diff --git a/src/intugle/core/semantic_search/crud.py b/src/intugle/core/semantic_search/crud.py
index c2236a5..6bd26a0 100644
--- a/src/intugle/core/semantic_search/crud.py
+++ b/src/intugle/core/semantic_search/crud.py
@@ -50,7 +50,15 @@ def configuration(self):
             }
             embeddings_configurations = {**embeddings_configurations, **config}
 
-        configuration = QdrantVectorConfiguration(vectors_config=embeddings_configurations)
+        # Payload schema with keyword index for "type" field required for filtering
+        payload_schema = {
+            "type": models.PayloadSchemaType.KEYWORD,
+        }
+
+        configuration = QdrantVectorConfiguration(
+            vectors_config=embeddings_configurations,
+            payload_schema=payload_schema
+        )
 
         return configuration
 
diff --git a/src/intugle/core/vector_store/qdrant.py b/src/intugle/core/vector_store/qdrant.py
index f83301e..3d6eb55 100644
--- a/src/intugle/core/vector_store/qdrant.py
+++ b/src/intugle/core/vector_store/qdrant.py
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ class QdrantVectorConfiguration(BaseModel):
 
     sparse_vectors_config: Optional[Mapping[str, qdrant_types.SparseVectorParams]] = None
 
+    payload_schema: Optional[Mapping[str, models.PayloadSchemaType]] = None
+
 
 # Used for standardization