diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e161118d..c0cc7b1e 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -25,3 +25,6 @@ dependencies.lock
 # ignore IDEA files
 .idea
 *.iml
+
+#ignore temp file for build infos
+buildinfo.h
diff --git a/components/modules/CMakeLists.txt b/components/modules/CMakeLists.txt
index dd755908..a1525569 100644
--- a/components/modules/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/components/modules/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ idf_component_register(
 # "-u <modname>_module_selected1" option to force the linker to include
 # the module. See components/core/include/module.h for further details on
 # how this works.
+set(buildinfo_modules)
 set(modules_enabled)
 foreach(module_src ${module_srcs})
   string(REPLACE ".c" "" module_name ${module_src})
@@ -129,9 +130,11 @@ foreach(module_src ${module_srcs})
   set(mod_opt "CONFIG_NODEMCU_CMODULE_${module_ucase}")
   if (${${mod_opt}})
     list(APPEND modules_enabled ${module_ucase})
+    list(APPEND buildinfo_modules ${module_name})
   endif()
 endforeach()
 message("Including the following modules: ${modules_enabled}")
+string(REPLACE ";" "," buildinfo_modules "${buildinfo_modules}")
 
 foreach(mod ${modules_enabled})
   target_link_libraries(${COMPONENT_LIB} "-u ${mod}_module_selected1")
@@ -182,3 +185,77 @@ set_property(
   PROPERTY ADDITIONAL_MAKE_CLEAN_FILES eromfs.bin
 )
 
+
+set(buildinfo_h
+"#ifndef __BUILDINFO_H__
+#define __BUILDINFO_H__
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_LUA_NUMBER_INT64
+#define BUILDINFO_BUILD_TYPE \"integer\"
+#else
+#ifdef CONFIG_LUA_NUMBER_DOUBLE
+#define BUILDINFO_BUILD_TYPE \"double\"
+#else
+#define BUILDINFO_BUILD_TYPE \"float\"
+#endif
+#endif
+
+#define USER_PROLOG \"@user_prolog@\"
+#define BUILDINFO_BRANCH \"@branch@\"
+#define BUILDINFO_COMMIT_ID \"@commit_id@\"
+#define BUILDINFO_RELEASE \"@release@\"
+#define BUILDINFO_RELEASE_DTS \"@release_dts@\"
+#define BUILDINFO_BUILD_DATE \"@build_date@\"
+#define BUILDINFO_MODULES \"@buildinfo_modules@\"
+#define BUILDINFO_LFS_SIZE \@buildinfo_lfs_size@\
+
+#endif	/* __BUILDINFO_H__ */
+"
+)
+
+execute_process(
+  COMMAND date "+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M"
+  OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE
+  OUTPUT_VARIABLE build_date
+)
+
+execute_process(
+  COMMAND git rev-parse HEAD
+  OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE
+  OUTPUT_VARIABLE commit_id
+)
+
+execute_process(
+  COMMAND git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD
+  COMMAND sed -E "s/[\/\\]+/_/g"
+  OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE
+  OUTPUT_VARIABLE branch
+)
+
+execute_process(
+  COMMAND git describe --tags --long
+  COMMAND sed -E "s/(.*)-(.*)-.*/\\1 +\\2/g"
+  COMMAND sed "s/ +0$//"
+  OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE
+  OUTPUT_VARIABLE release
+)
+
+execute_process(
+  COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E env TZ=UTC0 -- git show --quiet --date=format-local:%Y%m%d%H%M --format=%cd HEAD
+  OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE
+  OUTPUT_VARIABLE release_dts
+)
+
+execute_process(
+COMMAND grep "^lfs,.*" ${PROJECT_DIR}/components/platform/partitions.csv
+COMMAND cut -d, -f5
+COMMAND tr -d " "
+COMMAND awk "{print strtonum( $1 )}"
+OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE
+OUTPUT_VARIABLE buildinfo_lfs_size
+)
+
+file(CONFIGURE OUTPUT ${PROJECT_DIR}/components/platform/include/buildinfo.h
+  CONTENT "${buildinfo_h}"
+  @ONLY
+)
diff --git a/components/modules/node.c b/components/modules/node.c
index 3a1a3c5d..9979a399 100644
--- a/components/modules/node.c
+++ b/components/modules/node.c
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@
 #include "rom/rtc.h"
 #include "freertos/FreeRTOS.h"
 #include "freertos/timers.h"
+#include "esp_chip_info.h"
+#include "esp_flash.h"
+#include "user_version.h"
 
 static void restart_callback(TimerHandle_t timer) {
   (void)timer;
@@ -409,6 +412,85 @@ static int node_dsleep (lua_State *L)
 }
 
