diff --git a/YAMDCC.Config/YAMDCC_Config.cs b/YAMDCC.Config/YAMDCC_Config.cs
index 9a6f28d..0573c4f 100644
--- a/YAMDCC.Config/YAMDCC_Config.cs
+++ b/YAMDCC.Config/YAMDCC_Config.cs
@@ -66,6 +66,29 @@ public sealed class YAMDCC_Config
     [XmlElement]
     public string Author { get; set; }
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Set to <see langword="true"/> if the EC supports reading
+    /// firmware version from registers <c>0xA0</c>-<c>0xBB</c>.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <remarks>
+    /// If <see langword="false"/>, the <see cref="FirmVer"/>
+    /// and <see cref="FirmDate"/> properties are ignored.
+    /// </remarks>
+    [XmlElement]
+    public bool FirmVerSupported { get; set; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// The EC firmware version of the laptop this config was made for.
+    /// </summary>
+    [XmlElement]
+    public string FirmVer { get; set; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// The EC firmware date of the laptop this config was made for.
+    /// </summary>
+    [XmlElement]
+    public DateTime? FirmDate { get; set; }
+
     /// <summary>
     /// The list of <see cref="FanConf"/>s associated with the laptop.
     /// </summary>
diff --git a/YAMDCC.ConfigEditor/MainForm.Designer.cs b/YAMDCC.ConfigEditor/MainForm.Designer.cs
index 359a149..5e346c4 100644
--- a/YAMDCC.ConfigEditor/MainForm.Designer.cs
+++ b/YAMDCC.ConfigEditor/MainForm.Designer.cs
@@ -70,6 +70,8 @@ private void InitializeComponent()
             System.Windows.Forms.Label lblAuthor;
             System.Windows.Forms.TableLayoutPanel tblApply;
             System.Windows.Forms.FlowLayoutPanel flwStats;
+            System.Windows.Forms.Label lblFirmVer;
+            System.Windows.Forms.Label lblFirmDate;
             this.tsiFile = new System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripMenuItem();
             this.tsiLoadConf = new System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripMenuItem();
             this.tsiSaveConf = new System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripMenuItem();
@@ -126,6 +128,8 @@ private void InitializeComponent()
             this.lblFanRPM = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
             this.lblTemp = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
             this.tblMain = new System.Windows.Forms.TableLayoutPanel();
+            this.txtFirmVer = new System.Windows.Forms.TextBox();
+            this.txtFirmDate = new System.Windows.Forms.TextBox();
             menuStrip = new System.Windows.Forms.MenuStrip();
             sep1 = new System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripSeparator();
             sep2 = new System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripSeparator();
@@ -152,6 +156,8 @@ private void InitializeComponent()
             lblAuthor = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
             tblApply = new System.Windows.Forms.TableLayoutPanel();
             flwStats = new System.Windows.Forms.FlowLayoutPanel();
+            lblFirmVer = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
+            lblFirmDate = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
             menuStrip.SuspendLayout();
             tcMain.SuspendLayout();
             tabFanControl.SuspendLayout();
@@ -816,18 +822,24 @@ private void InitializeComponent()
             tblInfo.ColumnCount = 2;
             tblInfo.ColumnStyles.Add(new System.Windows.Forms.ColumnStyle());
             tblInfo.ColumnStyles.Add(new System.Windows.Forms.ColumnStyle(System.Windows.Forms.SizeType.Percent, 100F));
+            tblInfo.Controls.Add(this.txtFirmDate, 1, 4);
             tblInfo.Controls.Add(this.txtModel, 1, 2);
             tblInfo.Controls.Add(this.txtManufacturer, 1, 1);
             tblInfo.Controls.Add(lblModel, 0, 2);
             tblInfo.Controls.Add(lblManufacturer, 0, 1);
             tblInfo.Controls.Add(lblAuthor, 0, 0);
             tblInfo.Controls.Add(this.txtAuthor, 1, 0);
-            tblInfo.Controls.Add(this.btnGetModel, 1, 3);
+            tblInfo.Controls.Add(this.btnGetModel, 1, 5);
+            tblInfo.Controls.Add(lblFirmVer, 0, 3);
+            tblInfo.Controls.Add(lblFirmDate, 0, 4);
+            tblInfo.Controls.Add(this.txtFirmVer, 1, 3);
             tblInfo.Dock = System.Windows.Forms.DockStyle.Fill;
             tblInfo.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(3, 3);
             tblInfo.Margin = new System.Windows.Forms.Padding(0);
             tblInfo.Name = "tblInfo";
-            tblInfo.RowCount = 4;
+            tblInfo.RowCount = 6;
+            tblInfo.RowStyles.Add(new System.Windows.Forms.RowStyle());
