diff --git a/packages/custom-functions-metadata/src/parseTree.ts b/packages/custom-functions-metadata/src/parseTree.ts
index 5ef3c35e7..5161ecacf 100644
--- a/packages/custom-functions-metadata/src/parseTree.ts
+++ b/packages/custom-functions-metadata/src/parseTree.ts
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ export interface IFunctionParameter {
   name: string;
   description?: string;
   type: string;
+  cellValueType?: string;
   dimensionality?: string;
   optional?: boolean;
   repeating?: boolean;
@@ -161,6 +162,19 @@ const CELLVALUETYPE_MAPPINGS = {
   "Excel.ValueTypeNotAvailableCellValue": "unsupported",
 };
 
+const CELLVALUETYPE_TO_BASICTYPE_MAPPINGS = {
+  "cellvalue": "any",
+  "booleancellvalue": "boolean",
+  "doublecellvalue": "number",
+  "entitycellvalue": "any",
+  "errorcellvalue": "any",
+  "formattednumbercellvalue": "number",
+  "linkedentitycellvalue": "any",
+  "localimagecellvalue": "any",
+  "stringcellvalue": "string",
+  "webimagecellvalue": "any",
+};
+
 type CustomFunctionsSchemaDimensionality = "invalid" | "scalar" | "matrix";
 
 /**
@@ -708,6 +722,13 @@ function getParameters(parameterItem: IGetParametersArguments): IFunctionParamet
         type: ptype,
       };
 
+      // for backward compatibility, we put cell value type in cellValueType instead of type.
+      if (Object.values(CELLVALUETYPE_MAPPINGS).includes(ptype)) {
+        // @ts-ignore
+        pMetadataItem.type = CELLVALUETYPE_TO_BASICTYPE_MAPPINGS[ptype];
+        pMetadataItem.cellValueType = ptype
+      }
+
       // Only return dimensionality = matrix.  Default assumed scalar
       if (pMetadataItem.dimensionality === "scalar") {
         delete pMetadataItem.dimensionality;
diff --git a/packages/custom-functions-metadata/test/cases/input-parameter-types-cellvalue/expected.json b/packages/custom-functions-metadata/test/cases/input-parameter-types-cellvalue/expected.json
index 40c3a334f..f496bfcf0 100644
--- a/packages/custom-functions-metadata/test/cases/input-parameter-types-cellvalue/expected.json
+++ b/packages/custom-functions-metadata/test/cases/input-parameter-types-cellvalue/expected.json
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@
             "parameters": [
                 {
                     "name": "x",
-                    "type": "cellvalue"
+                    "type": "any",
+                    "cellValueType": "cellvalue"
                 }
             ],
             "result": {}
@@ -20,7 +21,8 @@
             "parameters": [
                 {
                     "name": "x",
-                    "type": "booleancellvalue"
+                    "type": "boolean",
+                    "cellValueType": "booleancellvalue"
                 }
             ],
             "result": {}
@@ -32,7 +34,8 @@
             "parameters": [
                 {
                     "name": "x",
-                    "type": "doublecellvalue"
+                    "type": "number",
+                    "cellValueType": "doublecellvalue"
                 }
             ],
             "result": {}
@@ -44,7 +47,8 @@
             "parameters": [
                 {
                     "name": "x",
-                    "type": "entitycellvalue"
+                    "type": "any",
+                    "cellValueType": "entitycellvalue"
                 }
             ],
             "result": {}
@@ -56,7 +60,8 @@
             "parameters": [
                 {
                     "name": "x",
-                    "type": "errorcellvalue"
+                    "type": "any",
+                    "cellValueType": "errorcellvalue"
                 }
             ],
             "result": {}
@@ -68,7 +73,8 @@
             "parameters": [
                 {
                     "name": "x",
-                    "type": "formattednumbercellvalue"
+                    "type": "number",
+                    "cellValueType": "formattednumbercellvalue"
                 }
             ],
             "result": {}
@@ -80,7 +86,8 @@
             "parameters": [
                 {
                     "name": "x",
-                    "type": "linkedentitycellvalue"
+                    "type": "any",
+                    "cellValueType": "linkedentitycellvalue"
                 }
             ],
             "result": {}
@@ -92,7 +99,8 @@
             "parameters": [
                 {
                     "name": "x",
-                    "type": "localimagecellvalue"
+                    "type": "any",
+                    "cellValueType": "localimagecellvalue"
                 }
             ],
             "result": {}
@@ -104,7 +112,8 @@
             "parameters": [
                 {
                     "name": "x",
-                    "type": "stringcellvalue"
+                    "type": "string",
+                    "cellValueType": "stringcellvalue"
                 }
             ],
             "result": {}
@@ -116,7 +125,8 @@
             "parameters": [
                 {
                     "name": "x",
-                    "type": "webimagecellvalue"
+                    "type": "any",
+                    "cellValueType": "webimagecellvalue"
                 }
             ],
             "result": {}
@@ -129,7 +139,8 @@
                 {
                     "name": "x",
                     "repeating": true,
-                    "type": "booleancellvalue"
+                    "type": "boolean",
+                    "cellValueType": "booleancellvalue"
                 }
             ],
             "result": {}
@@ -142,7 +153,8 @@
                 {
                     "dimensionality": "matrix",
                     "name": "x",
-                    "type": "booleancellvalue"
+                    "type": "boolean",
+                    "cellValueType": "booleancellvalue"
                 }
             ],
             "result": {}
@@ -156,7 +168,8 @@
                     "dimensionality": "matrix",
                     "name": "x",
                     "repeating": true,
-                    "type": "booleancellvalue"
+                    "type": "boolean",
+                    "cellValueType": "booleancellvalue"
                 }
             ],
             "result": {}
@@ -169,7 +182,8 @@
                 {
                     "name": "x",
                     "repeating": true,
-                    "type": "booleancellvalue"
+                    "type": "boolean",
+                    "cellValueType": "booleancellvalue"
                 }
             ],
             "result": {}
@@ -182,7 +196,8 @@
                 {
                     "dimensionality": "matrix",
                     "name": "x",
-                    "type": "booleancellvalue"
+                    "type": "boolean",
+                    "cellValueType": "booleancellvalue"
                 }
             ],
             "result": {}
@@ -196,7 +211,8 @@
                     "dimensionality": "matrix",
                     "name": "x",
                     "repeating": true,
-                    "type": "booleancellvalue"
+                    "type": "boolean",
+                    "cellValueType": "booleancellvalue"
                 }
             ],
             "result": {}