diff --git a/arduino-ide-extension/src/browser/contributions/board-selection.ts b/arduino-ide-extension/src/browser/contributions/board-selection.ts
index 3e84a76d0..460411727 100644
--- a/arduino-ide-extension/src/browser/contributions/board-selection.ts
+++ b/arduino-ide-extension/src/browser/contributions/board-selection.ts
@@ -56,7 +56,8 @@ export class BoardSelection extends SketchContribution {
                     const { VID, PID } = boardDetails;
                     const detail = `BN: ${selectedBoard.name}
 VID: ${VID}
-PID: ${PID}`;
+PID: ${PID}
+S/N: ${selectedBoard.serialNumber}`;
                     await remote.dialog.showMessageBox(remote.getCurrentWindow(), {
                         message: 'Board Info',
                         title: 'Board Info',
diff --git a/arduino-ide-extension/src/common/protocol/boards-service.ts b/arduino-ide-extension/src/common/protocol/boards-service.ts
index 8e61217af..492283701 100644
--- a/arduino-ide-extension/src/common/protocol/boards-service.ts
+++ b/arduino-ide-extension/src/common/protocol/boards-service.ts
@@ -270,6 +270,7 @@ export interface Board {
     readonly name: string;
     readonly fqbn?: string;
     readonly port?: Port;
+    readonly serialNumber?: string;
 }
 
 export interface BoardWithPackage extends Board {
diff --git a/arduino-ide-extension/src/node/board-discovery.ts b/arduino-ide-extension/src/node/board-discovery.ts
index d10de5e76..e684c9313 100644
--- a/arduino-ide-extension/src/node/board-discovery.ts
+++ b/arduino-ide-extension/src/node/board-discovery.ts
@@ -74,8 +74,10 @@ export class BoardDiscovery {
                 // const label = detectedPort.getProtocolLabel();
                 const port = { address, protocol };
                 const boards: Board[] = [];
+                const serialNumber = detectedPort.getSerialNumber();
+
                 for (const item of detectedPort.getBoardsList()) {
-                    boards.push({ fqbn: item.getFqbn(), name: item.getName() || 'unknown', port });
+                    boards.push({ fqbn: item.getFqbn(), name: item.getName() || 'unknown', port, serialNumber });
                 }
 
                 if (eventType === 'add') {