diff --git a/docs/release-notes/version-3.4.md b/docs/release-notes/version-3.4.md
index 9b470481a..f8a92e6bf 100644
--- a/docs/release-notes/version-3.4.md
+++ b/docs/release-notes/version-3.4.md
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 
 ## v3.4.9 (FUTURE)
 
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* [#12296](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/12296) - Fix "mark connected" form field for bulk editing front & rear ports
+
 ---
 
 ## v3.4.8 (2023-04-12)
diff --git a/netbox/dcim/forms/bulk_edit.py b/netbox/dcim/forms/bulk_edit.py
index 24bd3e62d..9388f5cd3 100644
--- a/netbox/dcim/forms/bulk_edit.py
+++ b/netbox/dcim/forms/bulk_edit.py
@@ -1324,6 +1324,11 @@ class FrontPortBulkEditForm(
     form_from_model(FrontPort, ['label', 'type', 'color', 'mark_connected', 'description']),
     ComponentBulkEditForm
 ):
+    mark_connected = forms.NullBooleanField(
+        required=False,
+        widget=BulkEditNullBooleanSelect
+    )
+
     model = FrontPort
     fieldsets = (
         (None, ('module', 'type', 'label', 'color', 'description', 'mark_connected')),
@@ -1335,6 +1340,11 @@ class RearPortBulkEditForm(
     form_from_model(RearPort, ['label', 'type', 'color', 'mark_connected', 'description']),
     ComponentBulkEditForm
 ):
+    mark_connected = forms.NullBooleanField(
+        required=False,
+        widget=BulkEditNullBooleanSelect
+    )
+
     model = RearPort
     fieldsets = (
         (None, ('module', 'type', 'label', 'color', 'description', 'mark_connected')),