diff --git a/openbsc/include/openbsc/bsc_nat.h b/openbsc/include/openbsc/bsc_nat.h
index b9a8c60f0..99a3aa6b7 100644
--- a/openbsc/include/openbsc/bsc_nat.h
+++ b/openbsc/include/openbsc/bsc_nat.h
@@ -124,6 +124,9 @@ struct sccp_connections {
 	struct sccp_source_reference remote_ref;
 	int has_remote_ref;
 
+	/* status */
+	int con_type;
+
 	/* GSM audio handling. That is 32 * multiplex + ts */
 	int crcx;
 	int msc_timeslot;
@@ -254,6 +257,8 @@ void bsc_nat_set_msc_ip(struct bsc_nat *bsc, const char *ip);
 void sccp_connection_destroy(struct sccp_connections *);
 void bsc_close_connection(struct bsc_connection *);
 
+const char *bsc_con_type_to_string(int type);
+
 /**
  * parse the given message into the above structure
  */
diff --git a/openbsc/src/nat/bsc_nat.c b/openbsc/src/nat/bsc_nat.c
index 9bfa54e10..2351e8bd2 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/nat/bsc_nat.c
+++ b/openbsc/src/nat/bsc_nat.c
@@ -611,6 +611,7 @@ static int forward_sccp_to_msc(struct bsc_connection *bsc, struct msgb *msg)
 			if (create_sccp_src_ref(bsc, msg, parsed) != 0)
 				goto exit2;
 			con = patch_sccp_src_ref_to_msc(msg, parsed, bsc);
+			con->con_type = con_type;
 			break;
 		case SCCP_MSG_TYPE_RLSD:
 		case SCCP_MSG_TYPE_CREF:
diff --git a/openbsc/src/nat/bsc_nat_utils.c b/openbsc/src/nat/bsc_nat_utils.c
index 616e52f88..966eb3a6e 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/nat/bsc_nat_utils.c
+++ b/openbsc/src/nat/bsc_nat_utils.c
@@ -389,3 +389,16 @@ void bsc_parse_reg(void *ctx, regex_t *reg, char **imsi, int argc, const char **
 		regcomp(reg, argv[0], 0);
 	}
 }
+
+static const char *con_types [] = {
+	[NAT_CON_TYPE_NONE] = "n/a",
+	[NAT_CON_TYPE_LU] = "Location Update",
+	[NAT_CON_TYPE_CM_SERV_REQ] = "CM Serv Req",
+	[NAT_CON_TYPE_PAG_RESP] = "Paging Response",
+	[NAT_CON_TYPE_OTHER] = "Other",
+};
+
+const char *bsc_con_type_to_string(int type)
+{
+	return con_types[type];
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/openbsc/src/nat/bsc_nat_vty.c b/openbsc/src/nat/bsc_nat_vty.c
index 3e572bae5..56cd3c40a 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/nat/bsc_nat_vty.c
+++ b/openbsc/src/nat/bsc_nat_vty.c
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ DEFUN(show_sccp, show_sccp_cmd, "show sccp connections",
 	vty_out(vty, "Listing all opening SCCP connections%s", VTY_NEWLINE);
 
 	llist_for_each_entry(con, &_nat->sccp_connections, list_entry) {
-		vty_out(vty, "For BSC Nr: %d lac: %d; BSC ref: 0x%x; MUX ref: 0x%x; Network has ref: %d ref: 0x%x MSC/BSC mux: 0x%x/0x%x%s",
+		vty_out(vty, "For BSC Nr: %d lac: %d; BSC ref: 0x%x; MUX ref: 0x%x; Network has ref: %d ref: 0x%x MSC/BSC mux: 0x%x/0x%x type: %s%s",
 			con->bsc->cfg ? con->bsc->cfg->nr : -1,
 			con->bsc->cfg ? con->bsc->cfg->lac : -1,
 			sccp_src_ref_to_int(&con->real_ref),
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ DEFUN(show_sccp, show_sccp_cmd, "show sccp connections",
 			con->has_remote_ref,
 			sccp_src_ref_to_int(&con->remote_ref),
 			con->msc_timeslot, con->bsc_timeslot,
+			bsc_con_type_to_string(con->con_type),
 			VTY_NEWLINE);
 	}