diff --git a/lib/python/Tools/Multiboot.py b/lib/python/Tools/Multiboot.py
index 7691093897b..c739876e414 100644
--- a/lib/python/Tools/Multiboot.py
+++ b/lib/python/Tools/Multiboot.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
-from Components.SystemInfo import BoxInfo
+from Components.SystemInfo import BoxInfo, BoxInformation
 from Components.Console import Console
 from Tools.Directories import fileHas, fileExists
+from datetime import datetime
 import os
 import glob
 import tempfile
@@ -35,6 +36,29 @@ def getparam(line, param):
 	return line.replace("userdataroot", "rootuserdata").rsplit('%s=' % param, 1)[1].split(' ', 1)[0]
 
 
+def createInfo(slot, imagedir="/"):
+	BoxInfoInstance = BoxInformation(root=imagedir) if getCurrentImage() != slot else BoxInfo
+	Creator = BoxInfoInstance.getItem("distro", "").capitalize()
+	BuildImgVersion = BoxInfoInstance.getItem("imgversion")
+	BuildType = BoxInfoInstance.getItem("imagetype", "")[0:3]
+	BuildVer = BoxInfoInstance.getItem("imagebuild")
+	BuildDate = VerDate(imagedir)
+	BuildDev = str(idb).zfill(3) if BuildType and BuildType != "rel" and (idb := BoxInfoInstance.getItem("imagedevbuild")) else ""
+	return " ".join([str(x).strip() for x in (Creator, BuildImgVersion, BuildType, BuildVer, BuildDev, "(%s)" % BuildDate) if x and str(x).strip()])
+
+
+def VerDate(imagedir):
+	date1 = date2 = date3 = "00000000"
+	if fileExists(os.path.join(imagedir, "var/lib/opkg/status")):
+		date1 = datetime.fromtimestamp(os.stat(os.path.join(imagedir, "var/lib/opkg/status")).st_mtime).strftime("%Y-%m-%d")
+	date2 = datetime.fromtimestamp(os.stat(os.path.join(imagedir, "usr/bin/enigma2")).st_mtime).strftime("%Y-%m-%d")
+	if fileExists(os.path.join(imagedir, "usr/share/bootlogo.mvi")):
+		date3 = datetime.fromtimestamp(os.stat(os.path.join(imagedir, "usr/share/bootlogo.mvi")).st_mtime).strftime("%Y-%m-%d")
+	date = max(date1, date2, date3)  # this is comparing strings
+	date = datetime.strptime(date, '%Y-%m-%d').strftime("%d-%m-%Y")
+	return date
+
+
 def getMultibootslots():
 	bootslots = {}
 	mode12found = False
@@ -139,18 +163,16 @@ def getImagelist():
 				Console().ePopen('mount %s %s' % (BoxInfo.getItem("canMultiBoot")[slot]['device'], tmp.dir))
 			imagedir = os.sep.join(filter(None, [tmp.dir, BoxInfo.getItem("canMultiBoot")[slot].get('rootsubdir', '')]))
 			if os.path.isfile(os.path.join(imagedir, 'usr/bin/enigma2')):
-				try:
-					from datetime import datetime
-					date = datetime.fromtimestamp(os.stat(os.path.join(imagedir, "var/lib/opkg/status")).st_mtime).strftime('%Y-%m-%d')
-					if date.startswith("1970"):
-						date = datetime.fromtimestamp(os.stat(os.path.join(imagedir, "usr/share/bootlogo.mvi")).st_mtime).strftime('%Y-%m-%d')
-					date = max(date, datetime.fromtimestamp(os.stat(os.path.join(imagedir, "usr/bin/enigma2")).st_mtime).strftime('%Y-%m-%d'))
-				except:
-					date = _("Unknown")
-				try:
-					imagelist[slot] = {'imagename': "%s (%s)" % (open(os.path.join(imagedir, "etc/issue")).readlines()[0].capitalize().strip()[:-6], date)}
-				except IndexError:
-					imagelist[slot] = {'imagename': _("Unknown image")}
+				if os.path.isfile(os.path.join(imagedir, "usr/lib/enigma.info")):
+					print("[multiboot] [GetImagelist] using enigma.info")
+					imagelist[slot] = {'imagename': createInfo(slot, imagedir=imagedir)}
+				else:
+					print("[multiboot] [GetImagelist] using etc/issue")
+					date = VerDate(imagedir)
+					try:
+						imagelist[slot] = {'imagename': "%s (%s)" % (open(os.path.join(imagedir, "etc/issue")).readlines()[0].capitalize().strip()[:-6], date)}
+					except IndexError:
+						imagelist[slot] = {'imagename': _("Unknown image")}
 			elif os.path.isfile(os.path.join(imagedir, 'usr/bin/enigma2.bak')):
 				imagelist[slot] = {'imagename': _("Deleted image")}
 			else: