diff --git a/Documentation/git-bugreport.txt b/Documentation/git-bugreport.txt
index 7fe9aef34e..4afc48c452 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-bugreport.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-bugreport.txt
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ The following information is captured automatically:
  - uname sysname, release, version, and machine strings
  - Compiler-specific info string
  - A list of enabled hooks
+ - $SHELL
 
 This tool is invoked via the typical Git setup process, which means that in some
 cases, it might not be able to launch - for example, if a relevant config file
diff --git a/bugreport.c b/bugreport.c
index aa8a489c35..28f4568b01 100644
--- a/bugreport.c
+++ b/bugreport.c
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 static void get_system_info(struct strbuf *sys_info)
 {
 	struct utsname uname_info;
+	char *shell = NULL;
 
 	/* get git version from native cmd */
 	strbuf_addstr(sys_info, _("git version:\n"));
@@ -29,8 +30,13 @@ static void get_system_info(struct strbuf *sys_info)
 
 	strbuf_addstr(sys_info, _("compiler info: "));
 	get_compiler_info(sys_info);
+
 	strbuf_addstr(sys_info, _("libc info: "));
 	get_libc_info(sys_info);
+
+	shell = getenv("SHELL");
+	strbuf_addf(sys_info, "$SHELL (typically, interactive shell): %s\n",
+		    shell ? shell : "<unset>");
 }
 
 static void get_populated_hooks(struct strbuf *hook_info, int nongit)