diff --git a/system/system/Kconfig b/system/system/Kconfig
index 60af65449..955a4c6ea 100644
--- a/system/system/Kconfig
+++ b/system/system/Kconfig
@@ -41,4 +41,10 @@ config SYSTEM_SYSTEM_PRIORITY
 	---help---
 		The priority of the shell.
 
+config SYSTEM_SYSTEM_DUMPINFO
+	bool "dump the system information"
+	default n
+	---help---
+		Dump the system information when the system() command is executed.
+
 endif
diff --git a/system/system/system.c b/system/system/system.c
index 5ecc3ae8b..096f99718 100644
--- a/system/system/system.c
+++ b/system/system/system.c
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@
 #include <assert.h>
 #include <debug.h>
 #include <errno.h>
+#include <execinfo.h>
+#include <syslog.h>
 
 #include "nshlib/nshlib.h"
 
@@ -68,6 +70,11 @@ int system(FAR const char *cmd)
   int rc;
   int ret;
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_SYSTEM_SYSTEM_DUMPINFO
+  syslog(LOG_INFO, "SYSTEM cmd=%s\n", cmd);
+  dump_stack();
+#endif
+
   /* REVISIT: If cmd is NULL, then system() should return a non-zero value to
    * indicate if the command processor is available or zero if it is not.
    */