diff --git a/openstackclient/compute/v2/hypervisor.py b/openstackclient/compute/v2/hypervisor.py
index 7f110028b6..8fdb66983c 100644
--- a/openstackclient/compute/v2/hypervisor.py
+++ b/openstackclient/compute/v2/hypervisor.py
@@ -15,9 +15,12 @@
 
 """Hypervisor action implementations"""
 
+import json
 import re
 
+from novaclient import api_versions
 from novaclient import exceptions as nova_exceptions
+from osc_lib.cli import format_columns
 from osc_lib.command import command
 from osc_lib import utils
 
@@ -86,8 +89,8 @@ class ShowHypervisor(command.ShowOne):
         if aggregates:
             # Hypervisors in nova cells are prefixed by "<cell>@"
             if "@" in hypervisor['service']['host']:
-                cell, service_host = hypervisor['service']['host'].split('@',
-                                                                         1)
+                cell, service_host = hypervisor['service']['host'].split(
+                    '@', 1)
             else:
                 cell = None
                 service_host = hypervisor['service']['host']
@@ -125,4 +128,19 @@ class ShowHypervisor(command.ShowOne):
         hypervisor["service_host"] = hypervisor["service"]["host"]
         del hypervisor["service"]
 
-        return zip(*sorted(hypervisor.items()))
+        if compute_client.api_version < api_versions.APIVersion('2.28'):
+            # microversion 2.28 transformed this to a JSON blob rather than a
+            # string; on earlier fields, do this manually
+            if hypervisor['cpu_info']:
+                hypervisor['cpu_info'] = json.loads(hypervisor['cpu_info'])
+            else:
+                hypervisor['cpu_info'] = {}
+
+        columns = tuple(sorted(hypervisor))
+        data = utils.get_dict_properties(
+            hypervisor, columns,
+            formatters={
+                'cpu_info': format_columns.DictColumn,
+            })
+
+        return (columns, data)
diff --git a/openstackclient/tests/unit/compute/v2/test_hypervisor.py b/openstackclient/tests/unit/compute/v2/test_hypervisor.py
index 7200d04ed8..518109c6b0 100644
--- a/openstackclient/tests/unit/compute/v2/test_hypervisor.py
+++ b/openstackclient/tests/unit/compute/v2/test_hypervisor.py
@@ -14,8 +14,11 @@
 #
 
 import copy
+import json
 
+from novaclient import api_versions
 from novaclient import exceptions as nova_exceptions
+from osc_lib.cli import format_columns
 from osc_lib import exceptions
 
 from openstackclient.compute.v2 import hypervisor
@@ -247,7 +250,7 @@ class TestHypervisorShow(TestHypervisor):
         )
         self.data = (
             [],
-            {'aaa': 'aaa'},
+            format_columns.DictColumn({'aaa': 'aaa'}),
             0,
             50,
             50,
@@ -278,6 +281,9 @@ class TestHypervisorShow(TestHypervisor):
         self.cmd = hypervisor.ShowHypervisor(self.app, None)
 
     def test_hypervisor_show(self):
+        self.app.client_manager.compute.api_version = \
+            api_versions.APIVersion('2.28')
+
         arglist = [
             self.hypervisor.hypervisor_hostname,
         ]
@@ -292,9 +298,38 @@ class TestHypervisorShow(TestHypervisor):
         columns, data = self.cmd.take_action(parsed_args)
 
         self.assertEqual(self.columns, columns)
-        self.assertEqual(self.data, data)
+        self.assertItemsEqual(self.data, data)
+
+    def test_hypervisor_show_pre_v228(self):
+        self.app.client_manager.compute.api_version = \
+            api_versions.APIVersion('2.27')
+
+        # before microversion 2.28, nova returned a stringified version of this
+        # field
+        self.hypervisor._info['cpu_info'] = json.dumps(
+            self.hypervisor._info['cpu_info'])
+        self.hypervisors_mock.get.return_value = self.hypervisor
+
+        arglist = [
+            self.hypervisor.hypervisor_hostname,
+        ]
+        verifylist = [
+            ('hypervisor', self.hypervisor.hypervisor_hostname),
+        ]
+        parsed_args = self.check_parser(self.cmd, arglist, verifylist)
+
+        # In base command class ShowOne in cliff, abstract method take_action()
+        # returns a two-part tuple with a tuple of column names and a tuple of
+        # data to be shown.
+        columns, data = self.cmd.take_action(parsed_args)
+
+        self.assertEqual(self.columns, columns)
+        self.assertItemsEqual(self.data, data)
+
+    def test_hypervisor_show_uptime_not_implemented(self):
+        self.app.client_manager.compute.api_version = \
+            api_versions.APIVersion('2.28')
 
-    def test_hyprvisor_show_uptime_not_implemented(self):
         arglist = [
             self.hypervisor.hypervisor_hostname,
         ]
@@ -337,7 +372,7 @@ class TestHypervisorShow(TestHypervisor):
         )
         expected_data = (
             [],
-            {'aaa': 'aaa'},
+            format_columns.DictColumn({'aaa': 'aaa'}),
             0,
             50,
             50,
@@ -361,4 +396,4 @@ class TestHypervisorShow(TestHypervisor):
         )
 
         self.assertEqual(expected_columns, columns)
-        self.assertEqual(expected_data, data)
+        self.assertItemsEqual(expected_data, data)
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/improved-server-output-6965b664f6abda8d.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/improved-server-output-6965b664f6abda8d.yaml
index 5dc2980c77..305e915e61 100644
--- a/releasenotes/notes/improved-server-output-6965b664f6abda8d.yaml
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/improved-server-output-6965b664f6abda8d.yaml
@@ -18,3 +18,6 @@ fixes:
     The ``policies`` (or ``policy``, on newer microversions) and ``members``
     fields of the ``server group list`` and ``server group show`` commands
     will now be rendered correctly as lists.
+  - |
+    The ``cpu_info`` field of the ``hypervisor show`` output is now
+    correctly decoded and output as an object.