diff --git a/netbox/dcim/filtersets.py b/netbox/dcim/filtersets.py
index 783d7ccab..750b2fe29 100644
--- a/netbox/dcim/filtersets.py
+++ b/netbox/dcim/filtersets.py
@@ -365,6 +365,16 @@ class RackFilterSet(NetBoxModelFilterSet, TenancyFilterSet, ContactModelFilterSe
         to_field_name='slug',
         label=_('Location (slug)'),
     )
+    rack_type = django_filters.ModelMultipleChoiceFilter(
+        field_name='rack_type__slug',
+        queryset=RackType.objects.all(),
+        to_field_name='slug',
+        label=_('Rack type (slug)'),
+    )
+    rack_type_id = django_filters.ModelMultipleChoiceFilter(
+        queryset=RackType.objects.all(),
+        label=_('Rack type (ID)'),
+    )
     status = django_filters.MultipleChoiceFilter(
         choices=RackStatusChoices,
         null_value=None
diff --git a/netbox/dcim/forms/bulk_import.py b/netbox/dcim/forms/bulk_import.py
index 86d65a6be..204172a19 100644
--- a/netbox/dcim/forms/bulk_import.py
+++ b/netbox/dcim/forms/bulk_import.py
@@ -208,8 +208,8 @@ class RackTypeImportForm(NetBoxModelImportForm):
     class Meta:
         model = RackType
         fields = (
-            'name', 'type',
-            'width', 'u_height', 'desc_units', 'outer_width', 'outer_depth', 'outer_unit', 'mounting_depth', 'weight',
+            'name', 'slug', 'type', 'width', 'u_height', 'desc_units', 'outer_width',
+            'outer_depth', 'outer_unit', 'mounting_depth', 'weight',
             'max_weight', 'weight_unit', 'description', 'comments', 'tags',
         )
 
diff --git a/netbox/dcim/forms/model_forms.py b/netbox/dcim/forms/model_forms.py
index 1e41c5daa..75f385f1f 100644
--- a/netbox/dcim/forms/model_forms.py
+++ b/netbox/dcim/forms/model_forms.py
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ class RackTypeForm(NetBoxModelForm):
     comments = CommentField()
 
     fieldsets = (
-        FieldSet('name', 'description', 'tags', name=_('Rack')),
+        FieldSet('name', 'slug', 'description', 'tags', name=_('Rack')),
         FieldSet(
             'type', 'width', 'starting_unit', 'u_height',
             InlineFields('outer_width', 'outer_depth', 'outer_unit', label=_('Outer Dimensions')),
@@ -218,9 +218,9 @@ class RackTypeForm(NetBoxModelForm):
     class Meta:
         model = RackType
         fields = [
-            'name',
-            'type', 'width', 'u_height', 'starting_unit', 'desc_units', 'outer_width', 'outer_depth',
-            'outer_unit', 'mounting_depth', 'weight', 'max_weight', 'weight_unit', 'description', 'comments', 'tags',
+            'name', 'slug', 'type', 'width', 'u_height', 'starting_unit', 'desc_units',
+            'outer_width', 'outer_depth', 'outer_unit', 'mounting_depth', 'weight', 'max_weight',
+            'weight_unit', 'description', 'comments', 'tags',
         ]
 
 
diff --git a/netbox/dcim/migrations/0188_racktype.py b/netbox/dcim/migrations/0188_racktype.py
index d2563dc9b..d5a477e17 100644
--- a/netbox/dcim/migrations/0188_racktype.py
+++ b/netbox/dcim/migrations/0188_racktype.py
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ class Migration(migrations.Migration):
                         'name', blank=True, max_length=100, naturalize_function=utilities.ordering.naturalize
                     ),
                 ),
+                ('slug', models.SlugField(max_length=100, unique=True)),
                 ('type', models.CharField(blank=True, max_length=50)),
                 ('width', models.PositiveSmallIntegerField(default=19)),
                 (
diff --git a/netbox/dcim/models/racks.py b/netbox/dcim/models/racks.py
index 7b6ccaecb..43a345b15 100644
--- a/netbox/dcim/models/racks.py
+++ b/netbox/dcim/models/racks.py
@@ -51,6 +51,11 @@ class RackType(PrimaryModel, WeightMixin):
         max_length=100,
         blank=True
     )
+    slug = models.SlugField(
+        verbose_name=_('slug'),
+        max_length=100,
+        unique=True
+    )
     type = models.CharField(
         choices=RackTypeChoices,
         max_length=50,
diff --git a/netbox/dcim/tests/test_models.py b/netbox/dcim/tests/test_models.py
index 0886ed8ea..475cef2af 100644
--- a/netbox/dcim/tests/test_models.py
+++ b/netbox/dcim/tests/test_models.py
@@ -80,7 +80,8 @@ class RackTypeTestCase(TestCase):
     def setUpTestData(cls):
 
         RackType.objects.create(
-            name='Rack 1',
+            name='RackType 1',
+            slug='rack-type-1',
             width=11,
             u_height=22,
             starting_unit=3,
diff --git a/netbox/dcim/tests/test_views.py b/netbox/dcim/tests/test_views.py
index 556159096..b68c51450 100644
--- a/netbox/dcim/tests/test_views.py
+++ b/netbox/dcim/tests/test_views.py
@@ -343,9 +343,9 @@ class RackTypeTestCase(ViewTestCases.PrimaryObjectViewTestCase):
     def setUpTestData(cls):
 
         racks = (
-            Rack(name='RackType 1'),
-            Rack(name='RackType 2'),
-            Rack(name='RackType 3'),
+            RackType(name='RackType 1', slug='rack-type-1',),
+            RackType(name='RackType 2', slug='rack-type-2',),
+            RackType(name='RackType 3', slug='rack-type-3',),
         )
         RackType.objects.bulk_create(racks)
 
@@ -353,6 +353,7 @@ class RackTypeTestCase(ViewTestCases.PrimaryObjectViewTestCase):
 
         cls.form_data = {
             'name': 'RackType X',
+            'slug': 'rack-type-x',
             'type': RackTypeChoices.TYPE_CABINET,
             'width': RackWidthChoices.WIDTH_19IN,
             'u_height': 48,
@@ -369,10 +370,10 @@ class RackTypeTestCase(ViewTestCases.PrimaryObjectViewTestCase):
         }
 
         cls.csv_data = (
-            "name,width,u_height,weight,max_weight,weight_unit",
-            "RackType 4,19,42,100,2000,kg",
-            "RackType 5,19,42,100,2000,kg",
-            "RackType 6,19,42,100,2000,kg",
+            "name,slug,width,u_height,weight,max_weight,weight_unit",
+            "RackType 4,rack-type-4,19,42,100,2000,kg",
+            "RackType 5,rack-type-5,19,42,100,2000,kg",
+            "RackType 6,rack-type-6,19,42,100,2000,kg",
         )
 
         cls.csv_update_data = (