diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index e3bdc8f..17b2876 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ set(META_APP_CATEGORIES "Network;FileTransfer")
 set(META_GUI_OPTIONAL false)
 set(META_VERSION_MAJOR 0)
 set(META_VERSION_MINOR 8)
-set(META_VERSION_PATCH 0)
+set(META_VERSION_PATCH 1)
 set(META_VERSION_EXACT_SONAME ON)
 
 project(${META_PROJECT_NAME})
diff --git a/cli/application.cpp b/cli/application.cpp
index 0c9d32c..c512dcc 100644
--- a/cli/application.cpp
+++ b/cli/application.cpp
@@ -523,7 +523,7 @@ void Application::printDir(const RelevantDir &relevantDir) const
                 nullptr, 6);
         }
     }
-    printProperty("Read-only", dir->readOnly);
+    printProperty("Type", dir->dirTypeString());
     printProperty("Ignore permissions", dir->ignorePermissions);
     printProperty("Auto-normalize", dir->autoNormalize);
     printProperty("Rescan interval", TimeSpan::fromSeconds(dir->rescanInterval));
diff --git a/connector/syncthingconnection.cpp b/connector/syncthingconnection.cpp
index d06ff1c..18bcadc 100644
--- a/connector/syncthingconnection.cpp
+++ b/connector/syncthingconnection.cpp
@@ -1116,7 +1116,7 @@ void SyncthingConnection::readDirs(const QJsonArray &dirs)
                 }
             }
         }
-        dirItem->readOnly = dirObj.value(QStringLiteral("readOnly")).toBool(false);
+        dirItem->assignDirType(dirObj.value(QLatin1String("type")).toString());
         dirItem->rescanInterval = dirObj.value(QStringLiteral("rescanIntervalS")).toInt(-1);
         dirItem->ignorePermissions = dirObj.value(QStringLiteral("ignorePerms")).toBool(false);
         dirItem->autoNormalize = dirObj.value(QStringLiteral("autoNormalize")).toBool(false);
diff --git a/connector/syncthingdir.cpp b/connector/syncthingdir.cpp
index d008572..1e7b52a 100644
--- a/connector/syncthingdir.cpp
+++ b/connector/syncthingdir.cpp
@@ -29,6 +29,20 @@ QString statusString(SyncthingDirStatus status)
     default:
         return QString();
     }
+
+QString dirTypeString(SyncthingDirType dirType)
+{
+    switch (dirType) {
+    case SyncthingDirType::Unknown:
+        return QCoreApplication::translate("SyncthingDirType", "unknown");
+    case SyncthingDirType::SendReceive:
+        return QCoreApplication::translate("SyncthingDirType", "Send & Receive");
+    case SyncthingDirType::SendOnly:
+        return QCoreApplication::translate("SyncthingDirType", "Send only");
+    case SyncthingDirType::ReceiveOnly:
+        return QCoreApplication::translate("SyncthingDirType", "Receive only");
+    }
+    return QString();
 }
 
 bool SyncthingDir::checkWhetherStatusUpdateRelevant(DateTime time)
@@ -110,6 +124,21 @@ bool SyncthingDir::assignStatus(const QString &statusStr, ChronoUtilities::DateT
     return finalizeStatusUpdate(newStatus);
 }
 
+bool SyncthingDir::assignDirType(const QString &dirTypeStr)
+{
+    if (dirTypeStr == QLatin1String("sendreceive") || dirTypeStr == QLatin1String("readwrite")) {
+        dirType = SyncthingDirType::SendReceive;
+    } else if (dirTypeStr == QLatin1String("sendonly") || dirTypeStr == QLatin1String("readonly")) {
+        dirType = SyncthingDirType::SendOnly;
+    } else if (dirTypeStr == QLatin1String("receiveonly")) {
+        dirType = SyncthingDirType::ReceiveOnly;
+    } else {
+        dirType = SyncthingDirType::Unknown;
+        return false;
+    }
+    return true;
+}
+
 QString SyncthingDir::statusString() const
 {
     if (paused) {
diff --git a/connector/syncthingdir.h b/connector/syncthingdir.h
index 3d0a651..c94fa0c 100644
--- a/connector/syncthingdir.h
+++ b/connector/syncthingdir.h
@@ -14,7 +14,11 @@ namespace Data {
 
 enum class SyncthingDirStatus { Unknown, Idle, Unshared, Scanning, Synchronizing, OutOfSync };
 
