diff --git a/assets/webconfig/js/ui_utils.js b/assets/webconfig/js/ui_utils.js
index d2a998dc..0061dde9 100644
--- a/assets/webconfig/js/ui_utils.js
+++ b/assets/webconfig/js/ui_utils.js
@@ -1224,6 +1224,7 @@ function getSystemInfo() {
   info += '- Avail Services:    ' + window.serverInfo.services + '\n';
   info += '- Config path:       ' + shy.rootPath + '\n';
   info += '- Database:          ' + (shy.readOnlyMode ? "ready-only" : "read/write") + '\n';
+  info += '- Mode:              ' + (shy.isGuiMode ? "GUI" : "Non-GUI") + '\n';
 
   info += '\n';
 
diff --git a/libsrc/api/JsonAPI.cpp b/libsrc/api/JsonAPI.cpp
index 979a0bf4..6b16c4f9 100644
--- a/libsrc/api/JsonAPI.cpp
+++ b/libsrc/api/JsonAPI.cpp
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
 #include <QTimer>
 #include <QHostInfo>
 #include <QMultiMap>
+#include <QCoreApplication>
+#include <QApplication>
 
 // hyperion includes
 #include <leddevice/LedDeviceWrapper.h>
@@ -389,6 +391,10 @@ void JsonAPI::handleSysInfoCommand(const QJsonObject &, const QString &command,
 	hyperion["rootPath"] = _instanceManager->getRootPath();
 	hyperion["readOnlyMode"] = _hyperion->getReadOnlyMode();
 
+	bool isGuiMode{ true };
+	QCoreApplication* app = QCoreApplication::instance();
+	hyperion["isGuiMode"] = qobject_cast<QApplication*>(app) ? true : false;
+
 	info["hyperion"] = hyperion;
 
 	// send the result