diff --git a/go/mysql/flavor_filepos.go b/go/mysql/flavor_filepos.go
index 43278c9a0c4..083b7a12e6e 100644
--- a/go/mysql/flavor_filepos.go
+++ b/go/mysql/flavor_filepos.go
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ func (flv *filePosFlavor) resetBinaryLogsCommand() string {
 
 // status is part of the Flavor interface.
 func (flv *filePosFlavor) status(c *Conn) (replication.ReplicationStatus, error) {
-	qr, err := c.ExecuteFetch("SHOW SLAVE STATUS", 100, true /* wantfields */)
+	qr, err := c.ExecuteFetch("SHOW REPLICA STATUS", 100, true /* wantfields */)
 	if err != nil {
 		return replication.ReplicationStatus{}, err
 	}
diff --git a/go/vt/vtgate/executor.go b/go/vt/vtgate/executor.go
index c8dfd0b6269..5a2a0927b77 100644
--- a/go/vt/vtgate/executor.go
+++ b/go/vt/vtgate/executor.go
@@ -974,7 +974,7 @@ func (e *Executor) ShowVitessReplicationStatus(ctx context.Context, filter *sqlp
 			replicaSQLRunningField := "Replica_SQL_Running"
 			secondsBehindSourceField := "Seconds_Behind_Source"
 			if !replicaQueries {
-				sql = "show slave status"
+				sql = "show replica status"
 				sourceHostField = "Master_Host"
 				sourcePortField = "Master_Port"
 				replicaIORunningField = "Slave_IO_Running"