diff --git a/common/board_info.c b/common/board_info.c
index a62c04794b..f4c385add9 100644
--- a/common/board_info.c
+++ b/common/board_info.c
@@ -15,35 +15,65 @@ int __weak checkboard(void)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static const struct to_show {
+	const char *name;
+	enum sysinfo_id id;
+} to_show[] = {
+	{ "Manufacturer", SYSINFO_ID_BOARD_MANUFACTURER},
+	{ "Prior-stage version", SYSINFO_ID_PRIOR_STAGE_VERSION },
+	{ "Prior-stage date", SYSINFO_ID_PRIOR_STAGE_DATE },
+	{ /* sentinel */ }
+};
+
+static int try_sysinfo(void)
+{
+	struct udevice *dev;
+	char str[80];
+	int ret;
+
+	/* This might provide more detail */
+	ret = sysinfo_get(&dev);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	ret = sysinfo_detect(dev);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	ret = sysinfo_get_str(dev, SYSINFO_ID_BOARD_MODEL, sizeof(str), str);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+	printf("Model: %s\n", str);
+
+	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_SYSINFO_EXTRA)) {
+		const struct to_show *item;
+
+		for (item = to_show; item->id; item++) {
+			ret = sysinfo_get_str(dev, item->id, sizeof(str), str);
+			if (!ret)
+				printf("%s: %s\n", item->name, str);
+		}
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 int show_board_info(void)
 {
 	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_OF_CONTROL)) {
-		struct udevice *dev;
-		const char *model;
-		char str[80];
 		int ret = -ENOSYS;
 
-		if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_SYSINFO)) {
-			/* This might provide more detail */
-			ret = sysinfo_get(&dev);
-			if (!ret) {
-				ret = sysinfo_detect(dev);
-				if (!ret) {
-					ret = sysinfo_get_str(dev,
-						      SYSINFO_ID_BOARD_MODEL,
-						      sizeof(str), str);
-				}
-			}
-		}
+		if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_SYSINFO))
+			ret = try_sysinfo();
 
 		/* Fail back to the main 'model' if available */
-		if (ret)
-			model = fdt_getprop(gd->fdt_blob, 0, "model", NULL);
-		else
-			model = str;
+		if (ret) {
+			const char *model;
 
-		if (model)
-			printf("Model: %s\n", model);
+			model = fdt_getprop(gd->fdt_blob, 0, "model", NULL);
+			if (model)
+				printf("Model: %s\n", model);
+		}
 	}
 
 	return checkboard();
diff --git a/drivers/sysinfo/Kconfig b/drivers/sysinfo/Kconfig
index e35f7cb179..2030e4babc 100644
--- a/drivers/sysinfo/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/sysinfo/Kconfig
@@ -8,6 +8,13 @@ menuconfig SYSINFO
 
 if SYSINFO
 
+config SYSINFO_EXTRA
+	bool "Show extra information on startup"
+	help
+	  Enable this to see extra information on startup. Normally only the
+	  model is shown, but with this option the vendor and any prior-stage
+	  firmware's version and date are shown as well.
+
 config SPL_SYSINFO
 	depends on SPL_DM
 	bool "Enable board driver support in SPL"
diff --git a/include/sysinfo.h b/include/sysinfo.h
index b140d742e9..f2c1aa29d1 100644
--- a/include/sysinfo.h
+++ b/include/sysinfo.h
@@ -46,6 +46,9 @@ enum sysinfo_id {
 
 	/* For show_board_info() */
 	SYSINFO_ID_BOARD_MODEL,
+	SYSINFO_ID_BOARD_MANUFACTURER,
+	SYSINFO_ID_PRIOR_STAGE_VERSION,
+	SYSINFO_ID_PRIOR_STAGE_DATE,
 
 	/* First value available for downstream/board used */
 	SYSINFO_ID_USER = 0x1000,