diff --git a/include/ipmitool/ipmi_mc.h b/include/ipmitool/ipmi_mc.h
index 5546a3a..a840f78 100644
--- a/include/ipmitool/ipmi_mc.h
+++ b/include/ipmitool/ipmi_mc.h
@@ -157,6 +157,9 @@ struct ipm_get_watchdog_rsp {
 #define IPMI_SYSINFO_SET0_SIZE             14
 #define IPMI_SYSINFO_SETN_SIZE             16
 
+/* System Information "Parameter selector" values: */
+#define IPMI_SYSINFO_SET_STATE		0x00
+#define IPMI_SYSINFO_SYSTEM_FW_VERSION	0x01
 #define IPMI_SYSINFO_HOSTNAME		0x02
 #define IPMI_SYSINFO_PRIMARY_OS_NAME	0x03
 #define IPMI_SYSINFO_OS_NAME		0x04
diff --git a/lib/ipmi_mc.c b/lib/ipmi_mc.c
index 2890c90..47a2e13 100644
--- a/lib/ipmi_mc.c
+++ b/lib/ipmi_mc.c
@@ -216,6 +216,8 @@ printf_sysinfo_usage(int full_help)
 		lprintf(LOG_NOTICE, "");
 		lprintf(LOG_NOTICE, "  Valid arguments are:");
 	}
+	lprintf(LOG_NOTICE,
+			"    system_fw_version   System firmware (e.g. BIOS) version");
 	lprintf(LOG_NOTICE,
 			"    primary_os_name     Primary operating system name");
 	lprintf(LOG_NOTICE, "    os_name             Operating system name");
@@ -914,6 +916,8 @@ sysinfo_param(const char *str, int *maxset)
 	else if (!strcmp(str, "delloem_url")) {
 		*maxset = 2;
 		return IPMI_SYSINFO_DELL_URL;
+	} else if (!strcmp(str, "system_fw_version")) {
+		return IPMI_SYSINFO_SYSTEM_FW_VERSION;
 	}
 
 	return (-1);