diff --git a/doc/source/index.rst b/doc/source/index.rst
index 4f1397c2b..2096f59bf 100644
--- a/doc/source/index.rst
+++ b/doc/source/index.rst
@@ -117,6 +117,11 @@ fields:
     system vendor information from SMBIOS as reported by ``dmidecode``:
     ``product_name``, ``serial_number`` and ``manufacturer``.
 
+``boot``
+    boot information with fields: ``current_boot_mode`` (boot mode used for
+    the current boot - BIOS or UEFI) and ``pxe_interface`` (interface used
+    for PXE booting, if any).
+
 Image Builders
 --------------
 Unlike most other python software, you must build an IPA ramdisk image before
diff --git a/ironic_python_agent/hardware.py b/ironic_python_agent/hardware.py
index ac7e25d3f..8f437977f 100644
--- a/ironic_python_agent/hardware.py
+++ b/ironic_python_agent/hardware.py
@@ -220,6 +220,14 @@ class SystemVendorInfo(encoding.SerializableComparable):
         self.manufacturer = manufacturer
 
 
+class BootInfo(encoding.SerializableComparable):
+    serializable_fields = ('current_boot_mode', 'pxe_interface')
+
+    def __init__(self, current_boot_mode, pxe_interface=None):
+        self.current_boot_mode = current_boot_mode
+        self.pxe_interface = pxe_interface
+
+
 @six.add_metaclass(abc.ABCMeta)
 class HardwareManager(object):
     @abc.abstractmethod
@@ -244,6 +252,9 @@ class HardwareManager(object):
     def get_bmc_address(self):
         raise errors.IncompatibleHardwareMethodError()
 
+    def get_boot_info(self):
+        raise errors.IncompatibleHardwareMethodError()
+
     def erase_block_device(self, node, block_device):
         """Attempt to erase a block device.
 
@@ -305,6 +316,7 @@ class HardwareManager(object):
         hardware_info['memory'] = self.get_memory()
         hardware_info['bmc_address'] = self.get_bmc_address()
         hardware_info['system_vendor'] = self.get_system_vendor_info()
+        hardware_info['boot'] = self.get_boot_info()
         return hardware_info
 
     def get_clean_steps(self, node, ports):
@@ -597,6 +609,13 @@ class GenericHardwareManager(HardwareManager):
                                 serial_number=serial_number,
                                 manufacturer=manufacturer)
 
+    def get_boot_info(self):
+        boot_mode = 'uefi' if os.path.isdir('/sys/firmware/efi') else 'bios'
+        LOG.debug('The current boot mode is %s', boot_mode)
+        pxe_interface = utils.get_agent_params().get('BOOTIF')
+        return BootInfo(current_boot_mode=boot_mode,
+                        pxe_interface=pxe_interface)
+
     def erase_block_device(self, node, block_device):
 
         # Check if the block device is virtual media and skip the device.
diff --git a/ironic_python_agent/inspector.py b/ironic_python_agent/inspector.py
index d4930f842..715baf189 100644
--- a/ironic_python_agent/inspector.py
+++ b/ironic_python_agent/inspector.py
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ def collect_default(data, failures):
         LOG.debug('default root device is %s', root_disk.name)
     # Both boot interface and IPMI address might not be present,
     # we don't count it as failure
-    data['boot_interface'] = utils.get_agent_params().get('BOOTIF')
+    data['boot_interface'] = inventory['boot'].pxe_interface
     LOG.debug('boot devices was %s', data['boot_interface'])
     data['ipmi_address'] = inventory.get('bmc_address')
     LOG.debug('BMC IP address: %s', data['ipmi_address'])
diff --git a/ironic_python_agent/tests/unit/test_hardware.py b/ironic_python_agent/tests/unit/test_hardware.py
index 1aa04c624..945055259 100644
--- a/ironic_python_agent/tests/unit/test_hardware.py
+++ b/ironic_python_agent/tests/unit/test_hardware.py
@@ -500,6 +500,10 @@ class TestGenericHardwareManager(test_base.BaseTestCase):
             hardware.BlockDevice('/dev/hdaa', 'small', 65535, False),
         ]
 
