diff --git a/doc/gpg.texi b/doc/gpg.texi
index eb7c35cac..9fdabc743 100644
--- a/doc/gpg.texi
+++ b/doc/gpg.texi
@@ -399,10 +399,13 @@ this command may change with new releases.
 @opindex edit-card
 @itemx --card-edit
 @opindex card-edit
-Present a menu to work with a smartcard. The subcommand "help" provides
-an overview on available commands. For a detailed description, please
-see the Card HOWTO at
-https://gnupg.org/documentation/howtos.html#GnuPG-cardHOWTO .
+Present a menu to work with a smartcard. The subcommand "help"
+provides an overview on available commands. For a detailed
+description, please see the Card HOWTO at
+https://gnupg.org/documentation/howtos.html#GnuPG-cardHOWTO .  Please
+note that the command "openpgp" can be used to switch to the OpenPGP
+application of cards which by default are presenting another
+application (e.g. PIV).
 
 @item --card-status
 @opindex card-status
diff --git a/g10/card-util.c b/g10/card-util.c
index d8f1b960a..a3297fb71 100644
--- a/g10/card-util.c
+++ b/g10/card-util.c
@@ -705,6 +705,14 @@ current_card_status (ctrl_t ctrl, estream_t fp,
         }
       else
         tty_fprintf (fp, "[none]\n");
+
+      if (!info.manufacturer_name)
+        {
+          tty_fprintf (fp, "\n");
+          tty_fprintf (fp, _("Please try command \"%s\""
+                             " if the listing does not look correct\n"),
+                       "openpgp");
+        }
     }
 
   release_kbnode (keyblock);
@@ -2243,7 +2251,7 @@ enum cmdids
     cmdNAME, cmdURL, cmdFETCH, cmdLOGIN, cmdLANG, cmdSEX, cmdCAFPR,
     cmdFORCESIG, cmdGENERATE, cmdPASSWD, cmdPRIVATEDO, cmdWRITECERT,
     cmdREADCERT, cmdUNBLOCK, cmdFACTORYRESET, cmdKDFSETUP,
-    cmdKEYATTR, cmdUIF,
+    cmdKEYATTR, cmdUIF, cmdOPENPGP,
     cmdINVCMD
   };
 
@@ -2281,6 +2289,7 @@ static struct
       N_("setup KDF for PIN authentication (on/single/off)")},
     { "key-attr", cmdKEYATTR, 1, N_("change the key attribute")},
     { "uif", cmdUIF, 1, N_("change the User Interaction Flag")},
+    { "openpgp", cmdOPENPGP, 0, N_("switch to the OpenPGP app")},
     /* Note, that we do not announce these command yet. */
     { "privatedo", cmdPRIVATEDO, 0, NULL },
     { "readcert", cmdREADCERT, 0, NULL },
@@ -2580,6 +2589,11 @@ card_edit (ctrl_t ctrl, strlist_t commands)
             uif (arg_number, arg_rest);
           break;
 
+        case cmdOPENPGP:
+          agent_scd_switchapp ("openpgp");
+          redisplay = 1;
+          break;
+
         case cmdQUIT:
           goto leave;