+            tblInfo.RowStyles.Add(new System.Windows.Forms.RowStyle());
             tblInfo.RowStyles.Add(new System.Windows.Forms.RowStyle());
             tblInfo.RowStyles.Add(new System.Windows.Forms.RowStyle());
             tblInfo.RowStyles.Add(new System.Windows.Forms.RowStyle());
@@ -897,7 +909,7 @@ private void InitializeComponent()
             // 
             // btnGetModel
             // 
-            this.btnGetModel.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(131, 90);
+            this.btnGetModel.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(131, 148);
             this.btnGetModel.Name = "btnGetModel";
             this.btnGetModel.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(175, 25);
             this.btnGetModel.TabIndex = 6;
@@ -1031,6 +1043,44 @@ private void InitializeComponent()
             this.tblMain.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(540, 416);
             this.tblMain.TabIndex = 1;
             // 
+            // lblFirmVer
+            // 
+            lblFirmVer.Anchor = System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Right;
+            lblFirmVer.AutoSize = true;
+            lblFirmVer.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(10, 94);
+            lblFirmVer.Name = "lblFirmVer";
+            lblFirmVer.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(115, 15);
+            lblFirmVer.TabIndex = 7;
+            lblFirmVer.Text = "EC firmware version:";
+            // 
+            // lblFirmDate
+            // 
+            lblFirmDate.Anchor = System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Right;
+            lblFirmDate.AutoSize = true;
+            lblFirmDate.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(25, 123);
+            lblFirmDate.Name = "lblFirmDate";
+            lblFirmDate.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(100, 15);
+            lblFirmDate.TabIndex = 8;
+            lblFirmDate.Text = "EC firmware date:";
+            // 
+            // txtFirmVer
+            // 
+            this.txtFirmVer.Dock = System.Windows.Forms.DockStyle.Fill;
+            this.txtFirmVer.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(131, 90);
+            this.txtFirmVer.Name = "txtFirmVer";
+            this.txtFirmVer.ReadOnly = true;
+            this.txtFirmVer.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(386, 23);
+            this.txtFirmVer.TabIndex = 9;
+            // 
+            // txtFirmDate
+            // 
+            this.txtFirmDate.Dock = System.Windows.Forms.DockStyle.Fill;
+            this.txtFirmDate.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(131, 119);
+            this.txtFirmDate.Name = "txtFirmDate";
+            this.txtFirmDate.ReadOnly = true;
+            this.txtFirmDate.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(386, 23);
+            this.txtFirmDate.TabIndex = 10;
+            // 
             // MainForm
             // 
             this.AcceptButton = this.btnApply;
@@ -1137,5 +1187,7 @@ private void InitializeComponent()
         private System.Windows.Forms.TextBox txtManufacturer;
         private System.Windows.Forms.TextBox txtAuthor;
         private System.Windows.Forms.Button btnGetModel;
+        private System.Windows.Forms.TextBox txtFirmDate;
+        private System.Windows.Forms.TextBox txtFirmVer;
     }
 }
diff --git a/YAMDCC.ConfigEditor/MainForm.cs b/YAMDCC.ConfigEditor/MainForm.cs
index dc97c03..7b701c3 100644
--- a/YAMDCC.ConfigEditor/MainForm.cs
+++ b/YAMDCC.ConfigEditor/MainForm.cs
@@ -309,6 +309,20 @@ private void IPCMessage(object sender, PipeMessageEventArgs<ServiceResponse, Ser
                     }
                     break;
                 }
+                case Response.FirmVer:
+                {
+                    // no idea how the EcVer struct became a nested
+                    // object array, but this works so keeping it
+                    if (args[0] is object[] obj && obj.Length == 2 &&
+                        obj[0] is string ver && obj[1] is DateTime date)
+                    {
+                        Config.FirmVer = ver;
+                        Config.FirmDate = date;
+                        txtFirmVer.Text = Config.FirmVer;
+                        txtFirmDate.Text = $"{Config.FirmDate:G}";
+                    }
+                    break;
+                }
             }
         });
     }
@@ -1004,6 +1018,11 @@ private void btnGetModel_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
             txtModel.Text = pcModel;
             Config.Model = pcModel;
         }
+
+        if (Config.FirmVerSupported)
+        {
+            SendSvcMessage(new ServiceCommand(Command.GetFirmVer));
+        }
     }
 
