diff --git a/zebra/zebra_vty.c b/zebra/zebra_vty.c
index 537820f7ea..b0884f22cf 100644
--- a/zebra/zebra_vty.c
+++ b/zebra/zebra_vty.c
@@ -383,6 +383,7 @@ static void vty_show_ip_route(struct vty *vty, struct route_node *rn,
 	json_object *json_labels = NULL;
 	time_t uptime;
 	struct tm *tm;
+	rib_dest_t *dest = rib_dest_from_rnode(rn);
 
 	uptime = time(NULL);
 	uptime -= re->uptime;
@@ -407,6 +408,10 @@ static void vty_show_ip_route(struct vty *vty, struct route_node *rn,
 		if (CHECK_FLAG(re->flags, ZEBRA_FLAG_SELECTED))
 			json_object_boolean_true_add(json_route, "selected");
 
+		if (dest->selected_fib == re)
+			json_object_boolean_true_add(json_route,
+						     "destSelected");
+
 		json_object_int_add(json_route, "distance",
 				    re->distance);
 		json_object_int_add(json_route, "metric", re->metric);