diff --git a/dlls/ntdll/misc.c b/dlls/ntdll/misc.c
index 8bd4eb7..4b4c318 100644
--- a/dlls/ntdll/misc.c
+++ b/dlls/ntdll/misc.c
@@ -60,6 +60,14 @@ const char * CDECL NTDLL_wine_get_version(void)
 }
 
 /*********************************************************************
+ *                  wine_get_patches   (NTDLL.@)
+ */
+const void * CDECL NTDLL_wine_get_patches(void)
+{
+    return wine_get_patches();
+}
+
+/*********************************************************************
  *                  wine_get_build_id   (NTDLL.@)
  */
 const char * CDECL NTDLL_wine_get_build_id(void)
diff --git a/dlls/ntdll/ntdll.spec b/dlls/ntdll/ntdll.spec
index 70bf94f..42eddcf 100644
--- a/dlls/ntdll/ntdll.spec
+++ b/dlls/ntdll/ntdll.spec
@@ -1410,6 +1410,7 @@
 
 # Version
 @ cdecl wine_get_version() NTDLL_wine_get_version
+@ cdecl wine_get_patches() NTDLL_wine_get_patches
 @ cdecl wine_get_build_id() NTDLL_wine_get_build_id
 @ cdecl wine_get_host_version(ptr ptr) NTDLL_wine_get_host_version
 
diff --git a/libs/wine/config.c b/libs/wine/config.c
index a273502..5fa0cd5 100644
--- a/libs/wine/config.c
+++ b/libs/wine/config.c
@@ -478,6 +478,##PATCH_LINES## @@ const char *wine_get_version(void)
     return PACKAGE_VERSION;
 }
 
+struct wine_patch {
+    const char *hash;
+    const char *author;
+    const char *title;
+} wine_patch_data[] = {
##PATCH_DATA##
+    { NULL, NULL, NULL }
+};
+
+/* return the applied non-standard patches */
+const struct wine_patch * wine_get_patches(void)
+{
+    return &wine_patch_data[0];
+}
+
 /* return the build id string */
 const char *wine_get_build_id(void)
 {
diff --git a/libs/wine/wine.def b/libs/wine/wine.def
index ed315bd..5b42029 100644
--- a/libs/wine/wine.def
+++ b/libs/wine/wine.def
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ EXPORTS
     wine_get_sortkey
     wine_get_user_name
     wine_get_version
+    wine_get_patches
     wine_init
     wine_init_argv0_path
     wine_is_dbcs_leadbyte
diff --git a/libs/wine/wine.map b/libs/wine/wine.map
index 2159fac..7cb2918 100644
--- a/libs/wine/wine.map
+++ b/libs/wine/wine.map
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ WINE_1.0
     wine_get_ss;
     wine_get_user_name;
     wine_get_version;
+    wine_get_patches;
     wine_init;
     wine_init_argv0_path;
     wine_is_dbcs_leadbyte;
diff --git a/loader/main.c b/loader/main.c
index ac67290..516fd82 100644
--- a/loader/main.c
+++ b/loader/main.c
@@ -79,6 +79,13 @@ static inline void reserve_area( void *addr, size_t size )
 
 #endif  /* __APPLE__ */
 
+struct wine_patch {
+    const char *hash;
+    const char *author;
+    const char *title;
+};
+extern void * CDECL wine_get_patches(void);
+
 /***********************************************************************
  *           check_command_line
  *
@@ -89,7 +96,8 @@ static void check_command_line( int argc, char *argv[] )
     static const char usage[] =
         "Usage: wine PROGRAM [ARGUMENTS...]   Run the specified program\n"
         "       wine --help                   Display this help and exit\n"
-        "       wine --version                Output version information and exit";
+        "       wine --version                Output version information and exit\n"
+        "       wine --patches                Output patch information and exit";
 
     if (argc <= 1)
     {
@@ -106,6 +114,16 @@ static void check_command_line( int argc, char *argv[] )
         printf( "%s\n", wine_get_build_id() );
         exit(0);
     }
+    if (!strcmp( argv[1], "--patches" ))
+    {
+        struct wine_patch *wine_patch_data = wine_get_patches();
+        for(; wine_patch_data->hash != NULL; wine_patch_data++)
+        {
+            printf( "%s :: %s :: %s\n", wine_patch_data->hash, wine_patch_data->author,
+                    wine_patch_data->title );
+        }
+        exit(0);
+    }
 }