diff --git a/activemq-broker/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/broker/jmx/ConnectionView.java b/activemq-broker/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/broker/jmx/ConnectionView.java
index 48beb6ce53..593c4f999e 100644
--- a/activemq-broker/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/broker/jmx/ConnectionView.java
+++ b/activemq-broker/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/broker/jmx/ConnectionView.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import java.util.Set;
 import javax.management.ObjectName;
 
 import org.apache.activemq.broker.Connection;
+import org.apache.activemq.broker.TransportConnection;
 import org.apache.activemq.util.IOExceptionSupport;
 
 public class ConnectionView implements ConnectionViewMBean {
@@ -196,4 +197,12 @@ public class ConnectionView implements ConnectionViewMBean {
     public long getConnectedTimestamp() {
         return connection.getConnectedTimestamp();
     }
+
+    @Override
+    public String getWireFormatInfo() {
+        if(connection instanceof TransportConnection) {
+            return ((TransportConnection)connection).getRemoteWireFormatInfo().toString();
+        }
+        return "WireFormatInfo not available";
+    }
 }
diff --git a/activemq-broker/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/broker/jmx/ConnectionViewMBean.java b/activemq-broker/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/broker/jmx/ConnectionViewMBean.java
index 1013a8e8ba..77eb188f5d 100644
--- a/activemq-broker/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/broker/jmx/ConnectionViewMBean.java
+++ b/activemq-broker/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/broker/jmx/ConnectionViewMBean.java
@@ -139,4 +139,11 @@ public interface ConnectionViewMBean extends Service {
      */
     @MBeanInfo("Time in ms since epoch when connection was established.")
     long getConnectedTimestamp();
+
+    /**
+     * @return the WireFormatInfo information
+     */
+    @MBeanInfo("WireFormatInfo for the connection")
+    public String getWireFormatInfo();
+
 }