diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 536db679d9..dcf0cd6b67 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -39,4 +39,7 @@ imgui.ini
 node_modules/
 
 # texture replacements
-texture_replacements/*
\ No newline at end of file
+texture_replacements/*
+
+# generated cmake files
+svnrev.h
diff --git a/game/CMakeLists.txt b/game/CMakeLists.txt
index 3e5d0d0472..52487f5569 100644
--- a/game/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/game/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -124,6 +124,27 @@ set(RUNTIME_SOURCE
         system/vm/dmac.cpp
         system/vm/vm.cpp)
 
+find_package(Git)
+
+function(write_svnrev_h)
+	set(GIT_SHORT_SHA "")
+	if (GIT_FOUND AND EXISTS ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/.git)
+		EXECUTE_PROCESS(WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR} COMMAND ${GIT_EXECUTABLE} rev-parse --short HEAD
+			OUTPUT_VARIABLE GIT_SHORT_SHA
+			OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE)
+    else()
+      set(GIT_SHORT_SHA "unk. rev.")
+	endif()
+	if(NOT GIT_SHORT_SHA)
+		set(GIT_SHORT_SHA "unk. rev.")
+    else()
+        string(SUBSTRING ${GIT_SHORT_SHA} 0 6 GIT_SHORT_SHA)
+	endif()
+
+    file(WRITE ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/kernel/svnrev.h "#define GIT_SHORT_SHA \"rev. ${GIT_SHORT_SHA}\"\n")
+endfunction()
+
+write_svnrev_h()
 
 # we build the runtime as a static library.
 add_library(runtime STATIC ${RUNTIME_SOURCE} "../third-party/glad/src/glad.c")
diff --git a/game/kernel/kmachine.cpp b/game/kernel/kmachine.cpp
index 5d19c2dcd1..588384507c 100644
--- a/game/kernel/kmachine.cpp
+++ b/game/kernel/kmachine.cpp
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@
 #include "game/sce/libscf.h"
 #include "common/util/Assert.h"
 #include "game/discord.h"
+
+#include "svnrev.h"
+
 using namespace ee;
 
 /*!
@@ -884,6 +887,7 @@ void InitMachine_PCPort() {
   // TODO - we will eventually need a better way to know what game we are playing
   auto settings_path = file_util::get_user_settings_dir();
   intern_from_c("*pc-settings-folder*")->value = make_string_from_c(settings_path.string().c_str());
+  intern_from_c("*pc-settings-built-sha*")->value = make_string_from_c(GIT_SHORT_SHA);
 }
 
 void vif_interrupt_callback() {
diff --git a/goal_src/engine/game/main.gc b/goal_src/engine/game/main.gc
index b955de8788..4ea00c3876 100644
--- a/goal_src/engine/game/main.gc
+++ b/goal_src/engine/game/main.gc
@@ -665,6 +665,9 @@
       (*draw-hook*)
       (add-ee-profile-frame 'draw :g #x80)
 
+      (#when PC_PORT
+        (draw-build-revision))
+
       (*menu-hook*)
       (add-ee-profile-frame 'draw :g #x40)
 
diff --git a/goal_src/kernel-defs.gc b/goal_src/kernel-defs.gc
index 4ce936e1fd..d3d445f536 100644
--- a/goal_src/kernel-defs.gc
+++ b/goal_src/kernel-defs.gc
@@ -341,6 +341,7 @@
 ;; Constants generated within the C++ runtime
 (define-extern *pc-user-dir-base-path* string)
 (define-extern *pc-settings-folder* string)
+(define-extern *pc-settings-built-sha* string)
 
 ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
 ;;;; vm functions
diff --git a/goal_src/pc/pckernel.gc b/goal_src/pc/pckernel.gc
index 3a9103adaf..3708ab193f 100644
--- a/goal_src/pc/pckernel.gc
+++ b/goal_src/pc/pckernel.gc
@@ -898,10 +898,19 @@
 
 (define *entity-debug-inspect* (new 'debug 'entity-debug-inspect))
 
-)
+) ;; when debug_segment
 
+(defun-debug draw-build-revision ()
+  (with-dma-buffer-add-bucket ((buf (-> (current-frame) debug-buf))
+                                     (bucket-id debug-draw1))
+          (draw-string-xy *pc-settings-built-sha*
+                          buf
+                          0
+                          (* 10 (-> *video-parms* relative-y-scale))
+                          (font-color flat-yellow)
+                          (font-flags kerning))))
 
-)
+) ;; when PC_PORT