diff --git a/src/command.c b/src/command.c
index f5d385cc..c0c4e037 100644
--- a/src/command.c
+++ b/src/command.c
@@ -124,7 +124,12 @@ int command_process(target *t, char *cmd)
 
 bool cmd_version(void)
 {
+#if defined PC_HOSTED
+	gdb_outf("Black Magic Probe, PC-Hosted for " PLATFORM_IDENT
+			 ", Version " FIRMWARE_VERSION "\n");
+#else
 	gdb_outf("Black Magic Probe (Firmware " FIRMWARE_VERSION ") (Hardware Version %d)\n", platform_hwversion());
+#endif
 	gdb_out("Copyright (C) 2015  Black Sphere Technologies Ltd.\n");
 	gdb_out("License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later "
 		"<http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>\n\n");
diff --git a/src/platforms/libftdi/platform.h b/src/platforms/libftdi/platform.h
index 5452c513..122cdced 100644
--- a/src/platforms/libftdi/platform.h
+++ b/src/platforms/libftdi/platform.h
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 
 #define PLATFORM_HAS_DEBUG
 
+#define PLATFORM_IDENT "FTDI/MPSSE"
 #define SET_RUN_STATE(state)
 #define SET_IDLE_STATE(state)
 #define SET_ERROR_STATE(state)
diff --git a/src/platforms/pc-stlinkv2/platform.h b/src/platforms/pc-stlinkv2/platform.h
index 5ecba6ba..a100a063 100644
--- a/src/platforms/pc-stlinkv2/platform.h
+++ b/src/platforms/pc-stlinkv2/platform.h
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 
 #define PLATFORM_HAS_DEBUG
 
+#define PLATFORM_IDENT "StlinkV2/3"
 #define SET_RUN_STATE(state)
 #define SET_IDLE_STATE(state)
 //#define SET_ERROR_STATE(state)