diff --git a/apns2/client.py b/apns2/client.py
index 4191df0..f15352c 100644
--- a/apns2/client.py
+++ b/apns2/client.py
@@ -20,6 +20,15 @@ class NotificationPriority(Enum):
     Delayed = '5'
 
 
+class NotificationType(Enum):
+    Alert = 'alert'
+    Background = 'background'
+    VoIP = 'voip'
+    Complication = 'complication'
+    FileProvider = 'fileprovider'
+    MDM = 'mdm'
+
+
 RequestStream = collections.namedtuple('RequestStream', ['stream_id', 'token'])
 Notification = collections.namedtuple('Notification', ['token', 'payload'])
 
@@ -92,16 +101,32 @@ class APNsClient(object):
 
     def send_notification_async(self, token_hex: str, notification: Payload, topic: Optional[str] = None,
                                 priority: NotificationPriority = NotificationPriority.Immediate,
-                                expiration: Optional[int] = None, collapse_id: Optional[str] = None) -> int:
+                                expiration: Optional[int] = None, collapse_id: Optional[str] = None,
+                                push_type: Optional[NotificationType] = None) -> int:
         json_str = json.dumps(notification.dict(), cls=self.__json_encoder, ensure_ascii=False, separators=(',', ':'))
         json_payload = json_str.encode('utf-8')
 
-        headers = {
-            'apns-push-type': notification.push_type
-        }
+        headers = {}
 
+        inferred_push_type = None  # type: Optional[str]
         if topic is not None:
             headers['apns-topic'] = topic
+            if topic.endswith('.voip'):
+                inferred_push_type = NotificationType.VoIP.value
+            elif topic.endswith('.complication'):
+                inferred_push_type = NotificationType.Complication.value
+            elif topic.endswith('.pushkit.fileprovider'):
+                inferred_push_type = NotificationType.FileProvider.value
+            elif any([notification.alert, notification.badge, notification.sound]):
+                inferred_push_type = NotificationType.Alert.value
+            else:
+                inferred_push_type = NotificationType.Background.value
+
+        if push_type:
+            inferred_push_type = push_type.value
+
+        if inferred_push_type:
+            headers['apns-push-type'] = inferred_push_type
 
         if priority != DEFAULT_APNS_PRIORITY:
             headers['apns-priority'] = priority.value
@@ -138,8 +163,8 @@ class APNsClient(object):
 
     def send_notification_batch(self, notifications: Iterable[Notification], topic: Optional[str] = None,
                                 priority: NotificationPriority = NotificationPriority.Immediate,
-                                expiration: Optional[int] = None, collapse_id: Optional[str] = None
-                                ) -> Dict[str, Union[str, Tuple[str, str]]]:
+                                expiration: Optional[int] = None, collapse_id: Optional[str] = None,
+                                push_type: Optional[NotificationType] = None) -> Dict[str, Union[str, Tuple[str, str]]]:
         """
         Send a notification to a list of tokens in batch. Instead of sending a synchronous request
         for each token, send multiple requests concurrently. This is done on the same connection,
@@ -171,7 +196,7 @@ class APNsClient(object):
             if next_notification is not None and len(open_streams) < self.__max_concurrent_streams:
                 logger.info('Sending to token %s', next_notification.token)
                 stream_id = self.send_notification_async(next_notification.token, next_notification.payload, topic,
-                                                         priority, expiration, collapse_id)
+                                                         priority, expiration, collapse_id, push_type)
                 open_streams.append(RequestStream(stream_id, next_notification.token))
 
                 next_notification = next(notification_iterator, None)
diff --git a/apns2/payload.py b/apns2/payload.py
index 005a9f3..8dbe595 100644
--- a/apns2/payload.py
+++ b/apns2/payload.py
@@ -77,10 +77,6 @@ class Payload(object):
         self.mutable_content = mutable_content
         self.thread_id = thread_id
 
-        self.push_type = 'background'
-        if self.alert or self.badge is not None or self.sound is not None:
-            self.push_type = 'alert'
-
     def dict(self) -> Dict[str, Any]:
         result = {
             'aps': {}
diff --git a/test/test_payload.py b/test/test_payload.py
index fbc6e43..d768c5b 100644
--- a/test/test_payload.py
+++ b/test/test_payload.py
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ def test_payload():
         },
         'extra': 'something'
     }
-    assert payload.push_type == 'alert'
 
 
 def test_payload_with_payload_alert(payload_alert):
@@ -81,21 +80,3 @@ def test_payload_with_payload_alert(payload_alert):
         },
         'extra': 'something'
     }
-    assert payload.push_type == 'alert'
-
-
-def test_payload_with_background_push_type():
-    payload = Payload(
-        content_available=True, mutable_content=True,
-        category='my_category', url_args='args', custom={'extra': 'something'}, thread_id='42')
-    assert payload.dict() == {
-        'aps': {
-            'content-available': 1,
-            'mutable-content': 1,
-            'thread-id': '42',
-            'category': 'my_category',
-            'url-args': 'args',
-        },
-        'extra': 'something'
-    }
-    assert payload.push_type == 'background'