diff --git a/awx/main/models/unified_jobs.py b/awx/main/models/unified_jobs.py
index 773f786cbd..1a6fa0351e 100644
--- a/awx/main/models/unified_jobs.py
+++ b/awx/main/models/unified_jobs.py
@@ -389,6 +389,7 @@ class UnifiedJob(PolymorphicModel, PasswordFieldsModel, CommonModelNameNotUnique
         ('scheduled', _('Scheduled')),      # Job was started from a schedule.
         ('dependency', _('Dependency')),    # Job was started as a dependency of another job.
         ('workflow', _('Workflow')),        # Job was started from a workflow job.
+        ('sync', _('Sync')),                # Job was started from a project sync.
     ]
 
     PASSWORD_FIELDS = ('start_args',)