diff --git a/src/emqx_connection.erl b/src/emqx_connection.erl
index da75d211e..225973d52 100644
--- a/src/emqx_connection.erl
+++ b/src/emqx_connection.erl
@@ -62,17 +62,14 @@ start_link(Transport, Socket, Options) ->
 info(CPid) when is_pid(CPid) ->
     call(CPid, info);
 
-info(#state{transport   = Transport,
-            socket      = Socket,
-            peername    = Peername,
+info(#state{peername    = Peername,
             sockname    = Sockname,
             conn_state  = ConnState,
             active_n    = ActiveN,
             rate_limit  = RateLimit,
             pub_limit   = PubLimit,
             proto_state = ProtoState}) ->
-    ConnInfo = [{socktype, Transport:type(Socket)},
-                {peername, Peername},
+    ConnInfo = [{peername, Peername},
                 {sockname, Sockname},
                 {conn_state, ConnState},
                 {active_n, ActiveN},
@@ -137,7 +134,8 @@ init([Transport, RawSocket, Options]) ->
             ProtoState = emqx_protocol:init(#{peername => Peername,
                                               sockname => Sockname,
                                               peercert => Peercert,
-                                              sendfun  => SendFun}, Options),
+                                              sendfun  => SendFun,
+                                              socktype => Transport:type(Socket)}, Options),
             ParserState = emqx_protocol:parser(ProtoState),
             GcPolicy = emqx_zone:get_env(Zone, force_gc_policy, false),
             GcState = emqx_gc:init(GcPolicy),
diff --git a/src/emqx_protocol.erl b/src/emqx_protocol.erl
index c6260168c..85eaabc26 100644
--- a/src/emqx_protocol.erl
+++ b/src/emqx_protocol.erl
@@ -65,7 +65,8 @@
           connected,
           connected_at,
           ignore_loop,
-          topic_alias_maximum
+          topic_alias_maximum,
+          socktype
         }).
 
 -opaque(state() :: #pstate{}).
@@ -82,7 +83,7 @@
 %%------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 -spec(init(map(), list()) -> state()).
-init(#{peername := Peername, peercert := Peercert, sendfun := SendFun}, Options) ->
+init(#{peername := Peername, peercert := Peercert, sendfun := SendFun, socktype := SockType}, Options) ->
     Zone = proplists:get_value(zone, Options),
     #pstate{zone                = Zone,
             sendfun             = SendFun,
@@ -107,7 +108,8 @@ init(#{peername := Peername, peercert := Peercert, sendfun := SendFun}, Options)
             send_stats          = #{msg => 0, pkt => 0},
             connected           = false,
             ignore_loop         = emqx_config:get_env(mqtt_ignore_loop_deliver, false),
-            topic_alias_maximum = #{to_client => 0, from_client => 0}}.
+            topic_alias_maximum = #{to_client => 0, from_client => 0},
+            socktype           = SockType}.
 
 init_username(Peercert, Options) ->
     case proplists:get_value(peer_cert_as_username, Options) of
@@ -149,7 +151,8 @@ attrs(#pstate{zone         = Zone,
               mountpoint   = Mountpoint,
               is_super     = IsSuper,
               is_bridge    = IsBridge,
-              connected_at = ConnectedAt}) ->
+              connected_at = ConnectedAt,
+              socktype    = SockType}) ->
     [{zone, Zone},
      {client_id, ClientId},
      {username, Username},
@@ -162,7 +165,8 @@ attrs(#pstate{zone         = Zone,
      {mountpoint, Mountpoint},
      {is_super, IsSuper},
      {is_bridge, IsBridge},
-     {connected_at, ConnectedAt}].
+     {connected_at, ConnectedAt},
+     {socktype, SockType}].
 
 attr(max_inflight, #pstate{proto_ver = ?MQTT_PROTO_V5, conn_props = ConnProps}) ->
     get_property('Receive-Maximum', ConnProps, 65535);
diff --git a/src/emqx_ws_connection.erl b/src/emqx_ws_connection.erl
index fec52995f..2b50559cc 100644
--- a/src/emqx_ws_connection.erl
+++ b/src/emqx_ws_connection.erl
@@ -58,11 +58,10 @@ info(#state{peername    = Peername,
             sockname    = Sockname,
             proto_state = ProtoState}) ->
     ProtoInfo = emqx_protocol:info(ProtoState),
-    ConnInfo = [{socktype, websocket},
-                {conn_state, running},
+    ConnInfo = [{conn_state, running},
                 {peername, Peername},
                 {sockname, Sockname}],
-    lists:append([ConnInfo, ProtoInfo]).
+    lists:append([ConnInfo, ProtoInfo]).   
 
 %% for dashboard
 attrs(WSPid) when is_pid(WSPid) ->
@@ -127,7 +126,8 @@ websocket_init(#state{request = Req, options = Options}) ->
     ProtoState = emqx_protocol:init(#{peername => Peername,
                                       sockname => Sockname,
                                       peercert => Peercert,
-                                      sendfun  => send_fun(self())}, Options),
+                                      sendfun  => send_fun(self()),
+                                      socktype => websocket}, Options),
     ParserState = emqx_protocol:parser(ProtoState),
     Zone = proplists:get_value(zone, Options),
     EnableStats = emqx_zone:get_env(Zone, enable_stats, true),