diff --git a/zebra/rt_netlink.c b/zebra/rt_netlink.c
index 24c01b7f51..2d12ad4c8e 100644
--- a/zebra/rt_netlink.c
+++ b/zebra/rt_netlink.c
@@ -3027,11 +3027,12 @@ int netlink_nexthop_read(struct zebra_ns *zns)
 		 * this kernel must support them.
 		 */
 		supports_nh = true;
-
 	if (IS_ZEBRA_DEBUG_KERNEL || IS_ZEBRA_DEBUG_NHG)
 		zlog_debug("Nexthop objects %ssupported on this kernel",
 			   supports_nh ? "" : "not ");
 
+	zebra_router_set_supports_nhgs(supports_nh);
+
 	return ret;
 }
 
diff --git a/zebra/zebra_router.h b/zebra/zebra_router.h
index dd788216c7..dafe925c26 100644
--- a/zebra/zebra_router.h
+++ b/zebra/zebra_router.h
@@ -209,6 +209,8 @@ struct zebra_router {
 	 */
 	bool asic_offloaded;
 	bool notify_on_ack;
+
+	bool supports_nhgs;
 };
 
 #define GRACEFUL_RESTART_TIME 60
@@ -256,6 +258,11 @@ extern enum multicast_mode multicast_mode_ipv4_get(void);
 
 extern bool zebra_router_notify_on_ack(void);
 
+static inline void zebra_router_set_supports_nhgs(bool support)
+{
+	zrouter.supports_nhgs = support;
+}
+
 /* zebra_northbound.c */
 extern const struct frr_yang_module_info frr_zebra_info;
 
diff --git a/zebra/zebra_vty.c b/zebra/zebra_vty.c
index 073f1aa379..31064e55aa 100644
--- a/zebra/zebra_vty.c
+++ b/zebra/zebra_vty.c
@@ -3991,6 +3991,9 @@ DEFUN (show_zebra,
 	else
 		vty_out(vty, "Asic offload is not being used\n");
 
+	vty_out(vty, "Kernel %ssupport Nexthop Groups\n",
+		zrouter.supports_nhgs ? "does " : "does not ");
+
 	vty_out(vty,
 		"                            Route      Route      Neighbor   LSP        LSP\n");
 	vty_out(vty,