--- a/addons/resource.language.en_gb/resources/strings.po
+++ b/addons/resource.language.en_gb/resources/strings.po
@@ -19787,3 +19787,9 @@
 msgctxt "#39010"
 msgid "Select sort method"
 msgstr ""
+
+#. used for Kernel version in Systeminfo
+#: /xbmc/windows/GUIWindowSystemInfo.cpp
+msgctxt "#98765"
+msgid "Kernel:"
+msgstr ""
--- a/xbmc/guiinfo/GUIInfoLabels.h
+++ b/xbmc/guiinfo/GUIInfoLabels.h
@@ -379,6 +379,7 @@
 #define SYSTEM_SCREEN_RESOLUTION    659
 #define SYSTEM_VIDEO_ENCODER_INFO   660
 #define SYSTEM_OS_VERSION_INFO      667
+#define SYSTEM_KERNEL_VERSION_INFO  668
 #define SYSTEM_FREE_SPACE           679
 #define SYSTEM_USED_SPACE           680
 #define SYSTEM_TOTAL_SPACE          681
--- a/xbmc/windows/GUIWindowSystemInfo.cpp
+++ b/xbmc/windows/GUIWindowSystemInfo.cpp
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@
     SetControlLabel(i++, "%s: %s", 150, NETWORK_IP_ADDRESS);
     SetControlLabel(i++, "%s %s", 13287, SYSTEM_SCREEN_RESOLUTION);
     SetControlLabel(i++, "%s %s", 13283, SYSTEM_OS_VERSION_INFO);
+    SetControlLabel(i++, "%s %s", 98765, SYSTEM_KERNEL_VERSION_INFO);
     SetControlLabel(i++, "%s: %s", 12390, SYSTEM_UPTIME);
     SetControlLabel(i++, "%s: %s", 12394, SYSTEM_TOTALUPTIME);
     SetControlLabel(i++, "%s: %s", 12395, SYSTEM_BATTERY_LEVEL);
--- a/xbmc/utils/SystemInfo.h
+++ b/xbmc/utils/SystemInfo.h
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
   std::string videoEncoder;
   std::string cpuFrequency;
   std::string osVersionInfo;
+  std::string kernelVersionInfo;
   std::string macAddress;
   std::string batteryLevel;
 };
--- a/xbmc/utils/SystemInfo.cpp
+++ b/xbmc/utils/SystemInfo.cpp
@@ -257,7 +257,8 @@
   m_info.internetState     = GetInternetState();
   m_info.videoEncoder      = GetVideoEncoder();
   m_info.cpuFrequency      = GetCPUFreqInfo();
-  m_info.osVersionInfo     = CSysInfo::GetOsPrettyNameWithVersion() + " (kernel: " + CSysInfo::GetKernelName() + " " + CSysInfo::GetKernelVersionFull() + ")";
+  m_info.osVersionInfo     = CSysInfo::GetOsPrettyNameWithVersion();
+  m_info.kernelVersionInfo = CSysInfo::GetKernelName() + " " + CSysInfo::GetKernelVersionFull();
   m_info.macAddress        = GetMACAddress();
   m_info.batteryLevel      = GetBatteryLevel();
   return true;
@@ -377,6 +378,8 @@
     return m_info.macAddress;
   case SYSTEM_OS_VERSION_INFO:
     return m_info.osVersionInfo;
+  case SYSTEM_KERNEL_VERSION_INFO:
+    return m_info.kernelVersionInfo;
   case SYSTEM_CPUFREQUENCY:
     return m_info.cpuFrequency;
   case SYSTEM_UPTIME: