diff --git a/frontend/components/Domain/Household/GroupMealPlanRuleForm.vue b/frontend/components/Domain/Household/GroupMealPlanRuleForm.vue
index bcdd9a3e2..cff34b6d5 100644
--- a/frontend/components/Domain/Household/GroupMealPlanRuleForm.vue
+++ b/frontend/components/Domain/Household/GroupMealPlanRuleForm.vue
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ export default defineNuxtComponent({
       { title: i18n.t("meal-plan.lunch"), value: "lunch" },
       { title: i18n.t("meal-plan.dinner"), value: "dinner" },
       { title: i18n.t("meal-plan.side"), value: "side" },
+      { title: i18n.t("meal-plan.snack"), value: "snack" },
       { title: i18n.t("meal-plan.type-any"), value: "unset" },
     ];
 
diff --git a/frontend/composables/use-group-mealplan.ts b/frontend/composables/use-group-mealplan.ts
index f8dcb402f..37b8cc158 100644
--- a/frontend/composables/use-group-mealplan.ts
+++ b/frontend/composables/use-group-mealplan.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ export function usePlanTypeOptions() {
     { text: i18n.t("meal-plan.lunch"), value: "lunch" },
     { text: i18n.t("meal-plan.dinner"), value: "dinner" },
     { text: i18n.t("meal-plan.side"), value: "side" },
+    { text: i18n.t("meal-plan.snack"), value: "snack" },
   ] as PlanOption[];
 }
 
diff --git a/frontend/lang/messages/en-US.json b/frontend/lang/messages/en-US.json
index 59437e6d4..d0111472c 100644
--- a/frontend/lang/messages/en-US.json
+++ b/frontend/lang/messages/en-US.json
@@ -334,6 +334,7 @@
     "quick-week": "Quick Week",
     "side": "Side",
     "sides": "Sides",
+    "snack": "Snack",
     "start-date": "Start Date",
     "rule-day": "Rule Day",
     "meal-type": "Meal Type",
diff --git a/frontend/lib/api/types/meal-plan.ts b/frontend/lib/api/types/meal-plan.ts
index aa28e6349..f83094518 100644
--- a/frontend/lib/api/types/meal-plan.ts
+++ b/frontend/lib/api/types/meal-plan.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 import type { HouseholdSummary } from "./household";
 
-export type PlanEntryType = "breakfast" | "lunch" | "dinner" | "side";
+export type PlanEntryType = "breakfast" | "lunch" | "dinner" | "side" | "snack";
 export type PlanRulesDay = "monday" | "tuesday" | "wednesday" | "thursday" | "friday" | "saturday" | "sunday" | "unset";
 export type PlanRulesType = "breakfast" | "lunch" | "dinner" | "side" | "unset";
 export type LogicalOperator = "AND" | "OR";
diff --git a/frontend/pages/household/mealplan/planner/view.vue b/frontend/pages/household/mealplan/planner/view.vue
index 8c7c84210..cb2d67c82 100644
--- a/frontend/pages/household/mealplan/planner/view.vue
+++ b/frontend/pages/household/mealplan/planner/view.vue
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ const plan = computed<Days[]>(() => {
         { title: i18n.t("meal-plan.lunch"), meals: [] },
         { title: i18n.t("meal-plan.dinner"), meals: [] },
         { title: i18n.t("meal-plan.side"), meals: [] },
+        { title: i18n.t("meal-plan.snack"), meals: [] },
       ],
       recipes: [],
     };
@@ -88,6 +89,9 @@ const plan = computed<Days[]>(() => {
       else if (meal.entryType === "side") {
         out.sections[3].meals.push(meal);
       }
+      else if (meal.entryType === "snack") {
+        out.sections[4].meals.push(meal);
+      }
 
       if (meal.recipe) {
         out.recipes.push(meal.recipe);
diff --git a/mealie/schema/meal_plan/new_meal.py b/mealie/schema/meal_plan/new_meal.py
index c766bf49e..cab8a20e1 100644
--- a/mealie/schema/meal_plan/new_meal.py
+++ b/mealie/schema/meal_plan/new_meal.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ class PlanEntryType(str, Enum):
     lunch = "lunch"
     dinner = "dinner"
     side = "side"
+    snack = "snack"
 
 
 class CreateRandomEntry(MealieModel):
diff --git a/mealie/schema/meal_plan/plan_rules.py b/mealie/schema/meal_plan/plan_rules.py
index 284eb0aca..59b7e143d 100644
--- a/mealie/schema/meal_plan/plan_rules.py
+++ b/mealie/schema/meal_plan/plan_rules.py
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ class PlanRulesType(str, Enum):
     lunch = "lunch"
     dinner = "dinner"
     side = "side"
+    snack = "snack"
     unset = "unset"
 
