diff --git a/src/VehicleSetup/FirmwareUpgradeController.cc b/src/VehicleSetup/FirmwareUpgradeController.cc
index 365e5d0d2599233ad31c2f3bc12125a3fa02404d..97e4a33a786b2faf41603a1b8d1afae7b06b018b 100644
--- a/src/VehicleSetup/FirmwareUpgradeController.cc
+++ b/src/VehicleSetup/FirmwareUpgradeController.cc
@@ -127,6 +127,23 @@ void FirmwareUpgradeController::cancel(void)
     _threadController->cancel();
 }
 
+QStringList FirmwareUpgradeController::availableBoardsName(void)
+{
+    QGCSerialPortInfo::BoardType_t boardType;
+    QString boardName;
+    QStringList names;
+
+    auto ports = QGCSerialPortInfo::availablePorts();
+    for(const auto info : ports) {
+        if(info.canFlash()) {
+            info.getBoardInfo(boardType, boardName);
+            names.append(boardName);
+        }
+    }
+
+    return names;
+}
+
 void FirmwareUpgradeController::_foundBoard(bool firstAttempt, const QSerialPortInfo& info, int boardType, QString boardName)
 {
     _foundBoardInfo = info;
diff --git a/src/VehicleSetup/FirmwareUpgradeController.h b/src/VehicleSetup/FirmwareUpgradeController.h
index 112117f7575e93012d18d2d72d4fca8f4287b1ac..6ba76f43f1823cf4f064ad365e12552eeb2a6111 100644
--- a/src/VehicleSetup/FirmwareUpgradeController.h
+++ b/src/VehicleSetup/FirmwareUpgradeController.h
@@ -152,6 +152,13 @@ public:
     bool pixhawkBoard(void) const { return _foundBoardType == QGCSerialPortInfo::BoardTypePixhawk; }
     bool px4FlowBoard(void) const { return _foundBoardType == QGCSerialPortInfo::BoardTypePX4Flow; }
 
+    /**
+     * @brief Return a human friendly string of available boards
+     *
+     * @return availableBoardNames
+     */
+    Q_INVOKABLE QStringList availableBoardsName(void);
+
 signals:
     void boardFound(void);
     void noBoardFound(void);