diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/core_commands/let_.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/core_commands/let_.rs
index 23dcb70117..aa2be155db 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/core_commands/let_.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/core_commands/let_.rs
@@ -99,6 +99,8 @@ impl Command for Let {
 
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod test {
+    use nu_protocol::engine::CommandType;
+
     use super::*;
 
     #[test]
@@ -107,4 +109,9 @@ mod test {
 
         test_examples(Let {})
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_command_type() {
+        assert!(matches!(Let.command_type(), CommandType::Keyword));
+    }
 }
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/filters/sort.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/filters/sort.rs
index a7a982df12..67f5d0ebcd 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/filters/sort.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/filters/sort.rs
@@ -292,6 +292,9 @@ pub fn process(
 
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod test {
+
+    use nu_protocol::engine::CommandType;
+
     use super::*;
 
     #[test]
@@ -300,4 +303,9 @@ mod test {
 
         test_examples(Sort {})
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_command_type() {
+        assert!(matches!(Sort.command_type(), CommandType::Builtin));
+    }
 }
diff --git a/crates/nu-protocol/src/engine/command.rs b/crates/nu-protocol/src/engine/command.rs
index 3b782448e3..9a54992230 100644
--- a/crates/nu-protocol/src/engine/command.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-protocol/src/engine/command.rs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ pub enum CommandType {
     Builtin,
     Custom,
     Keyword,
+    External,
     Plugin,
     Other,
 }
@@ -86,12 +87,14 @@ pub trait Command: Send + Sync + CommandClone {
             self.is_builtin(),
             self.is_custom_command(),
             self.is_parser_keyword(),
+            self.is_known_external(),
             self.is_plugin().is_some(),
         ) {
-            (true, false, false, false) => CommandType::Builtin,
-            (false, true, false, false) => CommandType::Custom,
-            (_, false, true, false) => CommandType::Keyword,
-            (false, false, false, true) => CommandType::Plugin,
+            (true, false, false, false, false) => CommandType::Builtin,
+            (true, true, false, false, false) => CommandType::Custom,
+            (true, false, true, false, false) => CommandType::Keyword,
+            (false, true, false, true, false) => CommandType::External,
+            (false, false, false, false, true) => CommandType::Plugin,
             _ => CommandType::Other,
         }
     }