diff --git a/lib/redmine/info.rb b/lib/redmine/info.rb
index 0e00e8b85..98df8d20b 100644
--- a/lib/redmine/info.rb
+++ b/lib/redmine/info.rb
@@ -5,6 +5,25 @@ module Redmine
       def url; 'http://www.redmine.org/' end
       def help_url; 'http://www.redmine.org/guide' end
       def versioned_name; "#{app_name} #{Redmine::VERSION}" end
+
+      def environment
+        s = "Environment:\n"
+        s << [
+          ["Redmine version", Redmine::VERSION],
+          ["Ruby version", "#{RUBY_VERSION} (#{RUBY_PLATFORM})"],
+          ["Rails version", Rails::VERSION::STRING],
+          ["Environment", Rails.env],
+          ["Database adapter", ActiveRecord::Base.connection.adapter_name]
+        ].map {|info| "  %-40s %s" % info}.join("\n")
+        s << "\nRedmine plugins:\n"
+
+        plugins = Redmine::Plugin.all
+        if plugins.any?
+          s << plugins.map {|plugin| "  %-40s %s" % [plugin.id.to_s, plugin.version.to_s]}.join("\n")
+        else
+          s << "  no plugin installed"
+        end
+      end
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/script/about b/script/about
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cfec3b406
--- /dev/null
+++ b/script/about
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env ruby
+
+ENV["RAILS_ENV"] ||= "production"
+require File.expand_path(File.dirname(__FILE__) + "/../config/environment")
+puts
+puts Redmine::Info.environment
diff --git a/test/unit/lib/redmine/info_test.rb b/test/unit/lib/redmine/info_test.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e56e67575
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/unit/lib/redmine/info_test.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+# Redmine - project management software
+# Copyright (C) 2006-2012  Jean-Philippe Lang
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+# modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+# as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
+# of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# 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., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
+
+require File.expand_path('../../../../test_helper', __FILE__)
+
+class Redmine::InfoTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
+  def test_environment
+    env = Redmine::Info.environment
+
+    assert_kind_of String, env
+    assert_match 'Redmine version', env
+  end
+end