diff --git a/pkg/printers/internalversion/describe.go b/pkg/printers/internalversion/describe.go
index c6de8b13916..f2fe559f10b 100644
--- a/pkg/printers/internalversion/describe.go
+++ b/pkg/printers/internalversion/describe.go
@@ -3116,6 +3116,7 @@ func describeNetworkPolicySpec(nps networking.NetworkPolicySpec, w PrefixWriter)
 	printNetworkPolicySpecIngressFrom(nps.Ingress, "    ", w)
 	w.Write(LEVEL_1, "Allowing egress traffic:\n")
 	printNetworkPolicySpecEgressTo(nps.Egress, "    ", w)
+	w.Write(LEVEL_1, "Policy Types: %v\n", nps.PolicyTypes)
 }
 
 func printNetworkPolicySpecIngressFrom(npirs []networking.NetworkPolicyIngressRule, initialIndent string, w PrefixWriter) {
diff --git a/pkg/printers/internalversion/describe_test.go b/pkg/printers/internalversion/describe_test.go
index 0eb6f3af13c..98a16d7c1bb 100644
--- a/pkg/printers/internalversion/describe_test.go
+++ b/pkg/printers/internalversion/describe_test.go
@@ -1682,6 +1682,7 @@ Spec:
     ----------
     From Port: <any> (traffic allowed to all ports)
     To: <any> (traffic not restricted by source)
+  Policy Types: [Ingress Egress]
 `
 
 	port80 := intstr.FromInt(80)
@@ -1793,6 +1794,7 @@ Spec:
 				},
 				{},
 			},
+			PolicyTypes: []networking.PolicyType{networking.PolicyTypeIngress, networking.PolicyTypeEgress},
 		},
 	})
 	d := NetworkPolicyDescriber{versionedFake}