diff --git a/include/helper_show b/include/helper_show
index 4caaebeb..37401113 100644
--- a/include/helper_show
+++ b/include/helper_show
@@ -32,10 +32,11 @@ COMMANDS="audit show update"
 HELPERS="audit configure show update"
 OPTIONS="--auditor\n--check-all (-c)\n--config\n--cronjob (--cron)\n--debug\n--developer\n--help (-h)\n--info\n--license-key --log-file\n--manpage_(--man)\n--no-colors --no-log\n--pentest\n--profile\n--plugins-dir\n--quiet (-q)\n--quick (-Q)\n--report-file\n--reverse-colors\n--tests\n--tests-category\n--upload\n--verbose\n--version (-V)\n--view-categories"
 
-SHOW_ARGS="commands dbdir help includedir license man options pidfile plugindir profiles release releasedate tests version workdir"
+SHOW_ARGS="commands dbdir help hostids includedir license man options pidfile plugindir profiles release releasedate tests version workdir"
 SHOW_HELP="lynis show ${BROWN}commands${NORMAL}          (all available commands)
 lynis show ${BROWN}dbdir${NORMAL}             (database directory)
 lynis show ${BROWN}help${NORMAL}              (detailed information about arguments)
+lynis show ${BROWN}hostids${NORMAL}           (unique IDs for this system)
 lynis show ${BROWN}includedir${NORMAL}        (include directory for tests and functions)
 lynis show ${BROWN}license${NORMAL}           (license details)
 lynis show ${BROWN}man${NORMAL}               (show help)
@@ -160,6 +161,10 @@ if [ $# -gt 0 ]; then
             fi
             ;;
         "helpers")              for I in ${HELPERS}; do ${ECHOCMD} ${I}; done ;;
+        "hostids" | "hostid")
+            ${ECHOCMD} "hostid=${HOSTID}"
+            ${ECHOCMD} "hostid2=${HOSTID2}"
+            ;;
         "includedir")
             ${ECHOCMD} "${INCLUDEDIR}"
             ;;