diff --git a/openstackclient/network/v2/router.py b/openstackclient/network/v2/router.py
index 746452e40c..cb2ef4cb12 100644
--- a/openstackclient/network/v2/router.py
+++ b/openstackclient/network/v2/router.py
@@ -71,7 +71,15 @@ def _get_columns(item):
     }
     if hasattr(item, 'interfaces_info'):
         column_map['interfaces_info'] = 'interfaces_info'
-    return sdk_utils.get_osc_show_columns_for_sdk_resource(item, column_map)
+    invisible_columns = []
+    if item.is_ha is None:
+        invisible_columns.append('is_ha')
+        column_map.pop('is_ha')
+    if item.is_distributed is None:
+        invisible_columns.append('is_distributed')
+        column_map.pop('is_distributed')
+    return sdk_utils.get_osc_show_columns_for_sdk_resource(
+        item, column_map, invisible_columns)
 
 
 def _get_attrs(client_manager, parsed_args):
@@ -330,8 +338,6 @@ class ListRouter(command.Lister):
             'name',
             'status',
             'is_admin_state_up',
-            'is_distributed',
-            'is_ha',
             'project_id',
         )
         column_headers = (
@@ -339,8 +345,6 @@ class ListRouter(command.Lister):
             'Name',
             'Status',
             'State',
-            'Distributed',
-            'HA',
             'Project',
         )
 
@@ -376,6 +380,16 @@ class ListRouter(command.Lister):
         else:
             data = client.routers(**args)
 
+        # check if "HA" and "Distributed" columns should be displayed also
+        data = list(data)
+        for d in data:
+            if (d.is_distributed is not None and
+                    'is_distributed' not in columns):
+                columns = columns + ('is_distributed',)
+                column_headers = column_headers + ('Distributed',)
+            if d.is_ha is not None and 'is_ha' not in columns:
+                columns = columns + ('is_ha',)
+                column_headers = column_headers + ('HA',)
         if parsed_args.long:
             columns = columns + (
                 'routes',
diff --git a/openstackclient/tests/unit/network/v2/test_router.py b/openstackclient/tests/unit/network/v2/test_router.py
index f383c1ddb7..7a7bcf90a4 100644
--- a/openstackclient/tests/unit/network/v2/test_router.py
+++ b/openstackclient/tests/unit/network/v2/test_router.py
@@ -400,9 +400,9 @@ class TestListRouter(TestRouter):
         'Name',
         'Status',
         'State',
+        'Project',
         'Distributed',
         'HA',
-        'Project',
     )
     columns_long = columns + (
         'Routes',
@@ -423,9 +423,9 @@ class TestListRouter(TestRouter):
             r.name,
             r.status,
             router._format_admin_state(r.admin_state_up),
+            r.tenant_id,
             r.distributed,
             r.ha,
-            r.tenant_id,
         ))
 
     router_agent_data = []
@@ -496,6 +496,25 @@ class TestListRouter(TestRouter):
         self.assertEqual(self.columns, columns)
         self.assertEqual(self.data, list(data))
 
+    def test_router_list_no_ha_no_distributed(self):
+        _routers = network_fakes.FakeRouter.create_routers({
+            'ha': None,
+            'distributed': None},
+            count=3)
+
+        arglist = []
+        verifylist = [
+            ('long', False),
+        ]
+        parsed_args = self.check_parser(self.cmd, arglist, verifylist)
+
+        with mock.patch.object(
+                self.network, "routers", return_value=_routers):
+            columns, data = self.cmd.take_action(parsed_args)
+
+        self.assertNotIn("is_distributed", columns)
+        self.assertNotIn("is_ha", columns)
+
     def test_router_list_long(self):
         arglist = [
             '--long',
@@ -1196,6 +1215,26 @@ class TestShowRouter(TestRouter):
         self.assertEqual(self.columns, columns)
         self.assertEqual(self.data, data)
 
+    def test_show_no_ha_no_distributed(self):
+        _router = network_fakes.FakeRouter.create_one_router({
+            'ha': None,
+            'distributed': None})
+
+        arglist = [
+            _router.name,
+        ]
+        verifylist = [
+            ('router', _router.name),
+        ]
+        parsed_args = self.check_parser(self.cmd, arglist, verifylist)
+
+        with mock.patch.object(
+                self.network, "find_router", return_value=_router):
+            columns, data = self.cmd.take_action(parsed_args)
+
+        self.assertNotIn("is_distributed", columns)
+        self.assertNotIn("is_ha", columns)
+
 
 class TestUnsetRouter(TestRouter):