diff --git a/pkg/dns/resource.go b/pkg/dns/resource.go
index 3542b83..02db328 100644
--- a/pkg/dns/resource.go
+++ b/pkg/dns/resource.go
@@ -149,24 +149,45 @@ func GetNewResource() *Resource {
 // Type returns the DNS record type.
 func (DSRecord) Type() HSType { return HSTypeDS }
 
+// GetType is an alias for Type.
+func (r DSRecord) GetType() HSType { return r.Type() }
+
 // Type returns the DNS record type.
 func (NSRecord) Type() HSType { return HSTypeNS }
 
+// GetType is an alias for Type.
+func (r NSRecord) GetType() HSType { return r.Type() }
+
 // Type returns the DNS record type.
 func (GLUE4Record) Type() HSType { return HSTypeGLUE4 }
 
+// GetType is an alias for Type.
+func (r GLUE4Record) GetType() HSType { return r.Type() }
+
 // Type returns the DNS record type.
 func (GLUE6Record) Type() HSType { return HSTypeGLUE6 }
 
+// GetType is an alias for Type.
+func (r GLUE6Record) GetType() HSType { return r.Type() }
+
 // Type returns the DNS record type.
 func (SYNTH4Record) Type() HSType { return HSTypeSYNTH4 }
 
+// GetType is an alias for Type.
+func (r SYNTH4Record) GetType() HSType { return r.Type() }
+
 // Type returns the DNS record type.
 func (SYNTH6Record) Type() HSType { return HSTypeSYNTH6 }
 
+// GetType is an alias for Type.
+func (r SYNTH6Record) GetType() HSType { return r.Type() }
+
 // Type returns the DNS record type.
 func (TXTRecord) Type() HSType { return HSTypeTXT }
 
+// GetType is an alias for Type.
+func (r TXTRecord) GetType() HSType { return r.Type() }
+
 // NS returns the synthesized target host for a SYNTH4 record.
 func (r SYNTH4Record) NS() string {
 	if !r.Address.Is4() {
diff --git a/pkg/dns/resource_test.go b/pkg/dns/resource_test.go
index cf9ddb3..56d14a1 100644
--- a/pkg/dns/resource_test.go
+++ b/pkg/dns/resource_test.go
@@ -242,6 +242,57 @@ func TestResourceTypeHelpers(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestResourceRecordTypeAliases(t *testing.T) {
+	cases := []struct {
+		name  string
+		value ResourceRecord
+		want  HSType
+	}{
+		{name: "ds", value: DSRecord{}, want: HSTypeDS},
+		{name: "ns", value: NSRecord{}, want: HSTypeNS},
+		{name: "glue4", value: GLUE4Record{}, want: HSTypeGLUE4},
+		{name: "glue6", value: GLUE6Record{}, want: HSTypeGLUE6},
+		{name: "synth4", value: SYNTH4Record{}, want: HSTypeSYNTH4},
+		{name: "synth6", value: SYNTH6Record{}, want: HSTypeSYNTH6},
+		{name: "txt", value: TXTRecord{}, want: HSTypeTXT},
+	}
+
+	for _, tc := range cases {
+		switch rr := tc.value.(type) {
+		case DSRecord:
+			if got := rr.GetType(); got != tc.want {
+				t.Fatalf("%s GetType() = %d, want %d", tc.name, got, tc.want)
+			}
+		case NSRecord:
+			if got := rr.GetType(); got != tc.want {
+				t.Fatalf("%s GetType() = %d, want %d", tc.name, got, tc.want)
+			}
+		case GLUE4Record:
+			if got := rr.GetType(); got != tc.want {
+				t.Fatalf("%s GetType() = %d, want %d", tc.name, got, tc.want)
+			}
+		case GLUE6Record:
+			if got := rr.GetType(); got != tc.want {
+				t.Fatalf("%s GetType() = %d, want %d", tc.name, got, tc.want)
+			}
+		case SYNTH4Record:
+			if got := rr.GetType(); got != tc.want {
+				t.Fatalf("%s GetType() = %d, want %d", tc.name, got, tc.want)
+			}
+		case SYNTH6Record:
+			if got := rr.GetType(); got != tc.want {
+				t.Fatalf("%s GetType() = %d, want %d", tc.name, got, tc.want)
+			}
+		case TXTRecord:
+			if got := rr.GetType(); got != tc.want {
+				t.Fatalf("%s GetType() = %d, want %d", tc.name, got, tc.want)
+			}
+		default:
+			t.Fatalf("%s: unexpected record type %T", tc.name, tc.value)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 func TestResourceToNSEC(t *testing.T) {
 	cases := []struct {
 		name   string