diff --git a/lib/zclient.c b/lib/zclient.c
index d2a6c75548..1c40750db0 100644
--- a/lib/zclient.c
+++ b/lib/zclient.c
@@ -2355,6 +2355,7 @@ static void zclient_capability_decode(int command, struct zclient *zclient,
 	STREAM_GETC(s, mpls_enabled);
 	cap.mpls_enabled = !!mpls_enabled;
 	STREAM_GETL(s, cap.ecmp);
+	STREAM_GETC(s, cap.role);
 
 	if (zclient->zebra_capabilities)
 		(*zclient->zebra_capabilities)(&cap);
diff --git a/lib/zclient.h b/lib/zclient.h
index 8fe711f310..831cccfb7e 100644
--- a/lib/zclient.h
+++ b/lib/zclient.h
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@
 /* For union pw_protocol_fields */
 #include "pw.h"
 
+#include "mlag.h"
+
 /* For input/output buffer to zebra. */
 #define ZEBRA_MAX_PACKET_SIZ          16384
 
@@ -171,6 +173,7 @@ struct redist_proto {
 struct zclient_capabilities {
 	uint32_t ecmp;
 	bool mpls_enabled;
+	enum mlag_role role;
 };
 
 /* Structure for the zebra client. */
diff --git a/zebra/zapi_msg.c b/zebra/zapi_msg.c
index 32614f408e..faa0eb90e4 100644
--- a/zebra/zapi_msg.c
+++ b/zebra/zapi_msg.c
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@
 #include "zebra/table_manager.h"
 #include "zebra/zapi_msg.h"
 #include "zebra/zebra_errors.h"
+#include "zebra/zebra_mlag.h"
 
 /* Encoding helpers -------------------------------------------------------- */
 
@@ -1657,6 +1658,7 @@ static void zsend_capabilities(struct zserv *client, struct zebra_vrf *zvrf)
 	zclient_create_header(s, ZEBRA_CAPABILITIES, zvrf->vrf->vrf_id);
 	stream_putc(s, mpls_enabled);
 	stream_putl(s, multipath_num);
+	stream_putc(s, zebra_mlag_get_role());
 
 	stream_putw_at(s, 0, stream_get_endp(s));
 	zserv_send_message(client, s);