diff --git a/C4/Circulation.pm b/C4/Circulation.pm
index 6fcd491820..068093e7a6 100644
--- a/C4/Circulation.pm
+++ b/C4/Circulation.pm
@@ -3068,6 +3068,9 @@ sub AddRenewal {
     my $issue  = $item_object->checkout;
     my $item_unblessed = $item_object->unblessed;
 
+    my ($package, $filename, $line) = caller;
+    my $renewal_type = $filename =~ m/automatic_renewals.pl/ ? "Automatic" : "Manual";
+
     my $dbh = C4::Context->dbh;
 
     return unless $issue;
@@ -3206,7 +3209,8 @@ sub AddRenewal {
                 checkout_id => $issue->issue_id,
                 renewer_id  => C4::Context->userenv ? C4::Context->userenv->{'number'} : undef,
                 seen        => $seen,
-                interface   => C4::Context->interface
+                interface   => C4::Context->interface,
+                renewal_type => $renewal_type
             }
         )->store();
 
diff --git a/Koha/Schema/Result/CheckoutRenewal.pm b/Koha/Schema/Result/CheckoutRenewal.pm
index bf3cbe1883..9efbd93630 100644
--- a/Koha/Schema/Result/CheckoutRenewal.pm
+++ b/Koha/Schema/Result/CheckoutRenewal.pm
@@ -69,6 +69,14 @@ the interface this renewal took place on
 
 the date and time the renewal took place
 
+=head2 renewal_type
+
+  data_type: 'varchar'
+  is_nullable: 0
+  size: 9
+
+whether the renewal was an automatic or manual renewal
+
 =cut
 
 __PACKAGE__->add_columns(
@@ -89,6 +97,8 @@ __PACKAGE__->add_columns(
     default_value => \"current_timestamp",
     is_nullable => 0,
   },
+  "renewal_type",
+  { data_type => "varchar", is_nullable => 0, size => 9 },
 );
 
 =head1 PRIMARY KEY
@@ -126,8 +136,8 @@ __PACKAGE__->belongs_to(
 );
 
 
-# Created by DBIx::Class::Schema::Loader v0.07049 @ 2022-04-27 19:43:17
-# DO NOT MODIFY THIS OR ANYTHING ABOVE! md5sum:7mjiEx634L5FZyjroACUkg
+# Created by DBIx::Class::Schema::Loader v0.07049 @ 2022-12-06 16:44:53
+# DO NOT MODIFY THIS OR ANYTHING ABOVE! md5sum:BcbN0Iceh09H2DWEA6CDwA
 
 =head2 checkout
 
diff --git a/api/v1/swagger/definitions/renewal.yaml b/api/v1/swagger/definitions/renewal.yaml
index 95e6d94816..895fe4811e 100644
--- a/api/v1/swagger/definitions/renewal.yaml
+++ b/api/v1/swagger/definitions/renewal.yaml
@@ -28,6 +28,10 @@ properties:
   timestamp:
     type: string
     description: Last update time
+  renewal_type:
+    type:
+      - string
+      - "null"
   renewer:
     type:
       - object
diff --git a/installer/data/mysql/atomicupdate/bug_30642-add_renewal_type.pl b/installer/data/mysql/atomicupdate/bug_30642-add_renewal_type.pl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cc86ed11b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/installer/data/mysql/atomicupdate/bug_30642-add_renewal_type.pl
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+use Modern::Perl;
+
+return {
+    bug_number => "BUG_30642",
+    description => "Record whether a renewal has been done manually or automatically.",
+    up => sub {
+        my ($args) = @_;
+        my ($dbh, $out) = @$args{qw(dbh out)};
+
+        if( !column_exists( 'checkout_renewals', 'renewal_type' ) ) {
+          $dbh->do(q{
+              ALTER TABLE checkout_renewals ADD COLUMN `renewal_type` varchar(9) NOT NULL AFTER `timestamp`
+          });
+
+          say $out "Added column 'checkout_renewals.column_name'";
+        }
+    },
+};
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/installer/data/mysql/kohastructure.sql b/installer/data/mysql/kohastructure.sql
index cda278174e..257574e957 100644
--- a/installer/data/mysql/kohastructure.sql
+++ b/installer/data/mysql/kohastructure.sql
@@ -1714,6 +1714,7 @@ CREATE TABLE `checkout_renewals` (
   `seen` tinyint(1) DEFAULT 0 COMMENT 'boolean denoting whether the item was present or not',
   `interface` varchar(16) NOT NULL COMMENT 'the interface this renewal took place on',
   `timestamp` timestamp NOT NULL DEFAULT current_timestamp() COMMENT 'the date and time the renewal took place',
+  `renewal_type` varchar(9) NOT NULL COMMENT 'whether the renewal was an automatic or manual renewal',
   PRIMARY KEY (`renewal_id`),
   KEY `renewer_id` (`renewer_id`),
   CONSTRAINT `renewals_renewer_id` FOREIGN KEY (`renewer_id`) REFERENCES `borrowers` (`borrowernumber`) ON DELETE SET NULL ON UPDATE CASCADE
diff --git a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/includes/str/checkout_renewals.inc b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/includes/str/checkout_renewals.inc
index a8dfcde80b..3dc7138355 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/includes/str/checkout_renewals.inc
+++ b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/includes/str/checkout_renewals.inc
@@ -2,4 +2,5 @@
 <script>
     var renewed_prop = _("Note: %s out of %s renewals have been logged");
     var renewed = _("Renewed by");
+    var renewed_type = _(" Renewal type:");
 </script>
diff --git a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/js/checkout_renewals_modal.js b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/js/checkout_renewals_modal.js
index d6448ebabe..4ca4c6cf73 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/js/checkout_renewals_modal.js
+++ b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/js/checkout_renewals_modal.js
@@ -20,6 +20,6 @@ $(document).ready(function(){
         });
     });
     function createLi(renewal) {
-        return '<li><span style="font-weight:bold">' + $datetime(renewal.timestamp) + '</span> ' + renewed + ' <span style="font-weight:bold">' + $patron_to_html(renewal.renewer) + '</span></li>';
+        return '<li><span style="font-weight:bold">' + $datetime(renewal.timestamp) + '</span> ' + renewed + ' <span style="font-weight:bold">' + $patron_to_html(renewal.renewer) + '</span>' + renewed_type + ' <span style="font-weight:bold">' + renewal.renewal_type + '</span></li>';
     }
 });