diff --git a/beets/autotag/mb.py b/beets/autotag/mb.py
index 122723db5..a70c74834 100644
--- a/beets/autotag/mb.py
+++ b/beets/autotag/mb.py
@@ -417,18 +417,17 @@ def album_info(release):
         if reltype:
             info.albumtype = reltype.lower()
 
-    # Log the new-style "primary" and "secondary" release types.
-    # Eventually, we'd like to actually store this data, but we just log
-    # it for now to help understand the differences.
+    # Set the new-style "primary" and "secondary" release types.
+    albumtypes = []
     if 'primary-type' in release['release-group']:
         rel_primarytype = release['release-group']['primary-type']
         if rel_primarytype:
-            log.debug('primary MB release type: ' + rel_primarytype.lower())
+            albumtypes.append(rel_primarytype.lower())
     if 'secondary-type-list' in release['release-group']:
         if release['release-group']['secondary-type-list']:
-            log.debug('secondary MB release type(s): ' + ', '.join(
-                [secondarytype.lower() for secondarytype in
-                    release['release-group']['secondary-type-list']]))
+            for sec_type in release['release-group']['secondary-type-list']:
+                albumtypes.append(sec_type.lower())
+    info.albumtypes = '; '.join(albumtypes)
 
     # Release events.
     info.country, release_date = _preferred_release_event(release)
diff --git a/beets/library.py b/beets/library.py
index 54ff7eae9..4e8eed001 100644
--- a/beets/library.py
+++ b/beets/library.py
@@ -494,6 +494,7 @@ class Item(LibModel):
         'mb_releasetrackid':    types.STRING,
         'trackdisambig':        types.STRING,
         'albumtype':            types.STRING,
+        'albumtypes':           types.STRING,
         'label':                types.STRING,
         'acoustid_fingerprint': types.STRING,
         'acoustid_id':          types.STRING,
@@ -1042,6 +1043,7 @@ class Album(LibModel):
         'mb_albumid':           types.STRING,
         'mb_albumartistid':     types.STRING,
         'albumtype':            types.STRING,
+        'albumtypes':           types.STRING,
         'label':                types.STRING,
         'mb_releasegroupid':    types.STRING,
         'asin':                 types.STRING,
@@ -1091,6 +1093,7 @@ class Album(LibModel):
         'mb_albumid',
         'mb_albumartistid',
         'albumtype',
+        'albumtypes',
         'label',
         'mb_releasegroupid',
         'asin',
diff --git a/docs/changelog.rst b/docs/changelog.rst
index c02fe455c..85625011f 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/changelog.rst
@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@ Major new features:
   option is set, and sort them by the number of votes.  Thanks to
   :user:`aereaux`.
 
+* Primary and secondary release types from MusicBrainz are now stored in
+  ``albumtypes`` field. Thanks to :user:`edgars-supe`.
+  :bug:`2200`
+
 
 1.5.0 (August 19, 2021)
 -----------------------