diff --git a/gnupg.c b/gnupg.c
index 1e87896..b438d6e 100644
--- a/gnupg.c
+++ b/gnupg.c
@@ -287,6 +287,7 @@ phpc_function_entry gnupg_methods[] = {
 	PHP_ME(gnupg, __construct, arginfo_gnupg_init, ZEND_ACC_CTOR|ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC)
 	PHP_GNUPG_FALIAS(keyinfo,           arginfo_gnupg_pattern_method)
 	PHP_GNUPG_FALIAS(verify,            arginfo_gnupg_verify_method)
+	PHP_GNUPG_FALIAS(getengineinfo,     NULL)
 	PHP_GNUPG_FALIAS(geterror,          NULL)
 	PHP_GNUPG_FALIAS(clearsignkeys,     NULL)
 	PHP_GNUPG_FALIAS(clearencryptkeys,  NULL)
@@ -406,6 +407,7 @@ static zend_function_entry gnupg_functions[] = {
 	PHP_FE(gnupg_decrypt,			arginfo_gnupg_enctext_function)
 	PHP_FE(gnupg_export,			arginfo_gnupg_pattern_function)
 	PHP_FE(gnupg_import,			arginfo_gnupg_key_function)
+	PHP_FE(gnupg_getengineinfo,		arginfo_gnupg_void_function)
 	PHP_FE(gnupg_getprotocol,		arginfo_gnupg_void_function)
 	PHP_FE(gnupg_setsignmode,		arginfo_gnupg_signmode_function)
 	PHP_FE(gnupg_encryptsign,		arginfo_gnupg_text_function)
@@ -819,6 +821,30 @@ PHP_FUNCTION(gnupg_setsignmode)
 }
 /* }}} */
 
+/* {{{ proto array gnupg_getengineinfo(void)
+ * returns the engine info
+ */
+PHP_FUNCTION(gnupg_getengineinfo)
+{
+	gpgme_engine_info_t info;
+	GNUPG_GETOBJ();
+
+	if (!this) {
+		if (zend_parse_parameters(ZEND_NUM_ARGS() TSRMLS_CC, "r", &res) == FAILURE) {
+			return;
+		}
+		GNUPG_RES_FETCH();
+	}
+
+	info = gpgme_ctx_get_engine_info(PHPC_THIS->ctx);
+
+	PHPC_ARRAY_INIT(return_value);
+	PHPC_ARRAY_ADD_ASSOC_LONG(return_value, "protocol", info->protocol);
+	PHPC_ARRAY_ADD_ASSOC_CSTR(return_value, "file_name", info->file_name);
+	PHPC_ARRAY_ADD_ASSOC_CSTR(return_value, "home_dir", info->home_dir ? info->home_dir : "");
+}
+/* }}} */
+
 /* {{{ proto string gnupg_geterror(void)
  * returns the last errormessage
  */
diff --git a/php_gnupg.h b/php_gnupg.h
index bb4a24b..1418813 100644
--- a/php_gnupg.h
+++ b/php_gnupg.h
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ PHP_MINFO_FUNCTION(gnupg);
 PHP_METHOD(gnupg, __construct);
 PHP_FUNCTION(gnupg_keyinfo);
 PHP_FUNCTION(gnupg_verify);
+PHP_FUNCTION(gnupg_getengineinfo);
 PHP_FUNCTION(gnupg_geterror);
 PHP_FUNCTION(gnupg_setsignmode);
 PHP_FUNCTION(gnupg_setarmor);
diff --git a/tests/gnupg_oo_getengineinfo.phpt b/tests/gnupg_oo_getengineinfo.phpt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4379f98
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/gnupg_oo_getengineinfo.phpt
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+--TEST--
+get keyinfo
+--SKIPIF--
+<?php if(!class_exists("gnupg")) die("skip"); ?>
+--FILE--
+<?php
+require_once "gnupgt.inc";
+gnupgt::import_key();
+
+$gpg = new gnupg();
+$ret = $gpg->getengineinfo($fingerprint);
+var_dump($ret);
+?>
+--EXPECTF--
+array(3) {
+  ["protocol"]=>
+  int(0)
+  ["file_name"]=>
+  string(%d) %s
+  ["home_dir"]=>
+  string(0) ""
+}
+
+--CLEAN--
+<?php
+require_once "gnupgt.inc";
+gnupgt::delete_key();
+?>
+
diff --git a/tests/gnupg_res_getengineinfo.phpt b/tests/gnupg_res_getengineinfo.phpt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e6bc0f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/gnupg_res_getengineinfo.phpt
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+--TEST--
+get keyinfo
+--SKIPIF--
+<?php if(!class_exists("gnupg")) die("skip"); ?>
+--FILE--
+<?php
+require_once "gnupgt.inc";
+gnupgt::import_key();
+
+$gpg = gnupg_init();
+$ret = gnupg_getengineinfo($gpg);
+var_dump($ret);
+?>
+--EXPECTF--
+array(3) {
+  ["protocol"]=>
+  int(0)
+  ["file_name"]=>
+  string(%d) %s
+  ["home_dir"]=>
+  string(0) ""
+}
+
+--CLEAN--
+<?php
+require_once "gnupgt.inc";
+gnupgt::delete_key();
+?>
+