diff --git a/Documentation/UserManual/ProgrammingGuide.pdf b/Documentation/UserManual/ProgrammingGuide.pdf
index ff5831a6..f4102778 100644
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diff --git a/Documentation/UserManual/ProgrammingGuide.tex b/Documentation/UserManual/ProgrammingGuide.tex
index 87c5144f..5e727de4 100644
--- a/Documentation/UserManual/ProgrammingGuide.tex
+++ b/Documentation/UserManual/ProgrammingGuide.tex
@@ -417,6 +417,10 @@ \subsubsection{VNA:POWer:STOP}
 \event{Sets the stop power of the power sweep}{VNA:POWer:STOP}{<stop power>, in dBm}
 \query{Queries the currently selected stop power}{VNA:POWer:STOP?}{None}{stop power in dBm}
 
+\subsubsection{VNA:SWEEPTYPE}
+\event{Selects between linear and logarithmic sweeps}{VNA:SWEEPTYPE}{<type>, either ``LIN'' or ``LOG''}
+\query{Queries the currently selected sweep type}{VNA:SWEEPTYPE?}{None}{``LIN'' or ``LOG''}
+
 \subsubsection{VNA:ACQuisition:RUN}
 \event{Puts the VNA into run mode (sweep active)}{VNA:ACQuisition:RUN}{None}
 \query{Queries whether the VNA is in run mode}{VNA:ACQuisition:RUN?}{None}{TRUE or FALSE}
diff --git a/Software/PC_Application/LibreVNA-GUI/VNA/vna.cpp b/Software/PC_Application/LibreVNA-GUI/VNA/vna.cpp
index 56652df7..8bbd1c47 100644
--- a/Software/PC_Application/LibreVNA-GUI/VNA/vna.cpp
+++ b/Software/PC_Application/LibreVNA-GUI/VNA/vna.cpp
@@ -1456,6 +1456,21 @@ void VNA::SetupSCPI()
     }, [=](QStringList) -> QString {
         return QString::number(settings.Power.stop);
     }));
+    SCPINode::add(new SCPICommand("SWEEPTYPE", [=](QStringList params) -> QString {
+        if(params.size() >= 1) {
+            if(params[0] == "LIN") {
+                SetLogSweep(false);
+                return SCPI::getResultName(SCPI::Result::Empty);
+            } else if(params[0] == "LOG") {
+                SetLogSweep(true);
+                return SCPI::getResultName(SCPI::Result::Empty);
+            }
+        }
+        // either no parameter or invalid
+        return SCPI::getResultName(SCPI::Result::Error);
+    }, [=](QStringList) -> QString {
+        return settings.Freq.logSweep ? "LOG" : "LIN";
+    }));
     auto scpi_acq = new SCPINode("ACQuisition");
     SCPINode::add(scpi_acq);
     scpi_acq->add(new SCPICommand("RUN", [=](QStringList) -> QString {