diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/7389-nmcli-issue-with-creating-a-wifi-bridge-slave.yml b/changelogs/fragments/7389-nmcli-issue-with-creating-a-wifi-bridge-slave.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f5f07dc230
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/7389-nmcli-issue-with-creating-a-wifi-bridge-slave.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bugfixes:
+  - nmcli - fix ``connection.slave-type`` wired to ``bond`` and not with parameter ``slave_type`` in case of connection type ``wifi`` (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/issues/7389).
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diff --git a/plugins/modules/nmcli.py b/plugins/modules/nmcli.py
index af78dab40a..4ca4198e35 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/nmcli.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/nmcli.py
@@ -1832,7 +1832,7 @@ class Nmcli(object):
         elif self.type == 'wifi':
             options.update({
                 '802-11-wireless.ssid': self.ssid,
-                'connection.slave-type': 'bond' if self.master else None,
+                'connection.slave-type': ('bond' if self.slave_type is None else self.slave_type) if self.master else None,
             })
             if self.wifi:
                 for name, value in self.wifi.items():