 
diff --git a/tests/integration_tests/user_household_tests/test_group_mealplan.py b/tests/integration_tests/user_household_tests/test_group_mealplan.py
index f78b0eb86..0a793e572 100644
--- a/tests/integration_tests/user_household_tests/test_group_mealplan.py
+++ b/tests/integration_tests/user_household_tests/test_group_mealplan.py
@@ -338,3 +338,102 @@ def test_get_mealplan_with_rules_households_filter_includes_any_households(
         assert response.json()["recipe"]["slug"] == recipe.slug
     finally:
         unique_user.repos.group_meal_plan_rules.delete(rule.id)
+
+
+def test_create_mealplan_snack_entry_type(api_client: TestClient, unique_user: TestUser):
+    """Test creating a meal plan with snack entry type"""
+    title = random_string(length=25)
+    text = random_string(length=25)
+    new_plan = CreatePlanEntry(date=datetime.now(UTC).date(), entry_type="snack", title=title, text=text).model_dump()
+    new_plan["date"] = datetime.now(UTC).date().strftime("%Y-%m-%d")
+
+    response = api_client.post(api_routes.households_mealplans, json=new_plan, headers=unique_user.token)
+
+    assert response.status_code == 201
+    response_json = response.json()
+    assert response_json["entryType"] == "snack"
+    assert response_json["title"] == title
+    assert response_json["text"] == text
+
+
+def test_create_mealplan_snack_with_recipe(api_client: TestClient, unique_user: TestUser):
+    """Test creating a meal plan with snack entry type and recipe"""
+    recipe_name = random_string(length=25)
+    response = api_client.post(api_routes.recipes, json={"name": recipe_name}, headers=unique_user.token)
+    assert response.status_code == 201
+
+    response = api_client.get(api_routes.recipes_slug(recipe_name), headers=unique_user.token)
+    recipe = response.json()
+    recipe_id = recipe["id"]
+
+    new_plan = CreatePlanEntry(date=datetime.now(UTC).date(), entry_type="snack", recipe_id=recipe_id).model_dump(
+        by_alias=True
+    )
+    new_plan["date"] = datetime.now(UTC).date().strftime("%Y-%m-%d")
+    new_plan["recipeId"] = str(recipe_id)
+
+    response = api_client.post(api_routes.households_mealplans, json=new_plan, headers=unique_user.token)
+    response_json = response.json()
+    assert response.status_code == 201
+    assert response_json["entryType"] == "snack"
+    assert response_json["recipe"]["slug"] == recipe_name
+
+
+def test_get_mealplan_with_snack_rules(api_client: TestClient, unique_user: TestUser):
+    """Test meal plan rules filtering with snack entry type"""
+    tag = unique_user.repos.tags.create(TagSave(name=random_string(), group_id=unique_user.group_id))
+    recipe = create_recipe(unique_user, tags=[tag])
+    [create_recipe(unique_user) for _ in range(5)]
+
+    rule = create_rule(
+        unique_user,
+        day=PlanRulesDay.saturday,
+        entry_type=PlanRulesType.snack,
+        tags=[tag],
+    )
+
+    try:
+        payload = {"date": "2023-02-25", "entryType": "snack"}
+        response = api_client.post(api_routes.households_mealplans_random, json=payload, headers=unique_user.token)
+        assert response.status_code == 200
+        recipe_data = response.json()["recipe"]
+        assert recipe_data["tags"][0]["name"] == tag.name
+        assert recipe_data["slug"] == recipe.slug
+    finally:
+        unique_user.repos.group_meal_plan_rules.delete(rule.id)
+
+
+def test_mixed_entry_types_including_snack(api_client: TestClient, unique_user: TestUser):
+    """Test creating meal plans with various entry types including snack"""
+    entry_types = ["breakfast", "lunch", "dinner", "side", "snack"]
+    created_plans = []
+
+    for entry_type in entry_types:
+        new_plan = CreatePlanEntry(
+            date=datetime.now(UTC).date(),
+            entry_type=entry_type,
+            title=f"{entry_type} plan",
+            text=f"This is a {entry_type} plan",
+        ).model_dump()
+        new_plan["date"] = datetime.now(UTC).date().strftime("%Y-%m-%d")
+
+        response = api_client.post(api_routes.households_mealplans, json=new_plan, headers=unique_user.token)
+        assert response.status_code == 201
+
+        response_json = response.json()
+        assert response_json["entryType"] == entry_type
+        created_plans.append(response_json)
+
+    # Verify all plans were created with correct entry types
+    response = api_client.get(
+        api_routes.households_mealplans, headers=unique_user.token, params={"page": 1, "perPage": -1}
+    )
+    assert response.status_code == 200
+
+    all_plans = response.json()["items"]
+    created_entry_types = [
+        plan["entryType"] for plan in all_plans if plan["date"] == datetime.now(UTC).date().strftime("%Y-%m-%d")
+    ]
+
+    for entry_type in entry_types:
+        assert entry_type in created_entry_types