diff --git a/weed/shell/command_ec_common.go b/weed/shell/command_ec_common.go
index 3b4a0ff25..324287179 100644
--- a/weed/shell/command_ec_common.go
+++ b/weed/shell/command_ec_common.go
@@ -39,6 +39,11 @@ type EcRack struct {
 	freeEcSlot int
 }
 
+var (
+	// Overridable functions for testing.
+	getDefaultReplicaPlacement = _getDefaultReplicaPlacement
+)
+
 func moveMountedShardToEcNode(commandEnv *CommandEnv, existingLocation *EcNode, collection string, vid needle.VolumeId, shardId erasure_coding.ShardId, destinationEcNode *EcNode, applyBalancing bool) (err error) {
 
 	if !commandEnv.isLocked() {
@@ -840,15 +845,24 @@ func collectVolumeIdToEcNodes(allEcNodes []*EcNode, collection string) map[needl
 	return vidLocations
 }
 
-// TODO: EC volumes have no replica placement info :( Maybe rely on the master's default?
-func volumeIdToReplicaPlacement(vid needle.VolumeId, nodes []*EcNode) (*super_block.ReplicaPlacement, error) {
+// TODO: EC volumes have no replica placement info :( We need a better solution to resolve topology, and balancing, for those.
+func volumeIdToReplicaPlacement(commandEnv *CommandEnv, vid needle.VolumeId, nodes []*EcNode) (*super_block.ReplicaPlacement, error) {
+	defaultReplicaPlacement, err := getDefaultReplicaPlacement(commandEnv)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
 	for _, ecNode := range nodes {
 		for _, diskInfo := range ecNode.info.DiskInfos {
 			for _, volumeInfo := range diskInfo.VolumeInfos {
-				if needle.VolumeId(volumeInfo.Id) != vid {
-					continue
+				if needle.VolumeId(volumeInfo.Id) == vid {
+					return super_block.NewReplicaPlacementFromByte(byte(volumeInfo.ReplicaPlacement))
+				}
+			}
+			for _, ecShardInfo := range diskInfo.EcShardInfos {
+				if needle.VolumeId(ecShardInfo.Id) == vid {
+					return defaultReplicaPlacement, nil
 				}
-				return super_block.NewReplicaPlacementFromByte(byte(volumeInfo.ReplicaPlacement))
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -856,7 +870,7 @@ func volumeIdToReplicaPlacement(vid needle.VolumeId, nodes []*EcNode) (*super_bl
 	return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to resolve replica placement for volume ID %d", vid)
 }
 
-func getDefaultReplicaPlacement(commandEnv *CommandEnv) (*super_block.ReplicaPlacement, error) {
+func _getDefaultReplicaPlacement(commandEnv *CommandEnv) (*super_block.ReplicaPlacement, error) {
 	var resp *master_pb.GetMasterConfigurationResponse
 	var err error
 
diff --git a/weed/shell/command_ec_common_test.go b/weed/shell/command_ec_common_test.go
index 08e4a41c7..cc5358a80 100644
--- a/weed/shell/command_ec_common_test.go
+++ b/weed/shell/command_ec_common_test.go
@@ -55,26 +55,41 @@ func TestEcDistribution(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestVolumeIdToReplicaPlacement(t *testing.T) {
+	getDefaultReplicaPlacementOrig := getDefaultReplicaPlacement
+	getDefaultReplicaPlacement = func(commandEnv *CommandEnv) (*super_block.ReplicaPlacement, error) {
+		return super_block.NewReplicaPlacementFromString("123")
+	}
+	defer func() {
+		getDefaultReplicaPlacement = getDefaultReplicaPlacementOrig
+	}()
+
 	testCases := []struct {
 		topology *master_pb.TopologyInfo
 		vid      string
 		want     string
 		wantErr  string
 	}{
-		{topology1, "", "", "failed to resolve replica placement for volume ID 0"},
-		{topology1, "0", "", "failed to resolve replica placement for volume ID 0"},
+		{topology1, "", "", "failed to resolve replica placement"},
+		{topology1, "0", "", "failed to resolve replica placement"},
 		{topology1, "1", "100", ""},
 		{topology1, "296", "100", ""},
-		{topology2, "", "", "failed to resolve replica placement for volume ID 0"},
-		{topology2, "19012", "", "failed to resolve replica placement for volume ID 19012"},
+		{topology2, "", "", "failed to resolve replica placement"},
+		{topology2, "19012", "", "failed to resolve replica placement"},
 		{topology2, "6271", "002", ""},
 		{topology2, "17932", "002", ""},
+		{topologyEc, "", "", "failed to resolve replica placement"},
+		{topologyEc, "0", "", "failed to resolve replica placement"},
+		{topologyEc, "6225", "002", ""},
+		{topologyEc, "6241", "002", ""},
+		{topologyEc, "9577", "123", ""},  // EC volume
+		{topologyEc, "12737", "123", ""}, // EC volume
 	}
 
 	for _, tc := range testCases {
+		commandEnv := &CommandEnv{}
 		vid, _ := needle.NewVolumeId(tc.vid)
 		ecNodes, _ := collectEcVolumeServersByDc(tc.topology, "")
-		got, gotErr := volumeIdToReplicaPlacement(vid, ecNodes)
+		got, gotErr := volumeIdToReplicaPlacement(commandEnv, vid, ecNodes)
 
 		if err := errorCheck(gotErr, tc.wantErr); err != nil {
 			t.Errorf("volume %q: %s", tc.vid, err.Error())