diff --git a/board/nm/common/bdparser.h b/board/nm/common/bdparser.h
index 7df579561a..06c99237e8 100644
--- a/board/nm/common/bdparser.h
+++ b/board/nm/common/bdparser.h
@@ -158,6 +158,9 @@ typedef enum _BD_Tags
   BD_Hmac_Sha1_4        =    31,   /**<  "Hash"       -> SHA1 HMAC with 4 byte result */
   BD_Fpga_Info          =    32,   /**<  "UInt32"     -> FPGA type/location (0xTTPPRRRR TT=FPGA type, PP=Population location, RRRR=Reserved allways 0000) */
 
+  BD_BOM_Patch          =    33,   /**<  "UInt8"      -> Hardware BOM patch of the equipment (BOM changes, same PCB, not SW relevant) */
+  BD_Prod_Variant_Name  =    34,   /**<  "String"     -> Product variant */
+
   BD_Ui_Adapter_Type    =  4096,   /**<  "UInt16"     -> IV OG2 UI adapterboard type (0 = not present) */
 
   BD_Pd_Module0         =  4100,
diff --git a/board/nm/common/board_descriptor.c b/board/nm/common/board_descriptor.c
index d61d4bd316..2affcd2acd 100644
--- a/board/nm/common/board_descriptor.c
+++ b/board/nm/common/board_descriptor.c
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@
 static const BD_Context		*bdctx_list;		/* The board descriptor context */
 static size_t				bdctx_count = 0;
 
-void bd_register_context_list(const BD_Context *list, size_t count) {
+void bd_register_context_list(const BD_Context *list, size_t count)
+{
 	bdctx_list = list;
 	bdctx_count = count;
 }
@@ -87,7 +88,8 @@ exit1:
 	return -1;
 }
 
-static bd_bool_t _get_string(bd_uint16_t tag, bd_uint_t index, char* pResult, bd_size_t bufLen ) {
+static bd_bool_t _get_string(bd_uint16_t tag, bd_uint_t index, char* pResult, bd_size_t bufLen )
+{
 	int i;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < bdctx_count; i++) {
@@ -99,7 +101,8 @@ static bd_bool_t _get_string(bd_uint16_t tag, bd_uint_t index, char* pResult, bd
 	return BD_FALSE;
 }
 
-static bd_bool_t _get_mac( bd_uint16_t tag, bd_uint_t index, bd_uint8_t pResult[6] ) {
+static bd_bool_t _get_mac( bd_uint16_t tag, bd_uint_t index, bd_uint8_t pResult[6] )
+{
 	int i;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < bdctx_count; i++) {
@@ -111,7 +114,8 @@ static bd_bool_t _get_mac( bd_uint16_t tag, bd_uint_t index, bd_uint8_t pResult[
 	return BD_FALSE;
 }
 
-static bd_bool_t _get_uint8( bd_uint16_t tag, bd_uint_t index, bd_uint8_t* pResult ) {
+static bd_bool_t _get_uint8( bd_uint16_t tag, bd_uint_t index, bd_uint8_t* pResult )
+{
 	int i;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < bdctx_count; i++) {
@@ -123,7 +127,8 @@ static bd_bool_t _get_uint8( bd_uint16_t tag, bd_uint_t index, bd_uint8_t* pResu
 	return BD_FALSE;
 }
 
-static bd_bool_t _get_uint16( bd_uint16_t tag, bd_uint_t index, bd_uint16_t* pResult ) {
+static bd_bool_t _get_uint16( bd_uint16_t tag, bd_uint_t index, bd_uint16_t* pResult )
+{
 	int i;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < bdctx_count; i++) {
@@ -135,7 +140,8 @@ static bd_bool_t _get_uint16( bd_uint16_t tag, bd_uint_t index, bd_uint16_t* pRe
 	return BD_FALSE;
 }
 
-static bd_bool_t _get_uint32( bd_uint16_t tag, bd_uint_t index, bd_uint32_t* pResult ) {
+static bd_bool_t _get_uint32( bd_uint16_t tag, bd_uint_t index, bd_uint32_t* pResult )
+{
 	int i;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < bdctx_count; i++) {
@@ -147,7 +153,8 @@ static bd_bool_t _get_uint32( bd_uint16_t tag, bd_uint_t index, bd_uint32_t* pRe
 	return BD_FALSE;
 }
 
-static bd_bool_t _get_partition64( bd_uint16_t tag, bd_uint_t index, BD_PartitionEntry64 *pResult) {
+static bd_bool_t _get_partition64( bd_uint16_t tag, bd_uint_t index, BD_PartitionEntry64 *pResult)
+{
 	int i;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < bdctx_count; i++) {
@@ -171,8 +178,8 @@ int bd_get_prodname(char *prodname, size_t len)
 
 void bd_get_hw_version(int* ver, int* rev)
 {
-    // TODO: Warum static?
-    static uint8_t hwver;
+	// TODO: Warum static?
+	static uint8_t hwver;
 	static uint8_t hwrev;
 
 	if ( !_get_uint8( BD_Hw_Ver, 0, &hwver) )
@@ -185,6 +192,16 @@ void bd_get_hw_version(int* ver, int* rev)
 	*rev = hwrev;
 }
 
+void bd_get_hw_patch(int* patch)
+{
+	uint8_t hwpatch;
+
+	if ( !_get_uint8( BD_BOM_Patch, 0, &hwpatch) )
+		debug("%s() no Hw Patch found\n", __func__);
+
+	*patch = hwpatch;
+}
+
 int bd_get_mac(int index, uint8_t *macaddr, size_t len)
 {
 	if (len != 6) {
diff --git a/board/nm/common/board_descriptor.h b/board/nm/common/board_descriptor.h
index c33a796147..cbb8b43094 100644
--- a/board/nm/common/board_descriptor.h
+++ b/board/nm/common/board_descriptor.h
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@
 int bd_read(int bus_addr, int dev_addr);
 u8 bd_get_boot_partition(void);
 int bd_get_mac(uint index, u8 *mac_address, u32 len);
-int bd_get_hw_version(int* pVer, int* pRev);
+int bd_get_hw_version(int* ver, int* rev);
+void bd_get_hw_patch(int* patch);
 int bd_get_devicetree(char* devicetreename, size_t len);
 int bd_get_context(BD_Context *bdctx, uint32_t i2caddress, uint32_t offset);
 void bd_register_context_list(const BD_Context *list, size_t count);