diff --git a/wp-admin/includes/file.php b/wp-admin/includes/file.php
index 1f810939ba..9d87cb2e2c 100644
--- a/wp-admin/includes/file.php
+++ b/wp-admin/includes/file.php
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ function wp_handle_upload( &$file, $overrides = false, $time = null ) {
 	if ( is_multisite() )
 		delete_transient( 'dirsize_cache' );
 
-	return apply_filters( 'wp_handle_upload', array( 'file' => $new_file, 'url' => $url, 'type' => $type ) );
+	return apply_filters( 'wp_handle_upload', array( 'file' => $new_file, 'url' => $url, 'type' => $type ), 'upload' );
 }
 
 /**
@@ -484,7 +484,7 @@ function wp_handle_sideload( &$file, $overrides = false ) {
 	// Compute the URL
 	$url = $uploads['url'] . "/$filename";
 
-	$return = apply_filters( 'wp_handle_upload', array( 'file' => $new_file, 'url' => $url, 'type' => $type ) );
+	$return = apply_filters( 'wp_handle_upload', array( 'file' => $new_file, 'url' => $url, 'type' => $type ), 'sideload' );
 
 	return $return;
 }
diff --git a/xmlrpc.php b/xmlrpc.php
index 7f346b9ac6..fd471f26ee 100644
--- a/xmlrpc.php
+++ b/xmlrpc.php
@@ -2823,7 +2823,7 @@ class wp_xmlrpc_server extends IXR_Server {
 		$id = wp_insert_attachment( $attachment, $upload[ 'file' ], $post_id );
 		wp_update_attachment_metadata( $id, wp_generate_attachment_metadata( $id, $upload['file'] ) );
 
-		return apply_filters( 'wp_handle_upload', array( 'file' => $name, 'url' => $upload[ 'url' ], 'type' => $type ) );
+		return apply_filters( 'wp_handle_upload', array( 'file' => $name, 'url' => $upload[ 'url' ], 'type' => $type ), 'upload' );
 	}
 
 	/* MovableType API functions