 
+static void add_int_field( lua_State* L, lua_Integer i, const char *name){
+  lua_pushinteger(L, i);
+  lua_setfield(L, -2, name);
+}
+
+static void add_string_field( lua_State* L, const char *s, const char *name) {
+  lua_pushstring(L, s);
+  lua_setfield(L, -2, name);
+}
+
+static void get_lfs_config ( lua_State* );
+
+static int node_info( lua_State* L ){
+  const char* options[] = {"lfs", "hw", "sw_version", "build_config", "default", NULL};
+  int option = luaL_checkoption (L, 1, options[4], options);
+
+  switch (option) {
+    case 0: { // lfs
+      get_lfs_config(L);
+      return 1;
+    }
+    case 1: { // hw
+      uint32_t flash_size, flash_id;
+      esp_chip_info_t chip_info;
+      esp_chip_info(&chip_info);
+      if(esp_flash_get_size(NULL, &flash_size) != ESP_OK) {
+        ESP_LOGW("node", "Get flash size failed");
+        flash_size = 0;
+      }
+      if(esp_flash_read_id(NULL, &flash_id) != ESP_OK) {
+        ESP_LOGW("node", "Get flash ID failed");
+        flash_id = 0;
+      }
+      lua_createtable(L, 0, 7);
+      add_string_field(L, CONFIG_IDF_TARGET,     "chip_model");
+      add_int_field(L, chip_info.features,       "chip_features");
+      add_int_field(L, chip_info.revision / 100, "chip_major_rev");
+      add_int_field(L, chip_info.revision % 100, "chip_minor_rev");
+      add_int_field(L, chip_info.cores,          "cpu_cores");
+      add_int_field(L, flash_size / 1024,        "flash_size"); // flash size in KB
+      add_int_field(L, flash_id,                 "flash_id");
+      return 1;
+    }
+    // based on PR https://github.com/nodemcu/nodemcu-firmware/pull/3289
+    case 2: { // sw_version
+      lua_createtable(L, 0, 8);
+      add_string_field(L, NODE_VERSION,          "node_version");
+      add_int_field(L,    NODE_VERSION_MAJOR,    "node_version_major");
+      add_int_field(L,    NODE_VERSION_MINOR,    "node_version_minor");
+      add_int_field(L,    NODE_VERSION_REVISION, "node_version_revision");
+      add_string_field(L, BUILDINFO_BRANCH,      "git_branch");
+      add_string_field(L, BUILDINFO_COMMIT_ID,   "git_commit_id");
+      add_string_field(L, BUILDINFO_RELEASE,     "git_release");
+      add_string_field(L, BUILDINFO_RELEASE_DTS, "git_commit_dts");
+      return 1;
+    }
+      case 3: { // build_config
+      lua_createtable(L, 0, 5);
+      lua_pushboolean(L, CONFIG_MBEDTLS_TLS_ENABLED);
+      lua_setfield(L, -2,                       "ssl");
+      add_int_field(L,    BUILDINFO_LFS_SIZE,   "lfs_size");
+      add_string_field(L, BUILDINFO_BUILD_TYPE, "number_type");
+      add_string_field(L, BUILDINFO_MODULES,    "modules");
+      #if CONFIG_ESP_CONSOLE_UART_DEFAULT || CONFIG_ESP_CONSOLE_UART_CUSTOM
+        add_string_field(L, "uart", "esp_console");
+      #elif CONFIG_ESP_CONSOLE_USB_SERIAL_JTAG
+        add_string_field(L, "usb_serial_jtag", "esp_console");
+      #elif CONFIG_ESP_CONSOLE_USB_CDC
+        add_string_field(L, "usb_cdc", "esp_console");
+      #endif
+      return 1;
+    }
+    default: {  // default
+      lua_newtable(L);
+      return 1;
+    }
+  }
+}
+
 // Lua: input("string")
 static int node_input( lua_State* L )
 {
@@ -796,12 +878,6 @@ static int node_lfslist (lua_State *L) {
 
