diff --git a/modules/CommentController.js b/modules/CommentController.js
index 88494e6fd..ac594c7b3 100644
--- a/modules/CommentController.js
+++ b/modules/CommentController.js
@@ -98,6 +98,10 @@ CommentController.prototype.getTranscludedFromSource = function ( commentId ) {
 	return promise;
 };
 
+/* Static properties */
+
+CommentController.static.initType = 'page';
+
 /* Methods */
 
 CommentController.prototype.onReplyLinkClick = function ( e ) {
@@ -143,7 +147,7 @@ CommentController.prototype.setup = function ( mode ) {
 
 	logger( {
 		action: 'init',
-		type: 'page',
+		type: this.constructor.static.initType || 'page',
 		mechanism: 'click',
 		// TODO: Use 'wikitext-2017' when config.enable2017Wikitext is set
 		// eslint-disable-next-line camelcase
diff --git a/modules/NewTopicController.js b/modules/NewTopicController.js
index 67caffff7..8e41bb841 100644
--- a/modules/NewTopicController.js
+++ b/modules/NewTopicController.js
@@ -36,6 +36,10 @@ function NewTopicController( $pageContainer, $replyLink ) {
 
 OO.inheritClass( NewTopicController, CommentController );
 
+/* Static properties */
+
+NewTopicController.static.initType = 'section';
+
 /* Methods */
 
 /**