diff --git includes/database/database.inc includes/database/database.inc
index c922097..351614b 100644
--- includes/database/database.inc
+++ includes/database/database.inc
@@ -1072,6 +1072,12 @@ abstract class DatabaseConnection extends PDO {
   public function version() {
     return $this->getAttribute(PDO::ATTR_SERVER_VERSION);
   }
+  /**
+   * Returns more information about the database server.
+   */
+  public function server_info() {
+    return $this->getAttribute(PDO::ATTR_SERVER_INFO);
+  }
 
   /**
    * Determines if this driver supports transactions.
diff --git modules/system/system.install modules/system/system.install
index 25b7263..af3eaee 100644
--- modules/system/system.install
+++ modules/system/system.install
@@ -188,6 +188,16 @@ function system_requirements($phase) {
       $requirements['database_extensions']['value'] = $t('Enabled');
     }
   }
+  else {
+    // Database information.
+    $driver = Database::getConnection()->driver();
+    $version = Database::getConnection()->version();
+    $requirements['database'] = array(
+      'title' => $t('Default database server'),
+      'value' => "$driver $version",
+      'description' => Database::getConnection()->server_info(),
+    );
+  }
 
   // Test PHP memory_limit
   $memory_limit = ini_get('memory_limit');