diff --git a/drivers/common/sfc_efx/base/efx.h b/drivers/common/sfc_efx/base/efx.h
index 4a4dc8ba4d..75edb59a49 100644
--- a/drivers/common/sfc_efx/base/efx.h
+++ b/drivers/common/sfc_efx/base/efx.h
@@ -1647,6 +1647,22 @@ efx_nic_get_fw_version(
 	__in			efx_nic_t *enp,
 	__out			efx_nic_fw_info_t *enfip);
 
+#define	EFX_NIC_BOARD_INFO_SERIAL_LEN	(64)
+#define	EFX_NIC_BOARD_INFO_NAME_LEN	(16)
+
+typedef struct efx_nic_board_info_s {
+	/* The following two fields are NUL-terminated ASCII strings. */
+	char			enbi_serial[EFX_NIC_BOARD_INFO_SERIAL_LEN];
+	char			enbi_name[EFX_NIC_BOARD_INFO_NAME_LEN];
+	uint32_t		enbi_revision;
+} efx_nic_board_info_t;
+
+LIBEFX_API
+extern	__checkReturn	efx_rc_t
+efx_nic_get_board_info(
+	__in		efx_nic_t *enp,
+	__out		efx_nic_board_info_t *board_infop);
+
 /* Driver resource limits (minimum required/maximum usable). */
 typedef struct efx_drv_limits_s {
 	uint32_t	edl_min_evq_count;
diff --git a/drivers/common/sfc_efx/base/efx_mcdi.c b/drivers/common/sfc_efx/base/efx_mcdi.c
index edd069c969..8c984d8cad 100644
--- a/drivers/common/sfc_efx/base/efx_mcdi.c
+++ b/drivers/common/sfc_efx/base/efx_mcdi.c
@@ -964,11 +964,13 @@ efx_mcdi_ev_death(
 	__checkReturn		efx_rc_t
 efx_mcdi_get_version(
 	__in			efx_nic_t *enp,
+	__in			uint32_t flags_req,
 	__out			efx_mcdi_version_t *verp)
 {
+	efx_nic_board_info_t *board_infop = &verp->emv_board_info;
 	EFX_MCDI_DECLARE_BUF(payload,
-	    MC_CMD_GET_VERSION_IN_LEN,
-	    MC_CMD_GET_VERSION_OUT_LEN);
+	    MC_CMD_GET_VERSION_EXT_IN_LEN,
+	    MC_CMD_GET_VERSION_V2_OUT_LEN);
 	size_t min_resp_len_required;
 	efx_mcdi_req_t req;
 	efx_rc_t rc;
@@ -978,15 +980,35 @@ efx_mcdi_get_version(
 	EFX_STATIC_ASSERT(sizeof (verp->emv_firmware) ==
 	    MC_CMD_GET_VERSION_OUT_FIRMWARE_LEN);
 
+	EFX_STATIC_ASSERT(EFX_MCDI_VERSION_BOARD_INFO ==
+	    (1U << MC_CMD_GET_VERSION_V2_OUT_BOARD_EXT_INFO_PRESENT_LBN));
+
+	EFX_STATIC_ASSERT(sizeof (board_infop->enbi_serial) ==
+	    MC_CMD_GET_VERSION_V2_OUT_BOARD_SERIAL_LEN);
+	EFX_STATIC_ASSERT(sizeof (board_infop->enbi_name) ==
+	    MC_CMD_GET_VERSION_V2_OUT_BOARD_NAME_LEN);
+	EFX_STATIC_ASSERT(sizeof (board_infop->enbi_revision) ==
+	    MC_CMD_GET_VERSION_V2_OUT_BOARD_REVISION_LEN);
+
 	EFSYS_ASSERT3U(enp->en_features, &, EFX_FEATURE_MCDI);
 
 	req.emr_cmd = MC_CMD_GET_VERSION;
 	req.emr_in_buf = payload;
 	req.emr_out_buf = payload;
-	req.emr_in_length = MC_CMD_GET_VERSION_IN_LEN;
-	req.emr_out_length = MC_CMD_GET_VERSION_OUT_LEN;
 
-	min_resp_len_required = MC_CMD_GET_VERSION_V0_OUT_LEN;
+	if (flags_req != 0) {
+		/* Request basic + extended version information. */
+		req.emr_in_length = MC_CMD_GET_VERSION_EXT_IN_LEN;
+		req.emr_out_length = MC_CMD_GET_VERSION_V2_OUT_LEN;
+
+		min_resp_len_required = MC_CMD_GET_VERSION_V2_OUT_LEN;
+	} else {
+		/* Request only basic version information. */
+		req.emr_in_length = MC_CMD_GET_VERSION_IN_LEN;
+		req.emr_out_length = MC_CMD_GET_VERSION_OUT_LEN;
+
+		min_resp_len_required = MC_CMD_GET_VERSION_V0_OUT_LEN;
+	}
 
 	efx_mcdi_execute(enp, &req);
 
@@ -1020,6 +1042,20 @@ efx_mcdi_get_version(
 
 	verp->emv_firmware = MCDI_OUT_DWORD(req, GET_VERSION_OUT_FIRMWARE);
 
