diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 7c85d61dd8..49b3ff3831 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ GOFLAGS ?= -trimpath
 LDFLAGS_PODMAN ?= \
 	$(if $(GIT_COMMIT),-X $(LIBPOD)/define.gitCommit=$(GIT_COMMIT),) \
 	$(if $(BUILD_INFO),-X $(LIBPOD)/define.buildInfo=$(BUILD_INFO),) \
+	$(if $(BUILD_ORIGIN),-X $(LIBPOD)/define.buildOrigin=$(BUILD_ORIGIN),) \
 	-X $(LIBPOD)/config._installPrefix=$(PREFIX) \
 	-X $(LIBPOD)/config._etcDir=$(ETCDIR) \
 	-X $(PROJECT)/v5/pkg/systemd/quadlet._binDir=$(BINDIR) \
diff --git a/cmd/podman/client.go b/cmd/podman/client.go
index b42a43520d..46c889b955 100644
--- a/cmd/podman/client.go
+++ b/cmd/podman/client.go
@@ -3,9 +3,10 @@ package main
 import "github.com/containers/podman/v5/libpod/define"
 
 type clientInfo struct {
-	OSArch   string `json:"OS"`
-	Provider string `json:"provider"`
-	Version  string `json:"version"`
+	OSArch      string `json:"OS"`
+	Provider    string `json:"provider"`
+	Version     string `json:"version"`
+	BuildOrigin string `json:"buildOrigin,omitempty" yaml:",omitempty"`
 }
 
 func getClientInfo() (*clientInfo, error) {
@@ -18,8 +19,9 @@ func getClientInfo() (*clientInfo, error) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	return &clientInfo{
-		OSArch:   vinfo.OsArch,
-		Provider: p,
-		Version:  vinfo.Version,
+		OSArch:      vinfo.OsArch,
+		Provider:    p,
+		Version:     vinfo.Version,
+		BuildOrigin: vinfo.BuildOrigin,
 	}, nil
 }
diff --git a/cmd/podman/system/info.go b/cmd/podman/system/info.go
index 071e2021ba..47c47ae539 100644
--- a/cmd/podman/system/info.go
+++ b/cmd/podman/system/info.go
@@ -45,6 +45,11 @@ var (
 	debug    bool
 )
 
+type infoReport struct {
+	define.Info
+	Client *define.Version `json:",omitempty" yaml:",omitempty"`
+}
+
 func init() {
 	registry.Commands = append(registry.Commands, registry.CliCommand{
 		Command: infoCommand,
@@ -74,12 +79,21 @@ func info(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+	remote := registry.IsRemote()
+	info.Host.ServiceIsRemote = remote
 
-	info.Host.ServiceIsRemote = registry.IsRemote()
+	infoReport := infoReport{
+		Info: *info,
+	}
+
+	if remote {
+		clientVers, _ := define.GetVersion()
+		infoReport.Client = &clientVers
+	}
 
 	switch {
 	case report.IsJSON(inFormat):
-		b, err := json.MarshalIndent(info, "", "  ")
+		b, err := json.MarshalIndent(infoReport, "", "  ")
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -94,9 +108,9 @@ func info(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-		return rpt.Execute(info)
+		return rpt.Execute(infoReport)
 	default:
-		b, err := yaml.Marshal(info)
+		b, err := yaml.Marshal(infoReport)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
diff --git a/cmd/podman/system/version.go b/cmd/podman/system/version.go
index 48ea151135..eb70b1ef72 100644
--- a/cmd/podman/system/version.go
+++ b/cmd/podman/system/version.go
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ API Version:\t{{.APIVersion}}
 Go Version:\t{{.GoVersion}}
 {{if .GitCommit -}}Git Commit:\t{{.GitCommit}}\n{{end -}}
 Built:\t{{.BuiltTime}}
+{{if .BuildOrigin -}}Build Origin:\t{{.BuildOrigin}}\n{{end -}}
 OS/Arch:\t{{.OsArch}}
 {{- end}}
 
