diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/8118-fix-bond-slave-honoring-mtu.yml b/changelogs/fragments/8118-fix-bond-slave-honoring-mtu.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..47f8af9ac3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/8118-fix-bond-slave-honoring-mtu.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+minor_changes:
+  - nmcli - allow setting ``MTU`` for ``bond-slave`` interface types (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/8118).
diff --git a/plugins/modules/nmcli.py b/plugins/modules/nmcli.py
index 4ca4198e35..9360ce37d3 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/nmcli.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/nmcli.py
@@ -1952,6 +1952,7 @@ class Nmcli(object):
     def mtu_conn_type(self):
         return self.type in (
             'bond',
+            'bond-slave',
             'dummy',
             'ethernet',
             'infiniband',