diff --git a/src/sentinel.c b/src/sentinel.c
index c28bf6dd3..fc1bdf82a 100644
--- a/src/sentinel.c
+++ b/src/sentinel.c
@@ -2538,6 +2538,10 @@ void addReplySentinelRedisInstance(redisClient *c, sentinelRedisInstance *ri) {
     addReplyBulkLongLong(c,ri->link->pending_commands);
     fields++;
 
+    addReplyBulkCString(c,"link-refcount");
+    addReplyBulkLongLong(c,ri->link->refcount);
+    fields++;
+
     if (ri->flags & SRI_FAILOVER_IN_PROGRESS) {
         addReplyBulkCString(c,"failover-state");
         addReplyBulkCString(c,(char*)sentinelFailoverStateStr(ri->failover_state));