diff --git a/www/MainView.js b/www/MainView.js
index d35162e4..4dbfe9bf 100644
--- a/www/MainView.js
+++ b/www/MainView.js
@@ -184,6 +184,17 @@ Ext.define('PBS.MainView', {
 		interval: 15*60*1000,
 	    });
 
+	    Proxmox.Utils.API2Request({
+		url: `/api2/extjs/nodes/localhost/status`,
+		success: function({ result }) {
+		    if (result?.data?.info?.fingerprint) {
+			Proxmox.Fingerprint = result.data.info.fingerprint;
+		    }
+		},
+		failure: function() {
+		    // silently ignore errors
+		},
+	    });
 
 	    // select treeitem and load page from url fragment, if set
 	    let token = Ext.util.History.getToken() || 'pbsDashboard';
diff --git a/www/window/DatastoreRepoInfo.js b/www/window/DatastoreRepoInfo.js
index a4e5bbc7..e862d7ad 100644
--- a/www/window/DatastoreRepoInfo.js
+++ b/www/window/DatastoreRepoInfo.js
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ Ext.define('PBS.window.DatastoreRepoInfo', {
 
     cbindData: function() {
 	let me = this;
+	let fingerprint = Proxmox.Fingerprint;
 	let host = window.location.hostname;
 	let hostname = host;
 	if (window.location.port.toString() !== "8007") {
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ Ext.define('PBS.window.DatastoreRepoInfo', {
 	return {
 	    datastore,
 	    hostname,
+	    fingerprint,
 	    repository,
 	    repositoryWithUser,
 	};
@@ -49,6 +51,13 @@ Ext.define('PBS.window.DatastoreRepoInfo', {
 		value: '{hostname}',
 	    },
 	},
+	{
+	    fieldLabel: gettext('Fingerprint'),
+	    cbind: {
+		value: '{fingerprint}',
+		hidden: '{!fingerprint}',
+	    },
+	},
 	{
 	    xtype: 'displayfield',
 	    value: '',