diff --git a/src/fields.rs b/src/fields.rs
index ebead1c..cabcb3c 100644
--- a/src/fields.rs
+++ b/src/fields.rs
@@ -143,11 +143,15 @@ pub fn get_distro_name() -> Result<String, String> {
     Err("error".to_string())
 }
 
-pub fn get_kernel() -> Result<String, String> {
+pub fn get_kernel(show_kern_name: bool) -> Result<String, String> {
     let uname = nix::sys::utsname::uname();
     Ok(format_data(
         "kernel",
-        &format!("{} {}", uname.release(), uname.machine())))
+        &if show_kern_name {
+            format!("{}/{} {}", uname.sysname(), uname.machine(), uname.release())
+        } else {
+            format!("{} {}", uname.release(), uname.machine())
+        }))
 }
 
 pub fn get_shell() -> Result<String, String> {
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 5085eda..09af455 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ mod fields;
 fn main() {
 
     let args: Vec<String> = env::args().collect();
+    let mut show_kern_name = false;
     let mut is_christmas = false;
     let mut ascii_tree: String;
 
@@ -84,6 +85,10 @@ fn main() {
                 break;
             }
 
+            "--kernel-name" | "-k" => {
+                show_kern_name = true;
+            }
+
             _ => {
                 invalid_option(arg.to_string());
             }
@@ -108,7 +113,7 @@ fn main() {
 
     // Kernel name
 
-    if let Ok(value) = fields::get_kernel() {
+    if let Ok(value) = fields::get_kernel(show_kern_name) {
         data_list.push(value);
     };