-QString statusString(SyncthingDirStatus status);
+QString LIB_SYNCTHING_CONNECTOR_EXPORT statusString(SyncthingDirStatus status);
+
+enum class SyncthingDirType { Unknown, SendReceive, SendOnly, ReceiveOnly };
+
+QString LIB_SYNCTHING_CONNECTOR_EXPORT dirTypeString(SyncthingDirType dirType);
 
 struct LIB_SYNCTHING_CONNECTOR_EXPORT SyncthingItemError {
     SyncthingItemError(const QString &message = QString(), const QString &path = QString())
@@ -111,8 +115,10 @@ struct LIB_SYNCTHING_CONNECTOR_EXPORT SyncthingDir {
     SyncthingDir(const QString &id = QString(), const QString &label = QString(), const QString &path = QString());
     bool assignStatus(const QString &statusStr, ChronoUtilities::DateTime time);
     bool assignStatus(SyncthingDirStatus newStatus, ChronoUtilities::DateTime time);
+    bool assignDirType(const QString &dirType);
     const QString &displayName() const;
     QString statusString() const;
+    QString dirTypeString() const;
     QStringRef pathWithoutTrailingSlash() const;
     bool isLocallyUpToDate() const;
     bool areRemotesUpToDate() const;
@@ -122,10 +128,7 @@ struct LIB_SYNCTHING_CONNECTOR_EXPORT SyncthingDir {
     QString path;
     QStringList deviceIds;
     QStringList deviceNames;
-    bool readOnly = false;
-    bool ignorePermissions = false;
-    bool ignorePatterns = false;
-    bool autoNormalize = false;
+    SyncthingDirType dirType = SyncthingDirType::Unknown;
     int rescanInterval = 0;
     int minDiskFreePercentage = 0;
     SyncthingDirStatus status = SyncthingDirStatus::Idle;
@@ -147,6 +150,9 @@ struct LIB_SYNCTHING_CONNECTOR_EXPORT SyncthingDir {
     int blocksToBeDownloaded = 0;
     QString downloadLabel;
     unsigned int downloadPercentage = 0;
+    bool ignorePermissions = false;
+    bool ignorePatterns = false;
+    bool autoNormalize = false;
     bool paused = false;
     bool lastFileDeleted = false;
 
@@ -167,6 +173,11 @@ inline const QString &SyncthingDir::displayName() const
     return label.isEmpty() ? id : label;
 }
 
+inline QString SyncthingDir::dirTypeString() const
+{
+    return ::Data::dirTypeString(dirType);
+}
+
 inline bool SyncthingDir::isLocallyUpToDate() const
 {
     return neededStats.isNull();
diff --git a/connector/tests/connectiontests.cpp b/connector/tests/connectiontests.cpp
index 71781e0..f35b936 100644
--- a/connector/tests/connectiontests.cpp
+++ b/connector/tests/connectiontests.cpp
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ void ConnectionTests::checkDirectories() const
     CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(QStringLiteral("test1"), dir1.displayName());
     CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(QStringLiteral("/tmp/some/path/1/"), dir1.path);
     CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(QStringLiteral("idle"), dir1.statusString());
-    CPPUNIT_ASSERT(!dir1.readOnly);
+    CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(SyncthingDirType::SendReceive, dir1.dirType);
     CPPUNIT_ASSERT(!dir1.paused);
     CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(QSet<QString>({ QStringLiteral("MMGUI6U-WUEZQCP-XZZ6VYB-LCT4TVC-ER2HAVX-QYT6X7D-S6ZSG2B-323KLQ7"),
                              QStringLiteral("6EIS2PN-J2IHWGS-AXS3YUL-HC5FT3K-77ZXTLL-AKQLJ4C-7SWVPUS-AZW4RQ4") }),
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ void ConnectionTests::checkDirectories() const
     CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(QStringLiteral("/tmp/some/path/2/"), dir2.path);
     CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(QStringLiteral("/tmp/some/path/2"), dir2.pathWithoutTrailingSlash().toString());
     CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(QStringLiteral("paused"), dir2.statusString());
-    CPPUNIT_ASSERT(!dir2.readOnly);
+    CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(SyncthingDirType::SendReceive, dir2.dirType);
     CPPUNIT_ASSERT(dir2.paused);
     CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(
         QSet<QString>({ QStringLiteral("MMGUI6U-WUEZQCP-XZZ6VYB-LCT4TVC-ER2HAVX-QYT6X7D-S6ZSG2B-323KLQ7") }), dir2.deviceIds.toSet());
diff --git a/model/syncthingdirectorymodel.cpp b/model/syncthingdirectorymodel.cpp
index e56714a..3f3f94f 100644
--- a/model/syncthingdirectorymodel.cpp
+++ b/model/syncthingdirectorymodel.cpp
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ QVariant SyncthingDirectoryModel::data(const QModelIndex &index, int role) const
                         case 4:
                             return tr("Shared with");
                         case 5:
-                            return tr("Read-only");
+                            return tr("Type");
                         case 6:
                             return tr("Rescan interval");
                         case 7:
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ QVariant SyncthingDirectoryModel::data(const QModelIndex &index, int role) const
                                 return tr("not shared");
                             }
                         case 5:
-                            return dir.readOnly ? tr("yes") : tr("no");
+                            return dir.dirTypeString();
                         case 6:
                             return QString::fromLatin1(
                                 TimeSpan::fromSeconds(dir.rescanInterval).toString(TimeSpanOutputFormat::WithMeasures, true).data());