diff --git a/bgpd/bgp_open.c b/bgpd/bgp_open.c
index b030c455bcb2..9946c84e2606 100644
--- a/bgpd/bgp_open.c
+++ b/bgpd/bgp_open.c
@@ -1930,7 +1930,7 @@ uint16_t bgp_open_capability(struct stream *s, struct peer *peer,
 	 */
 	if (peergroup_flag_check(peer, PEER_FLAG_CAPABILITY_SOFT_VERSION) ||
 	    CHECK_FLAG(peer->bgp->flags, BGP_FLAG_SOFT_VERSION_CAPABILITY) ||
-	    peer->sort == BGP_PEER_IBGP) {
+	    peer->sort == BGP_PEER_IBGP || peer->sub_sort == BGP_PEER_EBGP_OAD) {
 		SET_FLAG(peer->cap, PEER_CAP_SOFT_VERSION_ADV);
 		stream_putc(s, BGP_OPEN_OPT_CAP);
 		rcapp = stream_get_endp(s);