diff --git a/lib/mcast-snooping.c b/lib/mcast-snooping.c
index 99516bd43..1f4bcc865 100644
--- a/lib/mcast-snooping.c
+++ b/lib/mcast-snooping.c
@@ -57,6 +57,30 @@ mcast_snooping_flood_unreg(const struct mcast_snooping *ms)
     return ms->flood_unreg;
 }
 
+char *
+mcast_snooping_group_proto_str(mcast_group_proto grp_proto)
+{
+    switch (grp_proto) {
+    case MCAST_GROUP_IGMPV1:
+        return "IGMPv1";
+        break;
+    case MCAST_GROUP_IGMPV2:
+        return "IGMPv2";
+        break;
+    case MCAST_GROUP_IGMPV3:
+        return "IGMPv3";
+        break;
+    case MCAST_GROUP_MLDV1:
+        return "MLDv1";
+        break;
+    case MCAST_GROUP_MLDV2:
+        return "MLDv2";
+        break;
+    default:
+        return "";
+    }
+}
+
 bool
 mcast_snooping_is_query(ovs_be16 igmp_type)
 {
diff --git a/lib/mcast-snooping.h b/lib/mcast-snooping.h
index f54007740..4ab83b049 100644
--- a/lib/mcast-snooping.h
+++ b/lib/mcast-snooping.h
@@ -225,6 +225,7 @@ bool mcast_snooping_add_mrouter(struct mcast_snooping *ms, uint16_t vlan,
     OVS_REQ_WRLOCK(ms->rwlock);
 bool mcast_snooping_is_query(ovs_be16 igmp_type);
 bool mcast_snooping_is_membership(ovs_be16 igmp_type);
+char * mcast_snooping_group_proto_str(mcast_group_proto grp_proto);
 
 /* Flush. */
 void mcast_snooping_mdb_flush(struct mcast_snooping *ms);
diff --git a/ofproto/ofproto-dpif.c b/ofproto/ofproto-dpif.c
index 54e057d43..b116d84f9 100644
--- a/ofproto/ofproto-dpif.c
+++ b/ofproto/ofproto-dpif.c
@@ -6122,7 +6122,7 @@ ofproto_unixctl_mcast_snooping_show(struct unixctl_conn *conn,
         return;
     }
 
-    ds_put_cstr(&ds, " port  VLAN  GROUP                Age\n");
+    ds_put_cstr(&ds, " port  VLAN  PROTO  GROUP                Age\n");
     ovs_rwlock_rdlock(&ofproto->ms->rwlock);
     LIST_FOR_EACH (grp, group_node, &ofproto->ms->group_lru) {
         LIST_FOR_EACH(b, bundle_node, &grp->bundle_lru) {
@@ -6131,7 +6131,9 @@ ofproto_unixctl_mcast_snooping_show(struct unixctl_conn *conn,
             bundle = b->port;
             ofputil_port_to_string(ofbundle_get_a_port(bundle)->up.ofp_port,
                                    NULL, name, sizeof name);
-            ds_put_format(&ds, "%5s  %4d  ", name, grp->vlan);
+            ds_put_format(&ds, "%5s  %4d  %5s  ", name, grp->vlan,
+                          mcast_snooping_group_proto_str(
+                          grp->protocol_version));
             ipv6_format_mapped(&grp->addr, &ds);
             ds_put_format(&ds, "         %3d\n",
                           mcast_bundle_age(ofproto->ms, b));
diff --git a/tests/mcast-snooping.at b/tests/mcast-snooping.at
index d5b7c4774..dc20ac92f 100644
--- a/tests/mcast-snooping.at
+++ b/tests/mcast-snooping.at
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ AT_CHECK([ovs-appctl netdev-dummy/receive p2 \
 '01005e0000015c8a38552552810006c0080046c000240000000001027c00ac111c01e0000001940400001164ec1e00000000027d000000000000000000000000'])
 
