diff --git a/src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/util/entity_to_type_map_4.json b/src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/util/entity_to_type_map_4.json
index b719ad79b4..bb55c4286c 100644
--- a/src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/util/entity_to_type_map_4.json
+++ b/src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/util/entity_to_type_map_4.json
@@ -50,6 +50,9 @@
     "IfcChimney": [
         "IfcChimneyType"
     ],
+    "IfcCivilElement": [
+        "IfcCivilElementType"
+    ],
     "IfcCoil": [
         "IfcCoilType"
     ],