diff --git a/show/muxcable.py b/show/muxcable.py
index 425a4f74c549..881f0a894b02 100644
--- a/show/muxcable.py
+++ b/show/muxcable.py
@@ -847,7 +847,8 @@ def firmware():
 
 @firmware.command()
 @click.argument('port', metavar='<port_name>', required=True, default=None)
-def version(port):
+@click.option('--active', 'active', required=False, is_flag=True, type=click.BOOL, help="display the firmware version of only active bank within MCU's")
+def version(port, active):
     """Show muxcable firmware version"""
 
     port_table_keys = {}
@@ -899,6 +900,7 @@ def version(port):
             sys.exit(CONFIG_FAIL)
 
         mux_info_dict = {}
+        mux_info_active_dict = {}
         physical_port = physical_port_list[0]
         if per_npu_statedb[asic_index] is not None:
             y_cable_asic_table_keys = port_table_keys[asic_index]
@@ -910,12 +912,24 @@ def version(port):
                     get_firmware_dict(physical_port, 1, "self", mux_info_dict)
                     get_firmware_dict(physical_port, 2, "peer", mux_info_dict)
                     get_firmware_dict(physical_port, 0, "nic", mux_info_dict)
-                    click.echo("{}".format(json.dumps(mux_info_dict, indent=4)))
+                    if active is True:
+                        for key in mux_info_dict:
+                            if key.endswith("_active"):
+                                mux_info_active_dict[key] = mux_info_dict[key]
+                        click.echo("{}".format(json.dumps(mux_info_active_dict, indent=4)))
+                    else:
+                        click.echo("{}".format(json.dumps(mux_info_dict, indent=4)))
                 elif read_side == 2:
                     get_firmware_dict(physical_port, 2, "self", mux_info_dict)
                     get_firmware_dict(physical_port, 1, "peer", mux_info_dict)
                     get_firmware_dict(physical_port, 0, "nic", mux_info_dict)
-                    click.echo("{}".format(json.dumps(mux_info_dict, indent=4)))
+                    if active is True:
+                        for key in mux_info_dict:
+                            if key.endswith("_active"):
+                                mux_info_active_dict[key] = mux_info_dict[key]
+                        click.echo("{}".format(json.dumps(mux_info_active_dict, indent=4)))
+                    else:
+                        click.echo("{}".format(json.dumps(mux_info_dict, indent=4)))
                 else:
                     click.echo("Did not get a valid read_side for muxcable".format(port))
                     sys.exit(CONFIG_FAIL)
diff --git a/tests/muxcable_test.py b/tests/muxcable_test.py
index 811a9a7f963d..0385ffeae598 100644
--- a/tests/muxcable_test.py
+++ b/tests/muxcable_test.py
@@ -189,6 +189,14 @@
 }
 """
 
+show_muxcable_firmware_version_active_expected_output = """\
+{
+    "version_self_active": "0.6MS",
+    "version_peer_active": "0.6MS",
+    "version_nic_active": "0.6MS"
+}
+"""
+
 show_muxcable_metrics_expected_output = """\
 PORT       EVENT                         TIME
 ---------  ----------------------------  ---------------------------
@@ -823,6 +831,25 @@ def test_show_muxcable_metrics_port(self):
         assert result.exit_code == 0
         assert result.output == show_muxcable_metrics_expected_output_json
 
+    @mock.patch('utilities_common.platform_sfputil_helper.get_logical_list', mock.MagicMock(return_value=["Ethernet0", "Ethernet12"]))
+    @mock.patch('utilities_common.platform_sfputil_helper.get_asic_id_for_logical_port', mock.MagicMock(return_value=0))
+    @mock.patch('show.muxcable.platform_sfputil', mock.MagicMock(return_value={0: ["Ethernet12", "Ethernet0"]}))
+    @mock.patch('utilities_common.platform_sfputil_helper.get_physical_to_logical', mock.MagicMock(return_value={0: ["Ethernet12", "Ethernet0"]}))
+    @mock.patch('utilities_common.platform_sfputil_helper.logical_port_name_to_physical_port_list', mock.MagicMock(return_value=[0]))
+    @mock.patch('sonic_y_cable.y_cable.check_read_side', mock.MagicMock(return_value=(1)))
+    @mock.patch('click.confirm', mock.MagicMock(return_value=("y")))
+    @mock.patch('sonic_y_cable.y_cable.get_firmware_version', mock.MagicMock(return_value={"version_active": "0.6MS",
+                                                                                           "version_inactive": "0.6MS",
+                                                                                           "version_next": "0.6MS"}))
+    def test_show_muxcable_firmware_active_version(self):
+        runner = CliRunner()
+        db = Db()
+
+        result = runner.invoke(show.cli.commands["muxcable"].commands["firmware"].commands["version"], [
+                               "Ethernet0", "--active"], obj=db)
+        assert result.exit_code == 0
+        assert result.output == show_muxcable_firmware_version_active_expected_output
+
     @classmethod
     def teardown_class(cls):
         os.environ['UTILITIES_UNIT_TESTING'] = "0"