diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 599619a8cc..3964be956a 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ AC_SUBST(NM_MAJOR_VERSION)
 AC_SUBST(NM_MINOR_VERSION)
 AC_SUBST(NM_MICRO_VERSION)
 AC_SUBST(NM_VERSION)
+AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(NM_GIT_SHA,"$NM_GIT_SHA",[git commit id of the original source code version])
 
 dnl
 dnl Checks for typedefs, structures, and compiler characteristics.
diff --git a/libnm-core/nm-utils.c b/libnm-core/nm-utils.c
index 4b284cfefd..e5a49d74b1 100644
--- a/libnm-core/nm-utils.c
+++ b/libnm-core/nm-utils.c
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 #include "nm-setting-private.h"
 #include "crypto.h"
 #include "gsystem-local-alloc.h"
+#include "nm-utils-internal.h"
 
 #include "nm-setting-bond.h"
 #include "nm-setting-bridge.h"
@@ -46,6 +47,9 @@
 #include "nm-setting-wired.h"
 #include "nm-setting-wireless.h"
 
+/* Embed the commit id in the build binary */
+static const char *const __nm_git_sha = STRLEN (NM_GIT_SHA) > 0 ? "NM_GIT_SHA:"NM_GIT_SHA : "";
+
 /**
  * SECTION:nm-utils
  * @short_description: Utility functions
@@ -221,6 +225,8 @@ _nm_utils_init (void)
 	GModule *self;
 	gpointer func;
 
+	(void) __nm_git_sha;
+
 	if (initialized)
 		return;
 	initialized = TRUE;
diff --git a/libnm-util/nm-utils.c b/libnm-util/nm-utils.c
index b5bbfbd349..b6a9dc3004 100644
--- a/libnm-util/nm-utils.c
+++ b/libnm-util/nm-utils.c
@@ -37,6 +37,10 @@
 #include "nm-dbus-glib-types.h"
 #include "nm-setting-private.h"
 #include "crypto.h"
+#include "nm-utils-internal.h"
+
+/* Embed the commit id in the build binary */
+static const char *const __nm_git_sha = STRLEN (NM_GIT_SHA) > 0 ? "NM_GIT_SHA:"NM_GIT_SHA : "";
 
 /**
  * SECTION:nm-utils
@@ -232,6 +236,8 @@ static gboolean initialized = FALSE;
 gboolean
 nm_utils_init (GError **error)
 {
+	(void) __nm_git_sha;
+
 	if (!initialized) {
 		initialized = TRUE;