+        self.hardware.get_boot_info = mock.Mock()
+        self.hardware.get_boot_info.return_value = hardware.BootInfo(
+            current_boot_mode='bios', pxe_interface='boot:if')
+
         hardware_info = self.hardware.list_hardware_info()
         self.assertEqual(self.hardware.get_memory(), hardware_info['memory'])
         self.assertEqual(self.hardware.get_cpus(), hardware_info['cpu'])
@@ -507,6 +511,8 @@ class TestGenericHardwareManager(test_base.BaseTestCase):
                          hardware_info['disks'])
         self.assertEqual(self.hardware.list_network_interfaces(),
                          hardware_info['interfaces'])
+        self.assertEqual(self.hardware.get_boot_info(),
+                         hardware_info['boot'])
 
     @mock.patch.object(hardware, 'list_all_block_devices')
     def test_list_block_devices(self, list_mock):
@@ -1120,6 +1126,30 @@ class TestGenericHardwareManager(test_base.BaseTestCase):
                          mocked_root_dev.call_count)
         mocked_sleep.assert_called_with(hardware._DISK_WAIT_DELAY)
 
+    @mock.patch.object(utils, 'get_agent_params',
+                       lambda: {'BOOTIF': 'boot:if'})
+    @mock.patch.object(os.path, 'isdir', autospec=True)
+    def test_get_boot_info_pxe_interface(self, mocked_isdir):
+        mocked_isdir.return_value = False
+        result = self.hardware.get_boot_info()
+        self.assertEqual(hardware.BootInfo(current_boot_mode='bios',
+                                           pxe_interface='boot:if'),
+                         result)
+
+    @mock.patch.object(os.path, 'isdir', autospec=True)
+    def test_get_boot_info_bios(self, mocked_isdir):
+        mocked_isdir.return_value = False
+        result = self.hardware.get_boot_info()
+        self.assertEqual(hardware.BootInfo(current_boot_mode='bios'), result)
+        mocked_isdir.assert_called_once_with('/sys/firmware/efi')
+
+    @mock.patch.object(os.path, 'isdir', autospec=True)
+    def test_get_boot_info_uefi(self, mocked_isdir):
+        mocked_isdir.return_value = True
+        result = self.hardware.get_boot_info()
+        self.assertEqual(hardware.BootInfo(current_boot_mode='uefi'), result)
+        mocked_isdir.assert_called_once_with('/sys/firmware/efi')
+
 
 @mock.patch.object(utils, 'execute', autospec=True)
 class TestModuleFunctions(test_base.BaseTestCase):
diff --git a/ironic_python_agent/tests/unit/test_inspector.py b/ironic_python_agent/tests/unit/test_inspector.py
index a56c77adc..28d02919a 100644
--- a/ironic_python_agent/tests/unit/test_inspector.py
+++ b/ironic_python_agent/tests/unit/test_inspector.py
@@ -258,6 +258,8 @@ class BaseDiscoverTest(unittest.TestCase):
                                      rotational=True)
             ],
             'bmc_address': '1.2.3.4',
+            'boot': hardware.BootInfo(current_boot_mode='bios',
+                                      pxe_interface='boot:if')
         }
         self.failures = utils.AccumulatedFailures()
         self.data = {}
@@ -327,8 +329,6 @@ class TestDiscoverSchedulingProperties(BaseDiscoverTest):
                          self.data)
 
 
-@mock.patch.object(utils, 'get_agent_params',
-                   lambda: {'BOOTIF': 'boot:if'})
 @mock.patch.object(inspector, 'wait_for_dhcp', autospec=True)
 @mock.patch.object(inspector, 'discover_scheduling_properties', autospec=True)
 @mock.patch.object(inspector, 'discover_network_properties', autospec=True)
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/boot-info-f18336ada089f6dd.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/boot-info-f18336ada089f6dd.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b31d19e68
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/boot-info-f18336ada089f6dd.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+features:
+  - Introduced "boot" field into the inventory, with "current_boot_mode" and
+    "pxe_interface" fields. Both will be used for inspection.