diff --git a/clients/cli/connections.c b/clients/cli/connections.c
index dcbbe30de3..fa4e4e1de7 100644
--- a/clients/cli/connections.c
+++ b/clients/cli/connections.c
@@ -2094,6 +2094,7 @@ do_connections_show (const NMCCommand *cmd, NmCli *nmc, int argc, const char *co
 
 				if (NM_IN_SET (info->info_type, NMC_GENERIC_INFO_TYPE_CON_SHOW_DEVICE,
 				                                NMC_GENERIC_INFO_TYPE_CON_SHOW_STATE,
+				                                NMC_GENERIC_INFO_TYPE_CON_SHOW_ACTIVE,
 				                                NMC_GENERIC_INFO_TYPE_CON_SHOW_ACTIVE_PATH)) {
 					show_active_fields = TRUE;
 					break;