diff --git a/src/change_stream.ts b/src/change_stream.ts
index 1526ca3c756..7f7551f2d82 100644
--- a/src/change_stream.ts
+++ b/src/change_stream.ts
@@ -419,6 +419,13 @@ export interface ChangeStreamCreateDocument
     ChangeStreamDocumentCollectionUUID {
   /** Describes the type of operation represented in this change notification */
   operationType: 'create';
+
+  /**
+   * The type of the newly created object.
+   *
+   * @sinceServerVersion 8.1.0
+   */
+  nsType?: 'collection' | 'timeseries' | 'view';
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/test/spec/change-streams/unified/change-streams-nsType.json b/test/spec/change-streams/unified/change-streams-nsType.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1861c9a5e0a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/spec/change-streams/unified/change-streams-nsType.json
@@ -0,0 +1,145 @@
+{
+  "description": "change-streams-nsType",
+  "schemaVersion": "1.7",
+  "runOnRequirements": [
+    {
+      "minServerVersion": "8.1.0",
+      "topologies": [
+        "replicaset",
+        "sharded"
+      ],
+      "serverless": "forbid"
+    }
+  ],
+  "createEntities": [
+    {
+      "client": {
+        "id": "client0",
+        "useMultipleMongoses": false
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      "database": {
+        "id": "database0",
+        "client": "client0",
+        "databaseName": "database0"
+      }
+    }
+  ],
+  "tests": [
+    {
+      "description": "nsType is present when creating collections",
+      "operations": [
+        {
+          "name": "dropCollection",
+          "object": "database0",
+          "arguments": {
+            "collection": "foo"
+          }
+        },
+        {
+          "name": "createChangeStream",
+          "object": "database0",
+          "arguments": {
+            "pipeline": [],
+            "showExpandedEvents": true
+          },
+          "saveResultAsEntity": "changeStream0"
+        },
+        {
+          "name": "createCollection",
+          "object": "database0",
+          "arguments": {
+            "collection": "foo"
+          }
+        },
+        {
+          "name": "iterateUntilDocumentOrError",
+          "object": "changeStream0",
+          "expectResult": {
+            "operationType": "create",
+            "nsType": "collection"
+          }
+        }
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      "description": "nsType is present when creating timeseries",
+      "operations": [
+        {
+          "name": "dropCollection",
+          "object": "database0",
+          "arguments": {
+            "collection": "foo"
+          }
+        },
+        {
+          "name": "createChangeStream",
+          "object": "database0",
+          "arguments": {
+            "pipeline": [],
+            "showExpandedEvents": true
+          },
+          "saveResultAsEntity": "changeStream0"
+        },
+        {
+          "name": "createCollection",
+          "object": "database0",
+          "arguments": {
+            "collection": "foo",
+            "timeseries": {
+              "timeField": "time",
+              "metaField": "meta",
+              "granularity": "minutes"
+            }
+          }
+        },
+        {
+          "name": "iterateUntilDocumentOrError",
+          "object": "changeStream0",
+          "expectResult": {
+            "operationType": "create",
+            "nsType": "timeseries"
+          }
+        }
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      "description": "nsType is present when creating views",
+      "operations": [
+        {
+          "name": "dropCollection",
+          "object": "database0",
+          "arguments": {
+            "collection": "foo"
+          }
+        },
+        {
+          "name": "createChangeStream",
+          "object": "database0",
+          "arguments": {
+            "pipeline": [],
+            "showExpandedEvents": true
+          },
+          "saveResultAsEntity": "changeStream0"
+        },
+        {
+          "name": "createCollection",
+          "object": "database0",
+          "arguments": {
+            "collection": "foo",
+            "viewOn": "testName"
+          }
+        },
+        {
+          "name": "iterateUntilDocumentOrError",
+          "object": "changeStream0",
+          "expectResult": {
+            "operationType": "create",
+            "nsType": "view"
+          }
+        }
+      ]
+    }
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/test/spec/change-streams/unified/change-streams-nsType.yml b/test/spec/change-streams/unified/change-streams-nsType.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9885c4aaf68
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/spec/change-streams/unified/change-streams-nsType.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+description: "change-streams-nsType"
+schemaVersion: "1.7"
+runOnRequirements:
+  - minServerVersion: "8.1.0"
+    topologies: [ replicaset, sharded ]
+    serverless: forbid
+createEntities:
+  - client:
+      id: &client0 client0
+      useMultipleMongoses: false
+  - database:
+      id: &database0 database0
+      client: *client0
+      databaseName: *database0
+
+tests:
+  - description: "nsType is present when creating collections"
+    operations:
+      - name: dropCollection
+        object: *database0
+        arguments:
+          collection: &collection0 foo
+      - name: createChangeStream
+        object: *database0
+        arguments:
+          pipeline: []
+          showExpandedEvents: true
+        saveResultAsEntity: &changeStream0 changeStream0
+      - name: createCollection
+        object: *database0
+        arguments:
+          collection: *collection0
+      - name: iterateUntilDocumentOrError
+        object: *changeStream0
+        expectResult:
+          operationType: create
+          nsType: collection
+
+  - description: "nsType is present when creating timeseries"
+    operations:
+      - name: dropCollection
+        object: *database0
+        arguments:
+          collection: &collection0 foo
+      - name: createChangeStream
+        object: *database0
+        arguments:
+          pipeline: []
+          showExpandedEvents: true
+        saveResultAsEntity: &changeStream0 changeStream0
+      - name: createCollection
+        object: *database0
+        arguments:
+          collection: *collection0
+          timeseries:
+            timeField: "time"
+            metaField: "meta"
+            granularity: "minutes"
+      - name: iterateUntilDocumentOrError
+        object: *changeStream0
+        expectResult:
+          operationType: create
+          nsType: timeseries
+
+  - description: "nsType is present when creating views"
+    operations:
+      - name: dropCollection
+        object: *database0
+        arguments:
+          collection: &collection0 foo
+      - name: createChangeStream
+        object: *database0
+        arguments:
+          pipeline: []
+          showExpandedEvents: true
+        saveResultAsEntity: &changeStream0 changeStream0
+      - name: createCollection
+        object: *database0
+        arguments:
+          collection: *collection0
+          viewOn: testName
+      - name: iterateUntilDocumentOrError
+        object: *changeStream0
+        expectResult:
+          operationType: create
+          nsType: view
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