diff --git a/client/client_grpc_collection.go b/client/client_grpc_collection.go
index b2dc02d5..cce3a332 100644
--- a/client/client_grpc_collection.go
+++ b/client/client_grpc_collection.go
@@ -225,6 +225,7 @@ func (c *grpcClient) DescribeCollection(ctx context.Context, collName string) (*
 		PhysicalChannels: resp.GetPhysicalChannelNames(),
 		VirtualChannels:  resp.GetVirtualChannelNames(),
 		ConsistencyLevel: entity.ConsistencyLevel(resp.ConsistencyLevel),
+		ShardNum:         resp.GetShardsNum(),
 	}
 	collection.Name = collection.Schema.CollectionName
 	colInfo := collInfo{
diff --git a/entity/collection.go b/entity/collection.go
index bc19476d..7be69f92 100644
--- a/entity/collection.go
+++ b/entity/collection.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ type Collection struct {
 	VirtualChannels  []string
 	Loaded           bool
 	ConsistencyLevel ConsistencyLevel
+	ShardNum         int32
 }
 
 // Partition represent partition meta in Milvus