diff --git a/types/types.go b/types/types.go
index acfb3559..a117224a 100644
--- a/types/types.go
+++ b/types/types.go
@@ -578,6 +578,8 @@ const (
 	VolumeTypeCluster = "cluster"
 	// VolumeTypeImage is the tpe for mounting an image
 	VolumeTypeImage = "image"
+	// VolumeTypeAPISocket specifies a volume that bind mounts the container runtime API socket.
+	VolumeTypeAPISocket = "api-socket"
 
 	// SElinuxShared share the volume content
 	SElinuxShared = "z"