diff --git a/plone/app/discussion/comment.py b/plone/app/discussion/comment.py
index f79d400..dac227b 100644
--- a/plone/app/discussion/comment.py
+++ b/plone/app/discussion/comment.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ class Comment(DynamicType, Traversable, RoleManager, Owned, Implicit):
 
     implements(IComment)
 
-    meta_type = portal_type = Type = 'Discussion Item'
+    meta_type = portal_type = 'Discussion Item'
 
     __parent__ = None
 
@@ -75,6 +75,11 @@ class Comment(DynamicType, Traversable, RoleManager, Owned, Implicit):
         """
         return self.creator
 
+    def Type(self):
+        """The Discussion Item content type
+        """
+        return "Discussion Item"
+
     # CMF's event handlers assume any IDynamicType has these :(
 
     def opaqueItems(self):
diff --git a/plone/app/discussion/tests/test_comment.py b/plone/app/discussion/tests/test_comment.py
index 98a2540..e3b00ef 100644
--- a/plone/app/discussion/tests/test_comment.py
+++ b/plone/app/discussion/tests/test_comment.py
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ class CommentTest(PloneTestCase):
 
     def test_type(self):
         comment1 = createObject('plone.Comment')
-        self.assertEquals(comment1.Type, 'Discussion Item')
+        self.assertEquals(comment1.Type(), 'Discussion Item')
 
     def test_traversal(self):
         # make sure comments are traversable, have an id, absolute_url and physical path