diff --git a/Shorewall/changelog.txt b/Shorewall/changelog.txt
index f9bff4ff2..043074171 100644
--- a/Shorewall/changelog.txt
+++ b/Shorewall/changelog.txt
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ Changes in Shorewall 4.4.5
 
 5)  Allow specific policy to supersede a wildcard policy.
 
+6)  Fix 'show policies' in Shorewall6.
+
 Changes in Shorewall 4.4.4
 
 1)  Change STARTUP_LOG and LOG_VERBOSITY in default shorewall6.conf.
diff --git a/Shorewall/releasenotes.txt b/Shorewall/releasenotes.txt
index bb869c19f..8702f35cf 100644
--- a/Shorewall/releasenotes.txt
+++ b/Shorewall/releasenotes.txt
@@ -191,6 +191,9 @@ Shorewall 4.4.5
     contexts. Previously, port 0 was allowed with the result that
     invalid iptables-restore input could be generated in some cases.
 
+4)  The 'show policies' command now works in Shorewall6 and
+    Shorewall6-lite.
+
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              K N O W N   P R O B L E M S   R E M A I N I N G
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diff --git a/Shorewall6/lib.cli b/Shorewall6/lib.cli
index e290cbbdc..4fc68f572 100644
--- a/Shorewall6/lib.cli
+++ b/Shorewall6/lib.cli
@@ -511,6 +511,12 @@ show_command() {
 	vardir)
 	    echo $VARDIR;
 	    ;;
+	policies)
+	    [ $# -gt 1 ] && usage 1
+	    echo "$PRODUCT $version Policies at $HOSTNAME - $(date)"
+	    echo
+	    [ -f ${VARDIR}/policies ] && cat ${VARDIR}/policies;
+	    ;;
 	*)
 	    if [ "$PRODUCT" = Shorewall6 ]; then
 		case $1 in