diff --git a/fs/proc/Makefile b/fs/proc/Makefile
index ead487e80510..1b96d15d84b8 100644
--- a/fs/proc/Makefile
+++ b/fs/proc/Makefile
@@ -33,3 +33,4 @@ proc-$(CONFIG_PROC_KCORE)	+= kcore.o
 proc-$(CONFIG_PROC_VMCORE)	+= vmcore.o
 proc-$(CONFIG_PRINTK)	+= kmsg.o
 proc-$(CONFIG_PROC_PAGE_MONITOR)	+= page.o
+proc-y	+= version_signature.o
diff --git a/fs/proc/version_signature.c b/fs/proc/version_signature.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..859fb6092a6c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fs/proc/version_signature.c
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+#include <linux/fs.h>
+#include <linux/init.h>
+#include <linux/kernel.h>
+#include <linux/proc_fs.h>
+#include <linux/seq_file.h>
+#include <linux/utsname.h>
+
+static int version_signature_proc_show(struct seq_file *m, void *v)
+{
+	seq_printf(m, "%s\n", CONFIG_VERSION_SIGNATURE);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int version_signature_proc_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
+{
+	return single_open(file, version_signature_proc_show, NULL);
+}
+
+static const struct file_operations version_signature_proc_fops = {
+	.open		= version_signature_proc_open,
+	.read		= seq_read,
+	.llseek		= seq_lseek,
+	.release	= single_release,
+};
+
+static int __init proc_version_signature_init(void)
+{
+	proc_create("version_signature", 0, NULL, &version_signature_proc_fops);
+	return 0;
+}
+module_init(proc_version_signature_init);
diff --git a/init/Kconfig b/init/Kconfig
index f641518f4ac5..6223f7a06628 100644
--- a/init/Kconfig
+++ b/init/Kconfig
@@ -281,6 +281,15 @@ config DEFAULT_HOSTNAME
 config ARCH_NO_SWAP
 	bool
 
+config VERSION_SIGNATURE
+	string "Arbitrary version signature"
+	help
+	  This string will be created in a file, /proc/version_signature. It
+	  is useful in determining arbitrary data about your kernel. For instance,
+	  if you have several kernels of the same version, but need to keep track
+	  of a revision of the same kernel, but not affect it's ability to load
+	  compatible modules, this is the easiest way to do that.
+
 config SWAP
 	bool "Support for paging of anonymous memory (swap)"
 	depends on MMU && BLOCK && !ARCH_NO_SWAP
diff --git a/init/version.c b/init/version.c
index cba341161b58..f79ef557c332 100644
--- a/init/version.c
+++ b/init/version.c
@@ -45,7 +45,11 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(init_uts_ns);
 /* FIXED STRINGS! Don't touch! */
 const char linux_banner[] =
 	"Linux version " UTS_RELEASE " (" LINUX_COMPILE_BY "@"
-	LINUX_COMPILE_HOST ") (" LINUX_COMPILER ") " UTS_VERSION "\n";
+	LINUX_COMPILE_HOST ") (" LINUX_COMPILER ") " UTS_VERSION
+#ifdef CONFIG_VERSION_SIGNATURE
+        " (" CONFIG_VERSION_SIGNATURE ")"
+#endif
+	"\n";
 
 const char linux_proc_banner[] =
 	"%s version %s"