diff --git a/heatclient/v1/shell.py b/heatclient/v1/shell.py
index 444642c7..5d982560 100644
--- a/heatclient/v1/shell.py
+++ b/heatclient/v1/shell.py
@@ -810,6 +810,7 @@ def do_resource_show(hc, args):
                                {'id': args.id, 'resource': args.resource})
     else:
         formatters = {
+            'attributes': utils.json_formatter,
             'links': utils.link_formatter,
             'required_by': utils.newline_list_formatter
         }