     private void FullBlastToggle(object sender, EventArgs e)
@@ -1106,9 +1125,17 @@ private void LoadConf(YAMDCC_Config cfg)
         txtAuthor.Text = cfg.Author;
         txtManufacturer.Text = cfg.Manufacturer;
         txtModel.Text = cfg.Model;
+        if (cfg.FirmVerSupported)
+        {
+            txtFirmVer.Text = cfg.FirmVer;
+            txtFirmDate.Text = $"{cfg.FirmDate:G}";
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            txtFirmVer.Text = "(unknown)";
+            txtFirmDate.Text = "(unknown)";
+        }
         txtAuthor.Enabled = true;
-        txtManufacturer.Enabled = true;
-        txtModel.Enabled = true;
         btnGetModel.Enabled = true;
 
         if (cfg.FullBlastConf is null)
@@ -1276,8 +1303,6 @@ private void DisableAll()
         tbKeyLight.Enabled = false;
 
         txtAuthor.Enabled = false;
-        txtManufacturer.Enabled = false;
-        txtModel.Enabled = false;
         btnGetModel.Enabled = false;
     }
 
diff --git a/YAMDCC.ConfigEditor/MainForm.resx b/YAMDCC.ConfigEditor/MainForm.resx
index 09cf9b5..3eaac1b 100644
--- a/YAMDCC.ConfigEditor/MainForm.resx
+++ b/YAMDCC.ConfigEditor/MainForm.resx
@@ -192,6 +192,12 @@
   <metadata name="lblAuthor.GenerateMember" type="System.Boolean, mscorlib, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089">
     <value>False</value>
   </metadata>
+  <metadata name="lblFirmVer.GenerateMember" type="System.Boolean, mscorlib, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089">
+    <value>False</value>
+  </metadata>
+  <metadata name="lblFirmDate.GenerateMember" type="System.Boolean, mscorlib, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089">
+    <value>False</value>
+  </metadata>
   <metadata name="tblApply.GenerateMember" type="System.Boolean, mscorlib, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089">
     <value>False</value>
   </metadata>
diff --git a/YAMDCC.IPC/EcInfo.cs b/YAMDCC.IPC/EcInfo.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..31bfc9e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/YAMDCC.IPC/EcInfo.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+using MessagePack;
+using System;
+
+namespace YAMDCC.IPC;
+
+[MessagePackObject]
+public class EcInfo
+{
+    [Key(0)]
+    public string Version { get; set; }
+
+    [Key(1)]
+    public DateTime Date { get; set; }
+}
diff --git a/YAMDCC.IPC/ServiceCommand.cs b/YAMDCC.IPC/ServiceCommand.cs
index 951fcad..9f5e327 100644
--- a/YAMDCC.IPC/ServiceCommand.cs
+++ b/YAMDCC.IPC/ServiceCommand.cs
@@ -128,6 +128,17 @@ public enum Command
     /// maximum brightness value (minus offset).
     /// </remarks>
     SetKeyLightBright,
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets the EC firmware version and date for the current laptop.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <remarks>
+    /// <para>This command does not take any data.</para>
+    /// <para>
+    /// The result is sent to the caller as a
+    /// <see cref="Response.FirmVer"/> message.
+    /// </para>
+    /// </remarks>
+    GetFirmVer,
 }
 
 /// <summary>
diff --git a/YAMDCC.IPC/ServiceResponse.cs b/YAMDCC.IPC/ServiceResponse.cs
index a47c1ea..5869fd8 100644
--- a/YAMDCC.IPC/ServiceResponse.cs
+++ b/YAMDCC.IPC/ServiceResponse.cs
@@ -103,6 +103,15 @@ public enum Response
     /// </para>
     /// </remarks>
     KeyLightBright,
+    /// <summary>
+    /// The result of a <see cref="Command.GetFirmVer"/> command.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <remarks>
+    /// This response's <see cref="ServiceResponse.Value"/> field
+    /// includes an <see cref="EcInfo"/> instance containing the
+    /// firmware version and date.
+    /// </remarks>
+    FirmVer,
 }
 
