diff --git a/indy_common/types.py b/indy_common/types.py
index f8b34fda3..e1b8bd718 100644
--- a/indy_common/types.py
+++ b/indy_common/types.py
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
     SCHEMA_ATTR_NAMES, CLAIM_DEF_SIGNATURE_TYPE, CLAIM_DEF_PUBLIC_KEYS, CLAIM_DEF_TAG, CLAIM_DEF_SCHEMA_REF, \
     CLAIM_DEF_PRIMARY, CLAIM_DEF_REVOCATION, CLAIM_DEF_FROM, PACKAGE, AUTH_RULE, AUTH_RULES, CONSTRAINT, AUTH_ACTION, \
     AUTH_TYPE, \
-    FIELD, OLD_VALUE, NEW_VALUE, GET_AUTH_RULE, RULES
+    FIELD, OLD_VALUE, NEW_VALUE, GET_AUTH_RULE, RULES, ISSUANCE_BY_DEFAULT, ISSUANCE_ON_DEMAND
 from indy_common.version import SchemaVersion
 
 
@@ -102,7 +102,8 @@ class ClaimDefField(MessageValidator):
 
 class RevocDefValueField(MessageValidator):
     schema = (
-        (ISSUANCE_TYPE, NonEmptyStringField()),
+        (ISSUANCE_TYPE, ChooseField(values=(ISSUANCE_BY_DEFAULT,
+                                            ISSUANCE_ON_DEMAND))),
         (MAX_CRED_NUM, IntegerField()),
         (PUBLIC_KEYS, AnyMapField()),
         (TAILS_HASH, NonEmptyStringField()),
diff --git a/indy_node/test/anon_creds/test_incorrect_revoc_reg_def.py b/indy_node/test/anon_creds/test_incorrect_revoc_reg_def.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8104efe84
--- /dev/null
+++ b/indy_node/test/anon_creds/test_incorrect_revoc_reg_def.py
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+import json
+
+import pytest
+
+from indy_common.constants import CRED_DEF_ID, CLAIM_DEF_SCHEMA_REF, CLAIM_DEF_SIGNATURE_TYPE, \
+    CLAIM_DEF_TAG, VALUE, ISSUANCE_TYPE, REVOKED, PREV_ACCUM, ISSUANCE_BY_DEFAULT
+from indy_common.state.domain import make_state_path_for_claim_def
+from indy_node.test.anon_creds.conftest import build_revoc_reg_entry_for_given_revoc_reg_def
+from plenum.common.exceptions import RequestNackedException
+from plenum.test.helper import sdk_sign_request_from_dict, sdk_send_and_check
+
+
+def test_incorrect_revoc_reg_def(looper,
+                                  txnPoolNodeSet,
+                                  sdk_wallet_steward,
+                                  sdk_pool_handle,
+                                  send_claim_def,
+                                  build_revoc_def_by_default):
+    _, author_did = sdk_wallet_steward
+    claim_def_req = send_claim_def[0]
+    revoc_reg = build_revoc_def_by_default
+    revoc_reg['operation'][CRED_DEF_ID] = \
+        make_state_path_for_claim_def(author_did,
+                                      str(claim_def_req['operation'][CLAIM_DEF_SCHEMA_REF]),
+                                      claim_def_req['operation'][CLAIM_DEF_SIGNATURE_TYPE],
+                                      claim_def_req['operation'][CLAIM_DEF_TAG]
+                                      ).decode()
+
+    # test incorrect ISSUANCE_TYPE
+    revoc_reg['operation'][VALUE][ISSUANCE_TYPE] = "incorrect_type"
+    revoc_req = sdk_sign_request_from_dict(looper, sdk_wallet_steward, revoc_reg['operation'])
+    with pytest.raises(RequestNackedException, match='unknown value'):
+        sdk_send_and_check([json.dumps(revoc_req)], looper, txnPoolNodeSet, sdk_pool_handle)
+
+    # test correct ISSUANCE_TYPE
+    revoc_reg['operation'][VALUE][ISSUANCE_TYPE] = ISSUANCE_BY_DEFAULT
+    revoc_req = sdk_sign_request_from_dict(looper, sdk_wallet_steward, revoc_reg['operation'])
+    sdk_send_and_check([json.dumps(revoc_req)], looper, txnPoolNodeSet, sdk_pool_handle)
+
+    # send revoc_reg_entry to check that revoc_reg_def ordered correctly
+    rev_reg_entry = build_revoc_reg_entry_for_given_revoc_reg_def(revoc_req)
+    rev_reg_entry[VALUE][REVOKED] = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
+    del rev_reg_entry[VALUE][PREV_ACCUM]
+    rev_entry_req = sdk_sign_request_from_dict(looper, sdk_wallet_steward, rev_reg_entry)
+    sdk_send_and_check([json.dumps(rev_entry_req)], looper, txnPoolNodeSet, sdk_pool_handle)