diff --git a/scd/app-common.h b/scd/app-common.h
index f4035f766..03b6c4884 100644
--- a/scd/app-common.h
+++ b/scd/app-common.h
@@ -335,6 +335,7 @@ card_t app_do_with_keygrip (ctrl_t ctrl, int action, const char *keygrip_str,
 
 /*-- app-openpgp.c --*/
 gpg_error_t app_select_openpgp (app_t app);
+const char *app_openpgp_manufacturer (unsigned int no);
 
 /*-- app-nks.c --*/
 gpg_error_t app_select_nks (app_t app);
diff --git a/scd/app-openpgp.c b/scd/app-openpgp.c
index 5f3e0c1ec..b2467d05f 100644
--- a/scd/app-openpgp.c
+++ b/scd/app-openpgp.c
@@ -290,8 +290,8 @@ static gpg_error_t change_keyattr_from_string
 
 
 /* Return the OpenPGP card manufacturer name. */
-static const char *
-get_manufacturer (unsigned int no)
+const char *
+app_openpgp_manufacturer (unsigned int no)
 {
   /* Note:  Make sure that there is no colon or linefeed in the string. */
   switch (no)
@@ -1273,7 +1273,7 @@ do_getattr (app_t app, ctrl_t ctrl, const char *name)
       return send_status_printf
         (ctrl, table[idx].name, "%u %s",
          app->app_local->manufacturer,
-         get_manufacturer (app->app_local->manufacturer));
+         app_openpgp_manufacturer (app->app_local->manufacturer));
     }
   if (table[idx].special == -9)
     {
diff --git a/scd/command.c b/scd/command.c
index 9d8737572..2a302fbb5 100644
--- a/scd/command.c
+++ b/scd/command.c
@@ -1875,6 +1875,8 @@ static const char hlp_getinfo[] =
   "  cmd_has_option CMD OPT\n"
   "              - Returns OK if command CMD has option OPT.\n"
   "  dump_state  - Dump internal infos to the log stream.\n"
+  "  manufacturer NUMBER\n"
+  "              - Return a description of the OpenPGP manufacturer id.\n"
   "  apdu_strerror NUMBER\n"
   "              - Return a string for a status word.\n";
 static gpg_error_t
@@ -2001,6 +2003,12 @@ cmd_getinfo (assuan_context_t ctx, char *line)
     {
       rc = app_send_active_apps (NULL, ctrl);
     }
+  else if ((s=has_leading_keyword (line, "manufacturer")))
+    {
+      unsigned long ul = strtoul (s, NULL, 0);
+      s = app_openpgp_manufacturer (ul);
+      rc = assuan_send_data (ctx, s, strlen (s));
+    }
   else if ((s=has_leading_keyword (line, "apdu_strerror")))
     {
       unsigned long ul = strtoul (s, NULL, 0);