@@ -108,6 +109,7 @@ API Version:\t{{.APIVersion}}
 Go Version:\t{{.GoVersion}}
 {{if .GitCommit -}}Git Commit:\t{{.GitCommit}}\n{{end -}}
 Built:\t{{.BuiltTime}}
+{{if .BuildOrigin -}}Build Origin:\t{{.BuildOrigin}}\n{{end -}}
 OS/Arch:\t{{.OsArch}}
 {{- end}}{{- end}}
 `
diff --git a/contrib/pkginstaller/package.sh b/contrib/pkginstaller/package.sh
index 42528c96c5..1b34001f6b 100755
--- a/contrib/pkginstaller/package.sh
+++ b/contrib/pkginstaller/package.sh
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ PRODUCTSIGN_IDENTITY=${PRODUCTSIGN_IDENTITY:-mock}
 NO_CODESIGN=${NO_CODESIGN:-0}
 HELPER_BINARIES_DIR="/opt/podman/bin"
 MACHINE_POLICY_JSON_DIR="/opt/podman/config"
+BUILD_ORIGIN="pkginstaller"
 
 tmpBin="contrib/pkginstaller/tmp-bin"
 
@@ -47,7 +48,7 @@ function build_podman() {
 }
 
 function build_podman_arch(){
-    make -B GOARCH="$1" podman-remote HELPER_BINARIES_DIR="${HELPER_BINARIES_DIR}"
+    make -B GOARCH="$1" podman-remote HELPER_BINARIES_DIR="${HELPER_BINARIES_DIR}" BUILD_ORIGIN="${BUILD_ORIGIN}"
     make -B GOARCH="$1" podman-mac-helper
     mkdir -p "${tmpBin}"
     cp bin/darwin/podman "${tmpBin}/podman-$1"
diff --git a/libpod/define/version.go b/libpod/define/version.go
index 13a8fdb778..6832aeac38 100644
--- a/libpod/define/version.go
+++ b/libpod/define/version.go
@@ -16,18 +16,22 @@ var (
 	// BuildInfo is the time at which the binary was built
 	// It will be populated by the Makefile.
 	buildInfo string
+	// BuildOrigin is the packager of the binary.
+	// It will be populated at build-time.
+	buildOrigin string
 )
 
 // Version is an output struct for API
 type Version struct {
-	APIVersion string
-	Version    string
-	GoVersion  string
-	GitCommit  string
-	BuiltTime  string
-	Built      int64
-	OsArch     string
-	Os         string
+	APIVersion  string
+	Version     string
+	GoVersion   string
+	GitCommit   string
+	BuiltTime   string
+	Built       int64
+	BuildOrigin string `json:",omitempty" yaml:",omitempty"`
+	OsArch      string
+	Os          string
 }
 
 // GetVersion returns a VersionOutput struct for API and podman
@@ -43,13 +47,14 @@ func GetVersion() (Version, error) {
 		}
 	}
 	return Version{
-		APIVersion: version.APIVersion[version.Libpod][version.CurrentAPI].String(),
-		Version:    version.Version.String(),
-		GoVersion:  runtime.Version(),
-		GitCommit:  gitCommit,
-		BuiltTime:  time.Unix(buildTime, 0).Format(time.ANSIC),
-		Built:      buildTime,
-		OsArch:     runtime.GOOS + "/" + runtime.GOARCH,
-		Os:         runtime.GOOS,
+		APIVersion:  version.APIVersion[version.Libpod][version.CurrentAPI].String(),
+		Version:     version.Version.String(),
+		GoVersion:   runtime.Version(),
+		GitCommit:   gitCommit,
+		BuiltTime:   time.Unix(buildTime, 0).Format(time.ANSIC),
+		Built:       buildTime,
+		BuildOrigin: buildOrigin,
+		OsArch:      runtime.GOOS + "/" + runtime.GOARCH,
+		Os:          runtime.GOOS,
 	}, nil
 }
diff --git a/test/e2e/info_test.go b/test/e2e/info_test.go
index 87c8902621..028ee8a6a1 100644
--- a/test/e2e/info_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/info_test.go
@@ -291,4 +291,16 @@ var _ = Describe("Podman Info", func() {
 		Expect(info).ToNot(ExitCleanly())
 		podmanTest.StartRemoteService() // Start service again so teardown runs clean
 	})
+
+	It("Podman info: check client information", func() {
+		info := podmanTest.Podman([]string{"info", "--format", "{{ .Client }}"})
+		info.WaitWithDefaultTimeout()
+		Expect(info).To(ExitCleanly())
+		// client info should only appear when using the remote client
+		if IsRemote() {
+			Expect(info.OutputToString()).ToNot(Equal("<nil>"))
+		} else {
+			Expect(info.OutputToString()).To(Equal("<nil>"))
+		}
+	})
 })