diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/1882-fix-nmcli-ensure-slave-type-for-bond-slave.yml b/changelogs/fragments/1882-fix-nmcli-ensure-slave-type-for-bond-slave.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..47569b6a24
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/1882-fix-nmcli-ensure-slave-type-for-bond-slave.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bugfixes:
+  - nmcli - ensure the ``slave-type`` option is passed to ``nmcli`` for type ``bond-slave`` (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/1882).
diff --git a/plugins/modules/net_tools/nmcli.py b/plugins/modules/net_tools/nmcli.py
index d469cbf1c2..2967996f3c 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/net_tools/nmcli.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/net_tools/nmcli.py
@@ -737,6 +737,10 @@ class Nmcli(object):
                 'primary': self.primary,
                 'updelay': self.updelay,
             })
+        elif self.type == 'bond-slave':
+            options.update({
+                'connection.slave-type': 'bond',
+            })
         elif self.type == 'bridge':
             options.update({
                 'bridge.ageing-time': self.ageingtime,