diff --git a/hbase-rest/src/main/resources/hbase-webapps/rest/rest.jsp b/hbase-rest/src/main/resources/hbase-webapps/rest/rest.jsp
index f0b568493787..1085d4b61d6c 100644
--- a/hbase-rest/src/main/resources/hbase-webapps/rest/rest.jsp
+++ b/hbase-rest/src/main/resources/hbase-webapps/rest/rest.jsp
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 <%@ page contentType="text/html;charset=UTF-8"
   import="org.apache.hadoop.conf.Configuration"
   import="org.apache.hadoop.hbase.HBaseConfiguration"
+  import="org.apache.hadoop.hbase.rest.model.VersionModel"
   import="org.apache.hadoop.hbase.util.VersionInfo"
   import="java.util.Date"%>
 <%
@@ -85,6 +86,11 @@ String listenPort = conf.get("hbase.rest.port", "8080");
             <th>Value</th>
             <th>Description</th>
         </tr>
+      <tr>
+        <td>JVM Version</td>
+        <td><%= new VersionModel(getServletContext()).getJVMVersion() %></td>
+        <td>JVM vendor and version</td>
+      </tr>
         <tr>
             <td>HBase Version</td>
             <td><%= VersionInfo.getVersion() %>, revision=<%= VersionInfo.getRevision() %></td>
diff --git a/hbase-server/src/main/jamon/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/tmpl/master/MasterStatusTmpl.jamon b/hbase-server/src/main/jamon/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/tmpl/master/MasterStatusTmpl.jamon
index 1dab104fed5b..0d02f997ecdf 100644
--- a/hbase-server/src/main/jamon/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/tmpl/master/MasterStatusTmpl.jamon
+++ b/hbase-server/src/main/jamon/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/tmpl/master/MasterStatusTmpl.jamon
@@ -263,6 +263,11 @@ AssignmentManager assignmentManager = master.getAssignmentManager();
                     <th>Value</th>
                     <th>Description</th>
                 </tr>
+                <tr>
+                    <td>JVM Version</td>
+                    <td><% JvmVersion.getVersion() %></td>
+                    <td>JVM vendor and version</td>
+                </tr>
                 <tr>
                     <td>HBase Version</td>
                     <td><% org.apache.hadoop.hbase.util.VersionInfo.getVersion() %>, revision=<% org.apache.hadoop.hbase.util.VersionInfo.getRevision() %></td><td>HBase version and revision</td>
diff --git a/hbase-server/src/main/jamon/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/tmpl/regionserver/RSStatusTmpl.jamon b/hbase-server/src/main/jamon/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/tmpl/regionserver/RSStatusTmpl.jamon
index 3afa7318f02e..0f0fce4f711d 100644
--- a/hbase-server/src/main/jamon/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/tmpl/regionserver/RSStatusTmpl.jamon
+++ b/hbase-server/src/main/jamon/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/tmpl/regionserver/RSStatusTmpl.jamon
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ org.apache.hadoop.hbase.ServerName;
 org.apache.hadoop.hbase.HBaseConfiguration;
 org.apache.hadoop.hbase.protobuf.ProtobufUtil;
 org.apache.hadoop.hbase.protobuf.generated.AdminProtos.ServerInfo;
+org.apache.hadoop.hbase.util.JvmVersion;
 org.apache.hadoop.hbase.zookeeper.MasterAddressTracker;
 </%import>
 <%doc>If json AND bcn is NOT an empty string presume it a block cache view request.</%doc>
@@ -136,6 +137,11 @@ org.apache.hadoop.hbase.zookeeper.MasterAddressTracker;
             <th>Value</th>
             <th>Description</th>
         </tr>
+        <tr>
+            <td>JVM Version</td>
+            <td><% JvmVersion.getVersion() %></td>
+            <td>JVM vendor and version</td>
+        </tr>
         <tr>
             <td>HBase Version</td>
             <td><% org.apache.hadoop.hbase.util.VersionInfo.getVersion() %>, revision=<% org.apache.hadoop.hbase.util.VersionInfo.getRevision() %></td>
diff --git a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/util/JvmVersion.java b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/util/JvmVersion.java
index b0bca000732b..e62c78661bd9 100644
--- a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/util/JvmVersion.java
+++ b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/util/JvmVersion.java
@@ -25,9 +25,7 @@
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.classification.InterfaceStability;
 
 /**
- * Certain JVM versions are known to be unstable with HBase. This
- * class has a utility function to determine whether the current JVM
- * is known to be unstable.
+ * Utility class to get and check the current JVM version.
  */
 @InterfaceAudience.Private
 @InterfaceStability.Stable
@@ -38,10 +36,19 @@ public abstract class JvmVersion {
   }
 
   /**
-   * Return true if the current JVM is known to be unstable.
+   * Return true if the current JVM version is known to be unstable with HBase.
    */
   public static boolean isBadJvmVersion() {
     String version = System.getProperty("java.version");
     return version != null && BAD_JVM_VERSIONS.contains(version);
   }
+
+  /**
+   * Return the current JVM version information.
+   */
+  public static String getVersion() {
+    return System.getProperty("java.vm.vendor", "UNKNOWN_VM_VENDOR") + ' ' +
+      System.getProperty("java.version", "UNKNOWN_JAVA_VERSION") + '-' +
+      System.getProperty("java.vm.version", "UNKNOWN_VM_VERSION");
+  }
 }
diff --git a/hbase-thrift/src/main/resources/hbase-webapps/thrift/thrift.jsp b/hbase-thrift/src/main/resources/hbase-webapps/thrift/thrift.jsp
index 35cab0451b3e..7026b83f1f69 100644
--- a/hbase-thrift/src/main/resources/hbase-webapps/thrift/thrift.jsp
+++ b/hbase-thrift/src/main/resources/hbase-webapps/thrift/thrift.jsp
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 <%@ page contentType="text/html;charset=UTF-8"
   import="org.apache.hadoop.conf.Configuration"
   import="org.apache.hadoop.hbase.HBaseConfiguration"
+  import="org.apache.hadoop.hbase.util.JvmVersion"
   import="org.apache.hadoop.hbase.util.VersionInfo"
   import="java.util.Date"
 %>
@@ -92,6 +93,11 @@ String framed = conf.get("hbase.regionserver.thrift.framed", "false");
             <th>Value</th>
             <th>Description</th>
         </tr>
+      <tr>
+        <td>JVM Version</td>
+        <td><%= JvmVersion.getVersion() %></td>
+        <td>JVM vendor and version information</td>
+      </tr>
         <tr>
             <td>HBase Version</td>
             <td><%= VersionInfo.getVersion() %>, r<%= VersionInfo.getRevision() %></td>