diff --git a/matrix-sdk-android/src/main/java/org/matrix/android/sdk/api/auth/data/SessionParams.kt b/matrix-sdk-android/src/main/java/org/matrix/android/sdk/api/auth/data/SessionParams.kt
index b490ac877e..5d70bccb08 100644
--- a/matrix-sdk-android/src/main/java/org/matrix/android/sdk/api/auth/data/SessionParams.kt
+++ b/matrix-sdk-android/src/main/java/org/matrix/android/sdk/api/auth/data/SessionParams.kt
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 
 package org.matrix.android.sdk.api.auth.data
 
+import org.matrix.android.sdk.internal.auth.login.LoginType
+
 /**
  * This data class holds necessary data to open a session.
  * You don't have to manually instantiate it.
@@ -34,7 +36,12 @@ data class SessionParams(
         /**
          * Set to false if the current token is not valid anymore. Application should not have to use this info.
          */
-        val isTokenValid: Boolean
+        val isTokenValid: Boolean,
+
+        /**
+         * Which authentication method was used to create the session
+         */
+        val loginType: LoginType,
 ) {
     /*
      * Shortcuts. Usually the application should only need to use these shortcuts
diff --git a/matrix-sdk-android/src/main/java/org/matrix/android/sdk/internal/auth/db/SessionParamsEntity.kt b/matrix-sdk-android/src/main/java/org/matrix/android/sdk/internal/auth/db/SessionParamsEntity.kt
index ba1ab8147b..46d54a3873 100644
--- a/matrix-sdk-android/src/main/java/org/matrix/android/sdk/internal/auth/db/SessionParamsEntity.kt
+++ b/matrix-sdk-android/src/main/java/org/matrix/android/sdk/internal/auth/db/SessionParamsEntity.kt
@@ -26,5 +26,6 @@ internal open class SessionParamsEntity(
         var homeServerConnectionConfigJson: String = "",
         // Set to false when the token is invalid and the user has been soft logged out
         // In case of hard logout, this object is deleted from DB
-        var isTokenValid: Boolean = true
+        var isTokenValid: Boolean = true,
+        var loginType: String,
 ) : RealmObject()
diff --git a/matrix-sdk-android/src/main/java/org/matrix/android/sdk/internal/auth/db/SessionParamsMapper.kt b/matrix-sdk-android/src/main/java/org/matrix/android/sdk/internal/auth/db/SessionParamsMapper.kt
index 147c0e8be0..e359577ff3 100644
--- a/matrix-sdk-android/src/main/java/org/matrix/android/sdk/internal/auth/db/SessionParamsMapper.kt
+++ b/matrix-sdk-android/src/main/java/org/matrix/android/sdk/internal/auth/db/SessionParamsMapper.kt
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import org.matrix.android.sdk.api.auth.data.Credentials
 import org.matrix.android.sdk.api.auth.data.HomeServerConnectionConfig
 import org.matrix.android.sdk.api.auth.data.SessionParams
 import org.matrix.android.sdk.api.auth.data.sessionId
+import org.matrix.android.sdk.internal.auth.login.LoginType
 import javax.inject.Inject
 
 internal class SessionParamsMapper @Inject constructor(moshi: Moshi) {
@@ -37,7 +38,7 @@ internal class SessionParamsMapper @Inject constructor(moshi: Moshi) {
         if (credentials == null || homeServerConnectionConfig == null) {
             return null
         }
-        return SessionParams(credentials, homeServerConnectionConfig, entity.isTokenValid)
+        return SessionParams(credentials, homeServerConnectionConfig, entity.isTokenValid, LoginType.fromValue(entity.loginType))
     }
 
     fun map(sessionParams: SessionParams?): SessionParamsEntity? {
@@ -54,6 +55,8 @@ internal class SessionParamsMapper @Inject constructor(moshi: Moshi) {
                 sessionParams.userId,
                 credentialsJson,
                 homeServerConnectionConfigJson,
-                sessionParams.isTokenValid)
+                sessionParams.isTokenValid,
+                sessionParams.loginType.value,
+        )
     }
 }
diff --git a/matrix-sdk-android/src/main/java/org/matrix/android/sdk/internal/auth/login/LoginType.kt b/matrix-sdk-android/src/main/java/org/matrix/android/sdk/internal/auth/login/LoginType.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a5f6ebd2f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/matrix-sdk-android/src/main/java/org/matrix/android/sdk/internal/auth/login/LoginType.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2022 New Vector Ltd
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.matrix.android.sdk.internal.auth.login
+
+enum class LoginType(val value: String) {
+    PASSWORD("password"),
+    SSO("sso"),
+    UNKNOWN("unknown");
+
+    companion object {
+
+        fun fromValue(value: String) = when (value) {
+            PASSWORD.value -> PASSWORD
+            SSO.value -> SSO
+            else -> UNKNOWN
+        }
+    }
+}