diff --git a/src/main/java/sc/fiji/labkit/ui/labeling/Labeling.java b/src/main/java/sc/fiji/labkit/ui/labeling/Labeling.java
index 73b9b3e5..af97f957 100644
--- a/src/main/java/sc/fiji/labkit/ui/labeling/Labeling.java
+++ b/src/main/java/sc/fiji/labkit/ui/labeling/Labeling.java
@@ -303,6 +303,12 @@ public void setLabelOrder(Comparator<? super Label> comparator) {
 		labels.sort(comparator);
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public LabelingType< Label > getType()
+	{
+		return randomAccess().getType();
+	}
+
 	public static class SetEntryAsBitType<T> extends BitType {
 
 		private Set<T> set = null;
diff --git a/src/main/java/sc/fiji/labkit/ui/utils/sparse/SparseRandomAccessIntType.java b/src/main/java/sc/fiji/labkit/ui/utils/sparse/SparseRandomAccessIntType.java
index 967103fd..087b86cf 100644
--- a/src/main/java/sc/fiji/labkit/ui/utils/sparse/SparseRandomAccessIntType.java
+++ b/src/main/java/sc/fiji/labkit/ui/utils/sparse/SparseRandomAccessIntType.java
@@ -124,6 +124,12 @@ private void set(MyRandomAccess position, int value) {
 		}
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public IntType getType()
+	{
+		return new IntType();
+	}
+
 	// -- Helper classes --
 
 	private class MyRandomAccess extends Point implements RandomAccess<IntType> {