+	verp->emv_flags = MCDI_OUT_DWORD(req, GET_VERSION_V2_OUT_FLAGS);
+	verp->emv_flags &= flags_req;
+
+	if ((verp->emv_flags & EFX_MCDI_VERSION_BOARD_INFO) != 0) {
+		memcpy(board_infop->enbi_serial,
+		    MCDI_OUT2(req, char, GET_VERSION_V2_OUT_BOARD_SERIAL),
+		    sizeof (board_infop->enbi_serial));
+		memcpy(board_infop->enbi_name,
+		    MCDI_OUT2(req, char, GET_VERSION_V2_OUT_BOARD_NAME),
+		    sizeof (board_infop->enbi_name));
+		board_infop->enbi_revision =
+		    MCDI_OUT_DWORD(req, GET_VERSION_V2_OUT_BOARD_REVISION);
+	}
+
 	return (0);
 
 fail3:
@@ -1090,7 +1126,7 @@ efx_mcdi_version(
 	efx_mcdi_boot_t status;
 	efx_rc_t rc;
 
-	rc = efx_mcdi_get_version(enp, &ver);
+	rc = efx_mcdi_get_version(enp, 0, &ver);
 	if (rc != 0)
 		goto fail1;
 
diff --git a/drivers/common/sfc_efx/base/efx_mcdi.h b/drivers/common/sfc_efx/base/efx_mcdi.h
index 8b50b8a949..0b39a6f7f6 100644
--- a/drivers/common/sfc_efx/base/efx_mcdi.h
+++ b/drivers/common/sfc_efx/base/efx_mcdi.h
@@ -118,16 +118,34 @@ efx_mcdi_raise_exception(
 	__in_opt	efx_mcdi_req_t *emrp,
 	__in		int rc);
 
+/*
+ * Flags that name portions of extended version information
+ *
+ * The values match their MCDI counterparts.
+ */
+#define	EFX_MCDI_VERSION_BOARD_INFO	(1U << 4)
+
 typedef struct efx_mcdi_version_s {
 	/* Basic version information */
 	uint16_t		emv_version[4];
 	uint32_t		emv_firmware;
+
+	/*
+	 * Extended version information
+	 *
+	 * Valid portions of obtained information are indicated by flags.
+	 */
+	uint32_t		emv_flags;
+
+	/* Information valid if emv_flags has EFX_MCDI_VERSION_BOARD_INFO set */
+	efx_nic_board_info_t	emv_board_info;
 } efx_mcdi_version_t;
 
 LIBEFX_INTERNAL
 extern	__checkReturn	efx_rc_t
 efx_mcdi_get_version(
 	__in		efx_nic_t *enp,
+	__in		uint32_t flags_req,
 	__out		efx_mcdi_version_t *verp);
 
 typedef enum efx_mcdi_boot_e {
diff --git a/drivers/common/sfc_efx/base/efx_nic.c b/drivers/common/sfc_efx/base/efx_nic.c
index a78c4c3737..7c28fb1744 100644
--- a/drivers/common/sfc_efx/base/efx_nic.c
+++ b/drivers/common/sfc_efx/base/efx_nic.c
@@ -791,6 +791,52 @@ efx_nic_get_fw_version(
 
 	return (0);
 
+fail3:
+	EFSYS_PROBE(fail3);
+fail2:
+	EFSYS_PROBE(fail2);
+fail1:
+	EFSYS_PROBE1(fail1, efx_rc_t, rc);
+
+	return (rc);
+}
+
+	__checkReturn	efx_rc_t
+efx_nic_get_board_info(
+	__in		efx_nic_t *enp,
+	__out		efx_nic_board_info_t *board_infop)
+{
+	efx_mcdi_version_t ver;
+	efx_rc_t rc;
+
+	EFSYS_ASSERT3U(enp->en_mod_flags, &, EFX_MOD_MCDI);
+	EFSYS_ASSERT3U(enp->en_features, &, EFX_FEATURE_MCDI);
+
+	rc = efx_mcdi_get_version(enp, EFX_MCDI_VERSION_BOARD_INFO, &ver);
+	if (rc == EMSGSIZE) {
+		/*
+		 * Typically, EMSGSIZE is returned by above call in the
+		 * case when the NIC does not provide extra information.
+		 */
+		rc = ENOTSUP;
+		goto fail1;
+	} else if (rc != 0) {
+		goto fail2;
+	}
+
+	if ((ver.emv_flags & EFX_MCDI_VERSION_BOARD_INFO) == 0) {
+		rc = ENOTSUP;
+		goto fail3;
+	}
+
+	memcpy(board_infop, &ver.emv_board_info, sizeof (*board_infop));
+
+	/* MCDI should provide NUL-terminated strings, but stay vigilant. */
+	board_infop->enbi_serial[sizeof (board_infop->enbi_serial) - 1] = '\0';
+	board_infop->enbi_name[sizeof (board_infop->enbi_name) - 1] = '\0';
+
+	return (0);
+
 fail3:
 	EFSYS_PROBE(fail3);
 fail2:
diff --git a/drivers/common/sfc_efx/rte_common_sfc_efx_version.map b/drivers/common/sfc_efx/rte_common_sfc_efx_version.map
index 7cc692db3f..37056abd60 100644
--- a/drivers/common/sfc_efx/rte_common_sfc_efx_version.map
+++ b/drivers/common/sfc_efx/rte_common_sfc_efx_version.map
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@ INTERNAL {
 	efx_nic_destroy;
 	efx_nic_fini;
 	efx_nic_get_bar_region;
+	efx_nic_get_board_info;
 	efx_nic_get_fw_subvariant;
 	efx_nic_get_fw_version;
 	efx_nic_get_vi_pool;
