diff --git a/eclass/git-r3.eclass b/eclass/git-r3.eclass
index e9fdf2ac3a42e..4cf5a3f06cae1 100644
--- a/eclass/git-r3.eclass
+++ b/eclass/git-r3.eclass
@@ -1075,6 +1075,12 @@ git-r3_pkg_needrebuild() {
 # 'export' locally until this gets into EAPI
 pkg_needrebuild() { git-r3_pkg_needrebuild; }

+git-r3_pkg_info() {
+       echo "${EGIT_COMMIT}"
+       echo "${EGIT_BRANCH}"
+       echo "${EGIT_VERSION}"
+}
+
 fi

-EXPORT_FUNCTIONS src_unpack
+EXPORT_FUNCTIONS src_unpack pkg_info