diff --git a/login-utils/agetty.c b/login-utils/agetty.c
index a6e2499..6c68ab0 100644
--- a/login-utils/agetty.c
+++ b/login-utils/agetty.c
@@ -956,6 +956,29 @@ do_prompt(op, tp)
 		        printf ((users == 1) ? _("user") : _("users"));
 		      break;
 		    }
+		    case 'R':
+		      {
+		        FILE *fp = fopen ("/etc/altlinux-release", "r");
+		        if (fp)
+		        {
+				char rel[1024];
+				if (fgets(rel, sizeof rel, fp))
+				{
+					unsigned len;
+					for (len = strlen (rel); len > 0; --len)
+					{
+						if (rel[len-1] == '\n' || rel[len-1] == '\r')
+							rel[len-1] = '\0';
+						else
+							break;
+					}
+					if (len > 0)
+						printf ("%s", rel);
+				}
+				fclose (fp);
+			}
+			break;
+		      }
 		  default:
 		    (void) putchar(c);
 		  }