diff --git a/ispc.cpp b/ispc.cpp
index 1b076352..8e62191a 100644
--- a/ispc.cpp
+++ b/ispc.cpp
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ public:
 };
 
 
-Target::Target(const char *arch, const char *cpu, const char *isa, bool pic, std::string genericAsSmth) :
+Target::Target(const char *arch, const char *cpu, const char *isa, bool pic, bool printTarget, std::string genericAsSmth) :
     m_target(NULL),
     m_targetMachine(NULL),
     m_dataLayout(NULL),
@@ -1049,6 +1049,12 @@ Target::Target(const char *arch, const char *cpu, const char *isa, bool pic, std
 
     m_valid = !error;
 
+    if (printTarget) {
+        printf("Target Triple: %s\n", m_targetMachine->getTargetTriple().str().c_str());
+        printf("Target CPU: %s\n", m_targetMachine->getTargetCPU().str().c_str());
+        printf("Target Feature String: %s\n", m_targetMachine->getTargetFeatureString().str().c_str());
+    }
+
     return;
 }
 
@@ -1379,6 +1385,7 @@ Globals::Globals() {
     includeStdlib = true;
     runCPP = true;
     debugPrint = false;
+    printTarget = false;
     debugIR = -1;
     disableWarnings = false;
     warningsAsErrors = false;
diff --git a/ispc.h b/ispc.h
index a19bdb27..cec6e4d6 100644
--- a/ispc.h
+++ b/ispc.h
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ public:
     /** Initializes the given Target pointer for a target of the given
         name, if the name is a known target.  Returns true if the
         target was initialized and false if the name is unknown. */
-    Target(const char *arch, const char *cpu, const char *isa, bool pic, std::string genenricAsSmth = "");
+    Target(const char *arch, const char *cpu, const char *isa, bool pic, bool printTarget, std::string genenricAsSmth = "");
 
     /** Returns a comma-delimited string giving the names of the currently
         supported compilation targets. */
@@ -559,6 +559,9 @@ struct Globals {
         ispc's execution. */
     bool debugPrint;
 
+    /** When \c true, target ISA will be printed during ispc's execution. */
+    bool printTarget;
+
     /** Indicates which stages of optimization we want to dump. */
     std::set<int> debug_stages;
 
diff --git a/main.cpp b/main.cpp
index bf78cb90..ea0d8e74 100644
--- a/main.cpp
+++ b/main.cpp
@@ -153,6 +153,7 @@ devUsage(int ret) {
     lPrintVersion();
     printf("\nusage (developer options): ispc\n");
     printf("    [--debug]\t\t\t\tPrint information useful for debugging ispc\n");
+    printf("    [--print-target]\t\t\tPrint target's information\n");
     printf("    [--dllexport]\t\t\tMake non-static functions DLL exported.  Windows only.\n");  
     printf("    [--fuzz-test]\t\t\tRandomly perturb program input to test error conditions\n");
     printf("    [--fuzz-seed=<value>]\t\tSeed value for RNG for fuzz testing\n");
@@ -382,6 +383,8 @@ int main(int Argc, char *Argv[]) {
             g->debugPrint = true;
         else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "--dllexport"))
             g->dllExport = true;
+        else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "--print-target"))
+            g->printTarget = true;
         else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "--instrument"))
             g->emitInstrumentation = true;
         else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-g")) {
diff --git a/module.cpp b/module.cpp
index 5ed3c4d0..6dc80747 100644
--- a/module.cpp
+++ b/module.cpp
@@ -3055,7 +3055,7 @@ Module::CompileAndOutput(const char *srcFile,
 {
     if (target == NULL || strchr(target, ',') == NULL) {
         // We're only compiling to a single target
-        g->target = new Target(arch, cpu, target, generatePIC);
+        g->target = new Target(arch, cpu, target, generatePIC, g->printTarget);
         if (!g->target->isValid())
             return 1;
 
@@ -3198,7 +3198,7 @@ Module::CompileAndOutput(const char *srcFile,
         std::string treatGenericAsSmth = "";
 
         for (unsigned int i = 0; i < targets.size(); ++i) {
-            g->target = new Target(arch, cpu, targets[i].c_str(), generatePIC);
+            g->target = new Target(arch, cpu, targets[i].c_str(), generatePIC, g->printTarget);
             if (!g->target->isValid())
                 return 1;
 
@@ -3293,7 +3293,7 @@ Module::CompileAndOutput(const char *srcFile,
         }
         Assert(firstTargetMachine != NULL);
 
-        g->target = new Target(arch, cpu, firstISA, generatePIC, treatGenericAsSmth);
+        g->target = new Target(arch, cpu, firstISA, generatePIC, false, treatGenericAsSmth);
         if (!g->target->isValid()) {
             return 1;
         }