diff --git a/superset/databases/api.py b/superset/databases/api.py
index aced8e7c6fa..3f737ec4da1 100644
--- a/superset/databases/api.py
+++ b/superset/databases/api.py
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ class DatabaseRestApi(BaseSupersetModelRestApi):
     base_filters = [["id", DatabaseFilter, lambda: []]]
     show_columns = [
         "id",
+        "uuid",
         "database_name",
         "cache_timeout",
         "expose_in_sqllab",
@@ -157,6 +158,7 @@ class DatabaseRestApi(BaseSupersetModelRestApi):
         "extra",
         "force_ctas_schema",
         "id",
+        "uuid",
         "disable_data_preview",
         "engine_information",
     ]
diff --git a/tests/integration_tests/databases/api_tests.py b/tests/integration_tests/databases/api_tests.py
index 9698c7e42a6..8a96184b819 100644
--- a/tests/integration_tests/databases/api_tests.py
+++ b/tests/integration_tests/databases/api_tests.py
@@ -201,6 +201,7 @@ class TestDatabaseApi(SupersetTestCase):
             "extra",
             "force_ctas_schema",
             "id",
+            "uuid",
         ]
 
         self.assertGreater(response["count"], 0)