 //== node.LFS Table emulator ==============================================//
 
-
-static void add_int_field( lua_State* L, lua_Integer i, const char *name){
-  lua_pushinteger(L, i);
-  lua_setfield(L, -2, name);
-}
-
 static void get_lfs_config ( lua_State* L ){
     int config[5];
     lua_getlfsconfig(L, config);
@@ -885,6 +961,7 @@ LROT_BEGIN(node, NULL, 0)
   LROT_FUNCENTRY( flashindex, node_lfsindex )
   LROT_TABENTRY(  LFS,        node_lfs )
   LROT_FUNCENTRY( heap,       node_heap )
+  LROT_FUNCENTRY( info,       node_info )
   LROT_FUNCENTRY( input,      node_input )
   LROT_FUNCENTRY( output,     node_output )
   LROT_FUNCENTRY( osprint,    node_osprint )
diff --git a/components/platform/include/user_version.h b/components/platform/include/user_version.h
index 82d47f4f..1cea59a1 100644
--- a/components/platform/include/user_version.h
+++ b/components/platform/include/user_version.h
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 #ifndef __USER_VERSION_H__
 #define __USER_VERSION_H__
 
+#include <buildinfo.h>
+
 #define NODE_VERSION_MAJOR		0U
 #define NODE_VERSION_MINOR		0U
 #define NODE_VERSION_REVISION	0U
@@ -8,7 +10,7 @@
 
 #define NODE_VERSION	"NodeMCU ESP32"
 #ifndef BUILD_DATE
-#define BUILD_DATE	  "unspecified"
+#define BUILD_DATE	  BUILDINFO_BUILD_DATE
 #endif
 
 #define SDK_VERSION IDF_VER
diff --git a/docs/modules/node.md b/docs/modules/node.md
index a86b814d..66772ee7 100644
--- a/docs/modules/node.md
+++ b/docs/modules/node.md
@@ -191,6 +191,74 @@ none
 system heap size left in bytes (number)
 
 
+## node.info()
+
+Returns information about hardware, software version and build configuration.
+
+#### Syntax
+`node.info([group])`
+
+#### Parameters
+`group` A designator for a group of properties. May be one of `"hw"`, `"sw_version"`, `"build_config"`, `"lfs"`. If omitted the empty table is returned. 
+
+#### Returns
+If a `group` is given the return value will be a table containing the following elements:
+
+- for `group` = `"hw"`
+    - `chip_model` (string) one of "ESP32", "ESP32S2", "ESP32S3", "ESP32C3", "ESP32C2", "ESP32C6", "ESP32H2"
+    - `chip_features` (number) bit mask of chip feature flags
+        - BIT(0), Chip has embedded flash memory
+        - BIT(1), Chip has 2.4GHz WiFi
+        - BIT(4), Chip has Bluetooth LE
+        - BIT(5), Chip has Bluetooth Classic
+        - BIT(6), Chip has IEEE 802.15.4
+        - BIT(7), Chip has embedded psram
+    - `chip_major_rev` (number) chip revision; wafer major version
+    - `chip_minor_rev` (number) chip revision; wafer minor version
+    - `cpu_cores` (number) number of CPU cores
+    - `flash_size` (number) flash size in KB
+    - `flash_id` (number) flash ID
+
+- for `group` = `"sw_version"`
+    - `git_branch` (string)
+    - `git_commit_id` (string)
+    - `git_release` (string) release name +additional commits e.g. "2.0.0-master_20170202 +403"
+    - `git_commit_dts` (string) commit timestamp in an ordering format. e.g. "201908111200"
+    - `node_version_major` (number)
+    - `node_version_minor` (number)
+    - `node_version_revision` (number)
+    - `node_version` (string)
+
+- for `group` = `"build_config"`
+    - `esp_console` (string) one of `uart`, `usb_serial_jtag` or `usb_cdc`
+    - `lfs_size` (number) as defined at build time
+    - `modules` (string) comma separated list
+    - `number_type` (string) `integer`, `float` or `double`
+    - `ssl` (boolean)
+
+- for `group` = `"lfs"`
+    - `lfs_base` (number) Flash offset of selected LFS region
+    - `lfs_mapped` (number) Mapped memory address of selected LFS region
+    - `lfs_size` (number) size of selected LFS region
+    - `lfs_used` (number) actual size used by current LFS image
+
+!!! attention
+
+	Not providing a `group` will result in the empty table being returned.
+
+#### Example
+
+```lua
+for k,v in pairs(node.info("build_config")) do
+  print (k,v)
+end
+```
+
+```lua
+print(node.info("sw_version").git_release)
+```
+
+
 ## node.input()
 
 Submits a string to the Lua interpreter. Similar to `pcall(loadstring(str))`, but without the single-line limitation.