diff --git a/arch/mips/Kconfig b/arch/mips/Kconfig
index 50d734a..8970470 100644
--- a/arch/mips/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/mips/Kconfig
@@ -208,6 +208,17 @@
 
 endchoice
 
+menu "MIPS specific settings        "
+
+config CMD_MIPS_CPUINFO
+	bool "cpuinfo command"
+	default y
+	help
+	  Say yes here to get a cpuinfo command to show some
+	  information about the cpu model.
+
+endmenu
+
 source common/Kconfig
 source commands/Kconfig
 source net/Kconfig
diff --git a/arch/mips/lib/Makefile b/arch/mips/lib/Makefile
index 67e4e8a..45fe920 100644
--- a/arch/mips/lib/Makefile
+++ b/arch/mips/lib/Makefile
@@ -4,3 +4,5 @@
 obj-y += ashldi3.o
 obj-y += ashrdi3.o
 obj-y += memory.o
+
+obj-$(CONFIG_CMD_MIPS_CPUINFO) += cpuinfo.o
diff --git a/arch/mips/lib/cpuinfo.c b/arch/mips/lib/cpuinfo.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7bdb02b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/mips/lib/cpuinfo.c
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+/*
+ * cpuinfo - show information about MIPS CPU
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2011 Antony Pavlov <antonynpavlov@gmail.com>
+ *
+ * This file is part of barebox.
+ * See file CREDITS for list of people who contributed to this project.
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2
+ * as published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+ */
+
+#include <common.h>
+#include <command.h>
+#include <asm/mipsregs.h>
+
+static int do_cpuinfo(struct command *cmdtp, int argc, char *argv[])
+{
+	printf("CP0_PRID = 0x%08x\n", read_c0_prid());
+	printf("CP0_CONFIG = 0x%08x\n", read_c0_config());
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+BAREBOX_CMD_START(cpuinfo)
+	.cmd            = do_cpuinfo,
+	.usage          = "Show info about CPU",
+BAREBOX_CMD_END