diff --git a/src/.gitignore b/src/.gitignore
index 89dc852b1a..ca9558cabb 100644
--- a/src/.gitignore
+++ b/src/.gitignore
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 /style_*.h
 /lmpcompiledate.h
+/lmpinstalledpkgs.h
 
 /*_gpu.h
 /*_gpu.cpp
diff --git a/src/Makefile b/src/Makefile
index eb7382989d..7e19070c90 100644
--- a/src/Makefile
+++ b/src/Makefile
@@ -164,6 +164,13 @@ help:
 	@if [ ! -d $(objdir) ]; then mkdir $(objdir); fi
 	@$(SHELL) Make.sh style
 	@$(SHELL) Make.sh date
+	@echo 'Gathering installed package information'
+	@echo 'static const char lammps_installed_packages[] = ' > lmpinstalledpkgs.tmp
+	@for p in $(PACKAGEUC) $(PACKUSERUC); do info=$$($(SHELL) Package.sh $$p installed); \
+             [ -n "$$info" ] && echo "\"$$info\"" | sed -e 's/".*package/"/' >> lmpinstalledpkgs.tmp || :; done
+	@echo ';' >> lmpinstalledpkgs.tmp
+	@test "`diff --brief lmpinstalledpkgs.tmp lmpinstalledpkgs.h`" != "" && \
+	       mv lmpinstalledpkgs.tmp lmpinstalledpkgs.h || rm lmpinstalledpkgs.tmp
 	@if [ -f MAKE/MACHINES/Makefile.$@ ]; \
 	  then cp MAKE/MACHINES/Makefile.$@ $(objdir)/Makefile; fi
 	@if [ -f MAKE/OPTIONS/Makefile.$@ ]; \
diff --git a/src/lammps.cpp b/src/lammps.cpp
index 53a17c717d..eedf7bc6fa 100644
--- a/src/lammps.cpp
+++ b/src/lammps.cpp
@@ -1035,9 +1035,11 @@ static const char lammps_config_options[]
   "\n";
 
 #include "lmpcompiledate.h"
+#include "lmpinstalledpkgs.h"
 
 void LAMMPS::print_config(FILE *fp)
 {
   fprintf(fp,"LAMMPS compiled on: %s\n\n",lammps_compile_date);
   fputs(lammps_config_options,fp);
+  fprintf(fp,"Installed packages:%s\n\n",lammps_installed_packages);
 }