diff --git a/rally/cli/manage.py b/rally/cli/manage.py
index cf4eb5b1e5..0ad76ddec1 100644
--- a/rally/cli/manage.py
+++ b/rally/cli/manage.py
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ from __future__ import print_function
 import contextlib
 import sys
 
+from oslo_config import cfg
+
 from rally.cli import cliutils
 from rally.cli import envutils
 from rally.common import db
@@ -66,6 +68,10 @@ class DBCommands(object):
         """Print current Rally database revision UUID."""
         print(db.schema_revision())
 
+    def show(self, api):
+        """Show the connection string."""
+        print(cfg.CONF.database.connection)
+
 
 def main():
     categories = {"db": DBCommands}