 AT_CHECK([ovs-appctl mdb/show br0], [0], [dnl
- port  VLAN  GROUP                Age
+ port  VLAN  PROTO  GROUP                Age
     2  1725  querier               0
     2  1728  querier               0
 ])
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ AT_CHECK([ovs-appctl netdev-dummy/receive p2 \
 '01005e0000015c8a38552552810006bd080046c000240000000001027f00ac111901e0000001940400001164ec1000000000027d000000000000000000000000'])
 
 AT_CHECK([ovs-appctl mdb/show br0], [0], [dnl
- port  VLAN  GROUP                Age
+ port  VLAN  PROTO  GROUP                Age
 ])
 
 
@@ -87,8 +87,8 @@ AT_CHECK([ovs-appctl netdev-dummy/receive p2 \
 '3333ff0e4c67000c290e4c6786dd600000000020000100000000000000000000000000000000ff0200000000000000000001ff0e4c673a000502000001008300e7b800000000ff0200000000000000000001ff0e4c67'])
 
 AT_CHECK([ovs-appctl mdb/show br0], [0], [dnl
- port  VLAN  GROUP                Age
-    2     0  ff02::1:ff0e:4c67           0
+ port  VLAN  PROTO  GROUP                Age
+    2     0  MLDv1  ff02::1:ff0e:4c67           0
 ])
 
 AT_CHECK([ovs-appctl mdb/flush br0], [0], [dnl
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ AT_CHECK([ovs-appctl netdev-dummy/receive p2 \
 '3333ff0e4c67000c290e4c6786dd600000000020000100000000000000000000000000000000ff0200000000000000000001ff0e4c673a000502000001008300e7b000000000ff0200000000000000000001ff0e4c67'])
 
 AT_CHECK([ovs-appctl mdb/show br0], [0], [dnl
- port  VLAN  GROUP                Age
+ port  VLAN  PROTO  GROUP                Age
 ])
 
 OVS_VSWITCHD_STOP
@@ -145,9 +145,9 @@ AT_CHECK([
 ], [0])
 
 AT_CHECK([ovs-appctl mdb/show br0], [0], [dnl
- port  VLAN  GROUP                Age
-    1     1  224.1.1.1           0
-    1     2  224.1.1.1           0
+ port  VLAN  PROTO  GROUP                Age
+    1     1  IGMPv1  224.1.1.1           0
+    1     2  IGMPv1  224.1.1.1           0
     3     1  querier               0
     3     2  querier               0
 ])
@@ -155,9 +155,9 @@ AT_CHECK([ovs-appctl mdb/show br0], [0], [dnl
 AT_CHECK([ovs-vsctl set port p3 tag=2], [0])
 
 AT_CHECK([ovs-appctl mdb/show br0], [0], [dnl
- port  VLAN  GROUP                Age
-    1     1  224.1.1.1           0
-    1     2  224.1.1.1           0
+ port  VLAN  PROTO  GROUP                Age
+    1     1  IGMPv1  224.1.1.1           0
+    1     2  IGMPv1  224.1.1.1           0
 ])
 
 AT_CLEANUP
@@ -200,9 +200,9 @@ AT_CHECK([
 ], [0])
 
 AT_CHECK([ovs-appctl mdb/show br0], [0], [dnl
- port  VLAN  GROUP                Age
-    1     1  224.1.1.1           0
-    1     2  224.1.1.1           0
+ port  VLAN  PROTO  GROUP                Age
+    1     1  IGMPv1  224.1.1.1           0
+    1     2  IGMPv1  224.1.1.1           0
     2     1  querier               0
     2     2  querier               0
 ])
@@ -210,9 +210,9 @@ AT_CHECK([ovs-appctl mdb/show br0], [0], [dnl
 AT_CHECK([ovs-vsctl del-port br0 p2], [0])
 
 AT_CHECK([ovs-appctl mdb/show br0], [0], [dnl
- port  VLAN  GROUP                Age
-    1     1  224.1.1.1           0
-    1     2  224.1.1.1           0
+ port  VLAN  PROTO  GROUP                Age
+    1     1  IGMPv1  224.1.1.1           0
+    1     2  IGMPv1  224.1.1.1           0
 ])
 