 /// <summary>
diff --git a/YAMDCC.Service/FanControlService.cs b/YAMDCC.Service/FanControlService.cs
index bbf2ad9..b70a216 100644
--- a/YAMDCC.Service/FanControlService.cs
+++ b/YAMDCC.Service/FanControlService.cs
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.ComponentModel;
+using System.Globalization;
 using System.IO;
 using System.IO.Pipes;
 using System.ServiceProcess;
@@ -48,6 +49,8 @@ internal sealed class FanControlService : ServiceBase
     private readonly EC _EC;
 
     private readonly Timer CooldownTimer = new(1000);
+
+    private EcInfo EcInfo;
     #endregion
 
     /// <summary>
@@ -106,17 +109,21 @@ protected override void OnStart(string[] args)
         }
         Log.Info(Strings.GetString("drvLoadSuccess"));
 
-        if (Log.FileLevel == LogLevel.Debug)
+
+        if (confLoaded && Config.FirmVerSupported)
         {
+            EcInfo = new();
             if (_EC.ReadString(0xA0, 0xC, out string ecVer) && ecVer.Length == 0xC)
             {
+                EcInfo.Version = ecVer;
                 Log.Debug($"EC firmware version: {ecVer}");
             }
             if (_EC.ReadString(0xAC, 0x10, out string ecDate) && ecDate.Length == 0x10)
             {
-                Log.Debug("EC firmware date: " +
-                    $"{ecDate.Substring(2, 2)}/{ecDate.Substring(0, 2)}/{ecDate.Substring(4, 4)} " +
-                    $"{ecDate.Substring(8, 2)}:{ecDate.Substring(11, 2)}:{ecDate.Substring(14, 2)}");
+                string temp = $"{ecDate.Substring(4, 4)}-{ecDate.Substring(0, 2)}-{ecDate.Substring(2, 2)}" +
+                    $"T{ecDate.Substring(8, 2)}:{ecDate.Substring(11, 2)}:{ecDate.Substring(14, 2)}";
+                EcInfo.Date = DateTime.ParseExact(temp, "s", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
+                Log.Debug($"EC firmware date: {EcInfo.Date:G}");
             }
         }
 
@@ -309,6 +316,13 @@ private void IPCClientMessage(object sender, PipeMessageEventArgs<ServiceCommand
                 }
                 break;
             }
+            case Command.GetFirmVer:
+            {
+                parseSuccess = true;
+                sendSuccessMsg = false;
+                cmdSuccess = GetFirmVer(id);
+                break;
+            }
             default:    // Unknown command
                 Log.Error(Strings.GetString("errBadCmd", cmd));
                 break;
@@ -650,6 +664,18 @@ private bool SetKeyLight(byte brightness)
         return LogECWriteByte(klCfg.Reg, (byte)(brightness + klCfg.MinVal));
     }
 
+    private bool GetFirmVer(int clientId)
+    {
+        if (Config is null || !Config.FirmVerSupported)
+        {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        Log.Debug(Strings.GetString("svcGerFirmVer", clientId));
+        IPCServer.PushMessage(new ServiceResponse(Response.FirmVer, EcInfo), clientId);
+        return true;
+    }
+
     private bool ECtoConf()
     {
         if (Config is null)
@@ -682,6 +708,17 @@ private bool ECtoConf()
                 Config.Model = pcModel;
             }
 
+            if (Config.FirmVerSupported)
+            {
+                Config.FirmVer = EcInfo.Version;
+                Config.FirmDate = EcInfo.Date;
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                Config.FirmVer = null;
+                Config.FirmDate = null;
+            }
+
             for (int i = 0; i < Config.FanConfs.Count; i++)
             {
                 Log.Info(Strings.GetString("svcReadProfs", i + 1, Config.FanConfs.Count));
diff --git a/YAMDCC.Service/Strings.resx b/YAMDCC.Service/Strings.resx
index 8063bb9..4c002da 100644
--- a/YAMDCC.Service/Strings.resx
+++ b/YAMDCC.Service/Strings.resx
@@ -243,4 +243,7 @@ Please run 'YAMDCC.exe' instead.</value>
   <data name="svcWriteFanMode" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Writing fan mode setting...</value>
   </data>
+  <data name="svcGetFirmVer" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Sending firmware version to client {0}...</value>
+  </data>
 </root>
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