diff --git a/packages/shell-api/src/database.spec.ts b/packages/shell-api/src/database.spec.ts
index 2a37fe9833..fd53b9f2a1 100644
--- a/packages/shell-api/src/database.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/shell-api/src/database.spec.ts
@@ -1555,6 +1555,28 @@ describe('Database', () => {
           { currentOp: 1 }
         );
       });
+      it('allows boolean parameter', async() => {
+        await database.currentOp(true);
+
+        expect(serviceProvider.runCommandWithCheck).to.have.been.calledWith(
+          ADMIN_DB,
+          {
+            currentOp: 1,
+            $all: true
+          }
+        );
+      });
+      it('allows boolean parameter false', async() => {
+        await database.currentOp(false);
+
+        expect(serviceProvider.runCommandWithCheck).to.have.been.calledWith(
+          ADMIN_DB,
+          {
+            $all: false,
+            currentOp: 1
+          }
+        );
+      });
       it('calls serviceProvider.runCommandWithCheck on the database with options', async() => {
         await database.currentOp({
           $ownOps: true,
diff --git a/packages/shell-api/src/database.ts b/packages/shell-api/src/database.ts
index ca8afd9503..f99c1a056e 100644
--- a/packages/shell-api/src/database.ts
+++ b/packages/shell-api/src/database.ts
@@ -787,8 +787,11 @@ export default class Database extends ShellApiWithMongoClass {
 
   @returnsPromise
   @apiVersions([])
-  async currentOp(opts: Document = {}): Promise<Document> {
+  async currentOp(opts: Document | boolean = {}): Promise<Document> {
     this._emitDatabaseApiCall('currentOp', { opts: opts });
+    if (typeof opts === 'boolean') {
+      opts = { $all: opts };
+    }
     return await this._runAdminCommand(
       {
         currentOp: 1,