diff --git a/Shorewall/changelog.txt b/Shorewall/changelog.txt
index 88b34ef78..b3c036f94 100755
--- a/Shorewall/changelog.txt
+++ b/Shorewall/changelog.txt
@@ -80,3 +80,5 @@ Changes in 3.1.x.
 35) Add -t option
 
 36) Restore log messages.
+
+37) Fix "shorewall capabilities" with VERBOSITY < 2.
diff --git a/Shorewall/releasenotes.txt b/Shorewall/releasenotes.txt
index 024795a2a..df02368cf 100755
--- a/Shorewall/releasenotes.txt
+++ b/Shorewall/releasenotes.txt
@@ -40,7 +40,10 @@ Problems Corrected in 3.1.7
 3)  Log messages for "started", "restarted" and "restored" are once again
     generated.
 
-Other changes in 3.1.6
+4)  If VERBOSITY was set to a value less than 2, then "shorewall show
+    capabilities" produced no output.
+
+Other changes in 3.1.7
 
 1)  'tcpsyn' has been changed to 'tcp:syn' (tcpsyn was added in 3.1.6).
     This new syntax is easier to extend in the future than was the old.
diff --git a/Shorewall/shorewall b/Shorewall/shorewall
index dc0681198..b996e1912 100755
--- a/Shorewall/shorewall
+++ b/Shorewall/shorewall
@@ -936,6 +936,7 @@ show_command() {
     capabilities)
 	[ $# -gt 1 ] && usage 1
 	determine_capabilities
+	VERBOSE=2
 	report_capabilities
 	;;
     actions)