diff --git a/atlassian/confluence.py b/atlassian/confluence.py
index f8600ddbf..e7619c5b5 100644
--- a/atlassian/confluence.py
+++ b/atlassian/confluence.py
@@ -85,11 +85,12 @@ def _get_paged(self, url, params=None, data=None, flags=None, trailing=None, abs
 
         return
 
-    def page_exists(self, space, title):
+    def page_exists(self, space, title, type=None):
         """
         Check if title exists as page.
         :param space: Space key
         :param title: Title of the page
+        :param type: type of the page, 'page' or 'blogpost'. Defaults to 'page'
         :return:
         """
         url = "rest/api/content"
@@ -98,6 +99,8 @@ def page_exists(self, space, title):
             params["spaceKey"] = str(space)
         if title is not None:
             params["title"] = str(title)
+        if type is not None:
+            params["type"] = str(type)
 
         try:
             response = self.get(url, params=params)