 AT_CLEANUP
@@ -283,3 +283,68 @@ recirc_id(<recirc>),in_port(1),ct_state(+new-inv+trk),eth_type(0x0800),ipv4(prot
 ])
 
 AT_CLEANUP
+
+AT_SETUP([mcast - mcast_group protocol updated in mdb])
+OVS_VSWITCHD_START([])
+
+AT_CHECK([
+    ovs-vsctl set bridge br0 \
+    datapath_type=dummy \
+    mcast_snooping_enable=true \
+], [0])
+
+AT_CHECK([ovs-ofctl add-flow br0 action=normal])
+
+AT_CHECK([
+    ovs-vsctl add-port br0 p1 -- set Interface p1 type=dummy \
+    other-config:hwaddr=aa:55:aa:55:00:01 ofport_request=1 \
+], [0])
+
+# send IGMPv1 report packet
+AT_CHECK([
+    ovs-appctl netdev-dummy/receive p1  \
+        '01005E010101000C29A027A18100000108004500001C000100004002CBAEAC10221EE001010112140CE9E0010101'
+], [0])
+
+# send IGMPv2 report packet
+AT_CHECK([
+    ovs-appctl netdev-dummy/receive p1  \
+        '01005E010101000C29A027A18100000108004500001C000100004002CBAEAC10221EE0010101161408E8E0010102'
+], [0])
+
+# send IGMPv3 report packet
+AT_CHECK([
+    ovs-appctl netdev-dummy/receive p1  \
+        '01005e000016505400000003080046c00028000040000102f9f60a000003e0000016940400002200e3e10000000104000000e9360ce6'
+], [0])
+
+# Check that all the ipv4 mcast groups was updated in
+# the mdb with the the appropriate protocol.
+AT_CHECK([ovs-appctl mdb/show br0], [0], [dnl
+ port  VLAN  PROTO  GROUP                Age
+    1     1  IGMPv1  224.1.1.1           0
+    1     1  IGMPv2  224.1.1.2           0
+    1     0  IGMPv3  233.54.12.230           0
+])
+
+# Flush the mdb
+AT_CHECK([ovs-appctl mdb/flush br0], [0], [dnl
+table successfully flushed
+])
+
+# send MLDV2 packet
+AT_CHECK([ovs-appctl netdev-dummy/receive p1 \
+'333300000016d0509956ddf986dd60000000001c3a01fe80000000000000712065589886fa88ff0200000000000000000000000000168f00134d0000000104000000ff0200000000000000000001ff52f3e1'])
+
+# send MLDV1 packet
+AT_CHECK([ovs-appctl netdev-dummy/receive p1 \
+'3333ff0e4c67000c290e4c6786dd600000000020000100000000000000000000000000000000ff0200000000000000000001ff0e4c673a000502000001008300e7b800000000ff0200000000000000000001ff0e4c67'])
+
+# Check that all the ipv6 mcast groups was updated in
+# the mdb with the the appropriate protocol.
+AT_CHECK([ovs-appctl mdb/show br0], [0], [dnl
+ port  VLAN  PROTO  GROUP                Age
+    1     0  MLDv2  ff02::1:ff52:f3e1           0
+    1     0  MLDv1  ff02::1:ff0e:4c67           0
+])
+AT_CLEANUP
diff --git a/tests/stp.at b/tests/stp.at
index a6b6465d1..de137d5d3 100644
--- a/tests/stp.at
+++ b/tests/stp.at
@@ -583,13 +583,13 @@ AT_CHECK([ovs-appctl fdb/show br2], [0], [dnl
 ])
 
 AT_CHECK([ovs-appctl mdb/show br0], [0], [dnl
- port  VLAN  GROUP                Age
+ port  VLAN  PROTO  GROUP                Age
 ])
 AT_CHECK([ovs-appctl mdb/show br1], [0], [dnl
- port  VLAN  GROUP                Age
+ port  VLAN  PROTO  GROUP                Age
 ])
 AT_CHECK([ovs-appctl mdb/show br2], [0], [dnl
- port  VLAN  GROUP                Age
+ port  VLAN  PROTO  GROUP                Age
 ])
 
 AT_CLEANUP
