diff --git a/python/mxnet/gluon/nn/conv_layers.py b/python/mxnet/gluon/nn/conv_layers.py
index 96ecc21c81b3..5f20d20c02ab 100644
--- a/python/mxnet/gluon/nn/conv_layers.py
+++ b/python/mxnet/gluon/nn/conv_layers.py
@@ -153,6 +153,8 @@ def __repr__(self):
             s += ', groups={num_group}'
         if self.bias is None:
             s += ', bias=False'
+        if self.act:
+            s += ', {}'.format(self.act)
         s += ')'
         shape = self.weight.shape
         return s.format(name=self.__class__.__name__,