diff --git a/eeschema/sim/netlist_exporter_pspice_sim.cpp b/eeschema/sim/netlist_exporter_pspice_sim.cpp
index 23c39bba25..15071ac573 100644
--- a/eeschema/sim/netlist_exporter_pspice_sim.cpp
+++ b/eeschema/sim/netlist_exporter_pspice_sim.cpp
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
  */
 
 #include "netlist_exporter_pspice_sim.h"
+#include "sim_types.h"
 
 wxString NETLIST_EXPORTER_PSPICE_SIM::GetSheetSimCommand()
 {
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@ wxString NETLIST_EXPORTER_PSPICE_SIM::GetSheetSimCommand()
 
     for( const auto& dir : GetDirectives() )
     {
-        if( isSimCommand( dir ) )
+        if( IsSimCommand( dir ) )
             simCmd += wxString::Format( "%s\r\n", dir );
     }
 
@@ -40,6 +41,31 @@ wxString NETLIST_EXPORTER_PSPICE_SIM::GetSheetSimCommand()
 }
 
 
+SIM_TYPE NETLIST_EXPORTER_PSPICE_SIM::GetSimType()
+{
+    return CommandToSimType( m_simCommand.IsEmpty() ? GetSheetSimCommand() : m_simCommand );
+}
+
+
+SIM_TYPE NETLIST_EXPORTER_PSPICE_SIM::CommandToSimType( const wxString& aCmd )
+{
+    const std::map<wxString, SIM_TYPE> simCmds = {
+        { ".ac", ST_AC }, { ".dc", ST_DC }, { ".disto", ST_DISTORTION }, { ".noise", ST_NOISE },
+        { ".op", ST_OP }, { ".pz", ST_POLE_ZERO }, { ".sens", ST_SENSITIVITY }, { ".tf", ST_TRANS_FUNC },
+        { ".tran", ST_TRANSIENT }
+    };
+    wxString lcaseCmd = aCmd.Lower();
+
+    for( const auto& c : simCmds )
+    {
+        if( lcaseCmd.StartsWith( c.first ) )
+            return c.second;
+    }
+
+    return ST_UNKNOWN;
+}
+
+
 void NETLIST_EXPORTER_PSPICE_SIM::writeDirectives( OUTPUTFORMATTER* aFormatter, unsigned aCtl ) const
 {
     if( m_simCommand.IsEmpty() )
@@ -51,29 +77,10 @@ void NETLIST_EXPORTER_PSPICE_SIM::writeDirectives( OUTPUTFORMATTER* aFormatter,
     // Dump all directives, but simulation commands
     for( const auto& dir : GetDirectives() )
     {
-        if( !isSimCommand( dir ) )
+        if( !IsSimCommand( dir ) )
             aFormatter->Print( 0, "%s\n", (const char*) dir.c_str() );
     }
 
     // Finish with our custom simulation command
     aFormatter->Print( 0, "%s\n", (const char*) m_simCommand.c_str() );
 }
-
-
-bool NETLIST_EXPORTER_PSPICE_SIM::isSimCommand( const wxString& aCmd )
-{
-    const std::vector<wxString> simCmds = {
-        ".ac", ".dc", ".disto", ".noise", ".op", ".pz", ".sens", ".tf", ".tran", ".pss"
-    };
-
-    wxString lcaseCmd = aCmd.Lower();
-
-    for( const auto& c : simCmds )
-    {
-        if( lcaseCmd.StartsWith( c ) )
-            return true;
-    }
-
-    return false;
-}
-
diff --git a/eeschema/sim/netlist_exporter_pspice_sim.h b/eeschema/sim/netlist_exporter_pspice_sim.h
index ae1943e558..d939f56858 100644
--- a/eeschema/sim/netlist_exporter_pspice_sim.h
+++ b/eeschema/sim/netlist_exporter_pspice_sim.h
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #define NETLIST_EXPORTER_PSPICE_SIM_H
 
 #include <netlist_exporters/netlist_exporter_pspice.h>
+#include "sim_types.h"
 
 /// Special netlist exporter flavor that allows to override simulation commands
 class NETLIST_EXPORTER_PSPICE_SIM : public NETLIST_EXPORTER_PSPICE
@@ -52,13 +53,21 @@ public:
         m_simCommand.Clear();
     }
 
+    SIM_TYPE GetSimType();
+
     wxString GetSheetSimCommand();
 
+    static bool IsSimCommand( const wxString& aCmd )
+    {
+        return CommandToSimType( aCmd ) != ST_UNKNOWN;
+    }
+
+    static SIM_TYPE CommandToSimType( const wxString& aCmd );
+
 protected:
     void writeDirectives( OUTPUTFORMATTER* aFormatter, unsigned aCtl ) const override;
 
 private:
-    static bool isSimCommand( const wxString& aCmd );
 
     ///> Overridden simulation command
     wxString m_simCommand;
diff --git a/eeschema/sim/sim_types.h b/eeschema/sim/sim_types.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..82291be205
--- /dev/null
+++ b/eeschema/sim/sim_types.h
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+/*
+ * This program source code file is part of KiCad, a free EDA CAD application.
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2016 CERN
+ * @author Maciej Suminski <maciej.suminski@cern.ch>
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+ * as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
+ * of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, you may find one here:
+ * http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.html
+ * or you may search the http://www.gnu.org website for the version 2 license,
+ * or you may write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+ * 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA
+ */
+
+#ifndef SIM_TYPES_H
+#define SIM_TYPES_H
+
+///> Possible simulation types
+enum SIM_TYPE {
+    ST_UNKNOWN, ST_AC, ST_DC, ST_DISTORTION, ST_NOISE, ST_OP,
+    ST_POLE_ZERO, ST_SENSITIVITY, ST_TRANS_FUNC, ST_TRANSIENT
+};
+
+#endif /* SIM_TYPES_H */