diff --git a/classes/Notice.php b/classes/Notice.php
index f7daf708e8..0298cfdda3 100644
--- a/classes/Notice.php
+++ b/classes/Notice.php
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ class Notice extends Managed_DataObject
                 'location_ns' => array('type' => 'int', 'description' => 'namespace for location'),
                 'repeat_of' => array('type' => 'int', 'description' => 'notice this is a repeat of'),
                 'object_type' => array('type' => 'varchar', 'length' => 255, 'description' => 'URI representing activity streams object type', 'default' => 'http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/note'),
+                'verb' => array('type' => 'varchar', 'length' => 255, 'description' => 'URI representing activity streams verb', 'default' => 'http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post'),
                 'scope' => array('type' => 'int',
                                  'default' => '1',
                                  'description' => 'bit map for distribution scope; 0 = everywhere; 1 = this server only; 2 = addressees; 4 = followers'),