoveryParamTypes": "$ref:ParamTypes",
+            "r:discoveryType": "$ref:DiscoveryType",
             "r:displayName": "String",
             "r:eventTypes": "$ref:EventTypes",
             "r:id": "Uuid",