diff --git a/src/replication.cpp b/src/replication.cpp
index cc4ffbaed..bbfd40cff 100644
--- a/src/replication.cpp
+++ b/src/replication.cpp
@@ -5210,7 +5210,7 @@ void failoverCommand(client *c) {
     addReply(c,shared.ok);
 }
 
-int FBrokenLinkToMaster()
+int FBrokenLinkToMaster(int *pmastersOnline)
 {
     listIter li;
     listNode *ln;
@@ -5224,6 +5224,10 @@ int FBrokenLinkToMaster()
             ++connected;
     }
 
+
+    if (pmastersOnline != nullptr)
+        *pmastersOnline = connected;
+
     if (g_pserver->repl_quorum < 0) {
         return connected < (int)listLength(g_pserver->masters);
     } else {
diff --git a/src/server.cpp b/src/server.cpp
index d10dec038..99cbec3f0 100644
--- a/src/server.cpp
+++ b/src/server.cpp
@@ -5984,8 +5984,11 @@ sds genRedisInfoString(const char *section) {
             listLength(g_pserver->masters) == 0 ? "master" 
                 : g_pserver->fActiveReplica ? "active-replica" : "slave");
         if (listLength(g_pserver->masters)) {
+            int connectedMasters = 0;
             info = sdscatprintf(info, "master_global_link_status:%s\r\n",
-                FBrokenLinkToMaster() ? "down" : "up");
+                FBrokenLinkToMaster(&connectedMasters) ? "down" : "up");
+
+            info = sdscatprintf(info, "connected_masters:%d\r\n", connectedMasters);
 
             int cmasters = 0;
             listIter li;
diff --git a/src/server.h b/src/server.h
index 1aad87c3e..b4098cf01 100644
--- a/src/server.h
+++ b/src/server.h
@@ -3788,7 +3788,7 @@ void failoverCommand(client *c);
 void lfenceCommand(client *c);
 
 
-int FBrokenLinkToMaster();
+int FBrokenLinkToMaster(int *pconnectMasters = nullptr);
 int FActiveMaster(client *c);
 struct redisMaster *MasterInfoFromClient(client *c);