diff --git a/include/image-commands.mk b/include/image-commands.mk
index c6b4b23ce3..c0bda2084c 100644
--- a/include/image-commands.mk
+++ b/include/image-commands.mk
@@ -360,6 +360,7 @@ metadata_json = \
 			"dist": "$(call json_quote,$(VERSION_DIST))", \
 			"version": "$(call json_quote,$(VERSION_NUMBER))", \
 			"revision": "$(call json_quote,$(REVISION))", \
+			"target": "$(call json_quote,$(TARGETID))", \
 			"board": "$(call json_quote,$(if $(BOARD_NAME),$(BOARD_NAME),$(DEVICE_NAME)))" \
 		} \
 	}'