diff --git a/pykd/cpureg.h b/pykd/cpureg.h
index f0f9c33..fa62bfb 100644
--- a/pykd/cpureg.h
+++ b/pykd/cpureg.h
@@ -42,6 +42,10 @@ ULONG64 loadMSR( ULONG  msr );
 
 void setMSR( ULONG msr, ULONG64 value);
 
+std::string getProcessorMode();
+
+std::string getProcessorType();
+
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
 }; // end pykd namespace
diff --git a/pykd/pymod.cpp b/pykd/pymod.cpp
index af57a49..6e10138 100644
--- a/pykd/pymod.cpp
+++ b/pykd/pymod.cpp
@@ -192,6 +192,11 @@ BOOST_PYTHON_MODULE( pykd )
         "Return MSR value" );
     python::def( "wrmsr", &setMSR,
         "Set MSR value" );
+    python::def( "getProcessorMode", &getProcessorMode, 
+        "Return current processor mode as string: X86, ARM, IA64 or X64" );
+    python::def( "getProcessorType", &getProcessorType,
+        "Return type of physical processor: X86, ARM, IA64 or X64" );
+
 
     // stack and local variables
     python::def( "getCurrentStack", &getCurrentStack,
diff --git a/pykd/win/dbgeng.cpp b/pykd/win/dbgeng.cpp
index 623237b..6de7deb 100644
--- a/pykd/win/dbgeng.cpp
+++ b/pykd/win/dbgeng.cpp
@@ -645,6 +645,60 @@ void getStackTrace( STACK_FRAME_DESC* frames, ULONG frameCount, ULONG* frameRetu
 
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
+std::string processorToStr(ULONG processorMode)
+{
+    switch( processorMode )
+    {
+    case IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_I386:
+        return "X86";
+        
+    case IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_ARM:
+        return "ARM";
+        
+    case IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_IA64:
+        return "IA64";
+        
+    case IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_AMD64:
+        return "X64";
+    }
+
+    throw DbgException( "Unknown CPU type" );
+}
+
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+std::string getProcessorMode()
+{
+    PyThread_StateRestore pyThreadRestore( g_dbgEng->pystate );
+
+    HRESULT         hres;
+    ULONG           processorMode;
+
+    hres = g_dbgEng->control->GetEffectiveProcessorType( &processorMode );
+    if ( FAILED( hres ) )
+        throw DbgException( "IDebugControl::GetEffectiveProcessorType  failed" );
+
+    return processorToStr(processorMode);
+}
+
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+std::string getProcessorType()
+{
+    PyThread_StateRestore pyThreadRestore( g_dbgEng->pystate );
+
+    HRESULT     hres;
+    ULONG       processorMode;
+
+    hres = g_dbgEng->control->GetActualProcessorType( &processorMode );
+    if ( FAILED( hres ) )
+        throw DbgException( "IDebugControl::GetActualProcessorType  failed" );
+
+    return processorToStr(processorMode);
+}
+
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
 } // end pykd namespace