diff --git a/volatility/cli/volshell/generic.py b/volatility/cli/volshell/generic.py
index 4d55fd9a0..37ee7b080 100644
--- a/volatility/cli/volshell/generic.py
+++ b/volatility/cli/volshell/generic.py
@@ -202,14 +202,20 @@ class Volshell(interfaces.plugins.PluginInterface):
                 for i in disasm_types[architecture].disasm(remaining_data, offset):
                     print("0x%x:\t%s\t%s" % (i.address, i.mnemonic, i.op_str))
 
-    def display_type(self, object: Union[str, interfaces.objects.ObjectInterface, interfaces.objects.Template]):
+    def display_type(self,
+                     object: Union[str, interfaces.objects.ObjectInterface, interfaces.objects.Template],
+                     offset: int = None):
         """Display Type describes the members of a particular object in alphabetical order"""
         if not isinstance(object, (str, interfaces.objects.ObjectInterface, interfaces.objects.Template)):
             print("Cannot display information about non-type object")
             return
 
-        if isinstance(object, str):
+        if isinstance(object, str) and offset is None:
             object = self.context.symbol_space.get_type(object)
+        elif isinstance(object, str) and offset is not None:
+            object = self.context.object(object, layer_name = self.current_layer, offset = offset)
+        elif offset is not None:
+            object = self.context.object(object.vol.type_name, layer_name = self.current_layer, offset = offset)
 
         if hasattr(object.vol, 'size'):
             print("{} ({} bytes)".format(object.vol.type_name, object.vol.size))
diff --git a/volatility/cli/volshell/linux.py b/volatility/cli/volshell/linux.py
index 316d97bdc..17c549232 100644
--- a/volatility/cli/volshell/linux.py
+++ b/volatility/cli/volshell/linux.py
@@ -50,12 +50,12 @@ class Volshell(generic.Volshell):
             self.change_task(self.config['pid'])
         return result
 
-    def display_type(self, object: Union[str, interfaces.objects.ObjectInterface]):
+    def display_type(self, object: Union[str, interfaces.objects.ObjectInterface], offset: int = None):
         """Display Type describes the members of a particular object in alphabetical order"""
         if isinstance(object, str):
             if constants.BANG not in object:
                 object = self.config['vmlinux'] + constants.BANG + object
-        return super().display_type(object)
+        return super().display_type(object, offset)
 
     def display_symbols(self, symbol_table: str = None):
         """Prints an alphabetical list of symbols for a symbol table"""
diff --git a/volatility/cli/volshell/mac.py b/volatility/cli/volshell/mac.py
index 48fb52f94..55de027e8 100644
--- a/volatility/cli/volshell/mac.py
+++ b/volatility/cli/volshell/mac.py
@@ -50,12 +50,12 @@ class Volshell(generic.Volshell):
             self.change_task(self.config['pid'])
         return result
 
-    def display_type(self, object: Union[str, interfaces.objects.ObjectInterface]):
+    def display_type(self, object: Union[str, interfaces.objects.ObjectInterface], offset: int = None):
         """Display Type describes the members of a particular object in alphabetical order"""
         if isinstance(object, str):
             if constants.BANG not in object:
                 object = self.config['darwin'] + constants.BANG + object
-        return super().display_type(object)
+        return super().display_type(object, offset)
 
     def display_symbols(self, symbol_table: str = None):
         """Prints an alphabetical list of symbols for a symbol table"""
diff --git a/volatility/cli/volshell/windows.py b/volatility/cli/volshell/windows.py
index 643e95250..4ba7b0a22 100644
--- a/volatility/cli/volshell/windows.py
+++ b/volatility/cli/volshell/windows.py
@@ -47,12 +47,12 @@ class Volshell(generic.Volshell):
             self.change_process(self.config['pid'])
         return result
 
-    def display_type(self, object: Union[str, interfaces.objects.ObjectInterface]):
+    def display_type(self, object: Union[str, interfaces.objects.ObjectInterface], offset: int = None):
         """Display Type describes the members of a particular object in alphabetical order"""
         if isinstance(object, str):
             if constants.BANG not in object:
                 object = self.config['nt_symbols'] + constants.BANG + object
-        return super().display_type(object)
+        return super().display_type(object, offset)
 
     def display_symbols(self, symbol_table: str = None):
         """Prints an alphabetical list of symbols for a symbol table"""