diff --git a/libs/checkpoint/langgraph/checkpoint/base/__init__.py b/libs/checkpoint/langgraph/checkpoint/base/__init__.py
index a63bbce28..a3ad83b1a 100644
--- a/libs/checkpoint/langgraph/checkpoint/base/__init__.py
+++ b/libs/checkpoint/langgraph/checkpoint/base/__init__.py
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ from langgraph.checkpoint.serde.jsonplus import JsonPlusSerializer
 from langgraph.checkpoint.serde.types import (
     ERROR,
     INTERRUPT,
+    RESUME,
     SCHEDULED,
     ChannelProtocol,
     SendProtocol,
@@ -450,4 +451,4 @@ Special writes (e.g. errors) map to negative indices, to avoid those writes from
 conflicting with regular writes.
 Each Checkpointer implementation should use this mapping in put_writes.
 """
-WRITES_IDX_MAP = {ERROR: -1, SCHEDULED: -2, INTERRUPT: -3}
+WRITES_IDX_MAP = {ERROR: -1, SCHEDULED: -2, INTERRUPT: -3, RESUME: -4}
diff --git a/libs/checkpoint/langgraph/checkpoint/serde/types.py b/libs/checkpoint/langgraph/checkpoint/serde/types.py
index 9286e9b19..e258735bc 100644
--- a/libs/checkpoint/langgraph/checkpoint/serde/types.py
+++ b/libs/checkpoint/langgraph/checkpoint/serde/types.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ from typing_extensions import Self
 ERROR = "__error__"
 SCHEDULED = "__scheduled__"
 INTERRUPT = "__interrupt__"
+RESUME = "__resume__"
 TASKS = "__pregel_tasks"
 
 Value = TypeVar("Value", covariant=True)