diff --git a/ios/Classes/TiMapViewProxy.m b/ios/Classes/TiMapViewProxy.m
index cabce290..753a9603 100644
--- a/ios/Classes/TiMapViewProxy.m
+++ b/ios/Classes/TiMapViewProxy.m
@@ -728,6 +728,11 @@ - (void)setPolylines:(id)arg
   }
 }
 
+- (NSNumber *)mapType
+{
+  return @(((TiMapView *)[self view]).map.mapType);
+}
+
 - (void)addImageOverlays:(id)arg
 {
   ENSURE_SINGLE_ARG(arg, NSArray);