diff --git a/pimd/pim_cmd.c b/pimd/pim_cmd.c
index 0895ce21cf..465c368f43 100644
--- a/pimd/pim_cmd.c
+++ b/pimd/pim_cmd.c
@@ -1643,6 +1643,44 @@ json_object_pim_upstream_add (json_object *json, struct pim_upstream *up)
     json_object_boolean_true_add(json, "sourceMsdp");
 }
 
+static const char *
+pim_upstream_state2brief_str (enum pim_upstream_state join_state, char *state_str)
+{
+  switch (join_state)
+    {
+    case PIM_UPSTREAM_NOTJOINED:
+      strcpy (state_str, "NotJ");
+      break;
+    case PIM_UPSTREAM_JOINED:
+      strcpy (state_str, "J");
+      break;
+    default:
+      strcpy (state_str, "Unk");
+    }
+  return state_str;
+}
+
+static const char *
+pim_reg_state2brief_str (enum pim_reg_state reg_state, char *state_str)
+{
+  switch (reg_state)
+    {
+    case PIM_REG_NOINFO:
+      strcpy (state_str, "RegNI");
+      break;
+    case PIM_REG_JOIN:
+      strcpy (state_str, "RegJ");
+      break;
+    case PIM_REG_JOIN_PENDING:
+    case PIM_REG_PRUNE:
+      strcpy (state_str, "RegP");
+      break;
+    default:
+      strcpy (state_str, "Unk");
+    }
+  return state_str;
+}
+
 static void pim_show_upstream(struct vty *vty, u_char uj)
 {
   struct listnode     *upnode;
@@ -1691,10 +1729,13 @@ static void pim_show_upstream(struct vty *vty, u_char uj)
     pim_time_timer_to_hhmmss (ka_timer, sizeof (ka_timer), up->t_ka_timer);
     pim_time_timer_to_hhmmss (msdp_reg_timer, sizeof (msdp_reg_timer), up->t_msdp_reg_timer);
 
-    if (pim_if_connected_to_source (up->rpf.source_nexthop.interface, up->sg.src))
-      pim_reg_state2str (up->reg_state, state_str);
-    else
-      strcpy (state_str, pim_upstream_state2str (up->join_state));
+    pim_upstream_state2brief_str (up->join_state, state_str);
+    if (up->reg_state != PIM_REG_NOINFO) {
+      char tmp_str[PIM_REG_STATE_STR_LEN];
+
+      sprintf (state_str + strlen (state_str), ",%s",
+               pim_reg_state2brief_str (up->reg_state, tmp_str));
+    }
 
     if (uj) {
       json_object_object_get_ex(json, grp_str, &json_group);