diff --git a/include/RMGGermaniumDetector.hh b/include/RMGGermaniumDetector.hh
index c6a4edd..91a8b51 100644
--- a/include/RMGGermaniumDetector.hh
+++ b/include/RMGGermaniumDetector.hh
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ class RMGGermaniumDetectorHit : public G4VHit {
     void Draw() override;
 
     int detector_uid = -1;
+    int particle_type = -1;
     float energy_deposition = -1;
     G4ThreeVector global_position;
     double global_time = -1;
diff --git a/src/RMGGermaniumDetector.cc b/src/RMGGermaniumDetector.cc
index 42ff8b7..1cdc6e6 100644
--- a/src/RMGGermaniumDetector.cc
+++ b/src/RMGGermaniumDetector.cc
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ bool RMGGermaniumDetector::ProcessHits(G4Step* step, G4TouchableHistory* /*histo
   // create a new hit and fill it
   auto* hit = new RMGGermaniumDetectorHit();
   hit->detector_uid = det_uid;
+  hit->particle_type = step->GetTrack()->GetDefinition()->GetPDGEncoding();
   hit->energy_deposition = step->GetTotalEnergyDeposit();
   hit->global_position = prestep->GetPosition();
   hit->global_time = prestep->GetGlobalTime();
diff --git a/src/RMGGermaniumOutputScheme.cc b/src/RMGGermaniumOutputScheme.cc
index 88bd1ed..1348d16 100644
--- a/src/RMGGermaniumOutputScheme.cc
+++ b/src/RMGGermaniumOutputScheme.cc
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ void RMGGermaniumOutputScheme::AssignOutputNames(G4AnalysisManager* ana_man) {
     ana_man->CreateNtuple(this->GetNtupleName(det.second.uid), "Event data");
 
     ana_man->CreateNtupleIColumn(id, "evtid");
+    ana_man->CreateNtupleIColumn(id, "particle");
     ana_man->CreateNtupleDColumn(id, "edep");
     ana_man->CreateNtupleDColumn(id, "time");
     ana_man->CreateNtupleDColumn(id, "xloc");
@@ -88,11 +89,12 @@ void RMGGermaniumOutputScheme::EndOfEventAction(const G4Event* event) {
       auto ntupleid = rmg_man->GetNtupleID(hit->detector_uid);
 
       ana_man->FillNtupleIColumn(ntupleid, 0, event->GetEventID());
-      ana_man->FillNtupleDColumn(ntupleid, 1, hit->energy_deposition / u::keV);
-      ana_man->FillNtupleDColumn(ntupleid, 2, hit->global_time / u::ns);
-      ana_man->FillNtupleDColumn(ntupleid, 3, hit->global_position.getX() / u::m);
-      ana_man->FillNtupleDColumn(ntupleid, 4, hit->global_position.getY() / u::m);
-      ana_man->FillNtupleDColumn(ntupleid, 5, hit->global_position.getZ() / u::m);
+      ana_man->FillNtupleIColumn(ntupleid, 1, hit->particle_type);
+      ana_man->FillNtupleDColumn(ntupleid, 2, hit->energy_deposition / u::keV);
+      ana_man->FillNtupleDColumn(ntupleid, 3, hit->global_time / u::ns);
+      ana_man->FillNtupleDColumn(ntupleid, 4, hit->global_position.getX() / u::m);
+      ana_man->FillNtupleDColumn(ntupleid, 5, hit->global_position.getY() / u::m);
+      ana_man->FillNtupleDColumn(ntupleid, 6, hit->global_position.getZ() / u::m);
 
       // NOTE: must be called here for hit-oriented output
       ana_man->AddNtupleRow(ntupleid);