diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index c14f5f7f17a0e5..3ce4b5ff1e9e91 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2235,3 +2235,10 @@ add_subdirectory_ifdef(
   )
 
 toolchain_linker_finalize()
+
+yaml_context(EXISTS NAME build_info result)
+if(result)
+  build_info(zephyr version VALUE ${PROJECT_VERSION_STR})
+  build_info(zephyr zephyr-base VALUE ${ZEPHYR_BASE})
+  yaml_save(NAME build_info)
+endif()
diff --git a/cmake/modules/FindHostTools.cmake b/cmake/modules/FindHostTools.cmake
index 8d3c9eccaaf373..876a86934b140d 100644
--- a/cmake/modules/FindHostTools.cmake
+++ b/cmake/modules/FindHostTools.cmake
@@ -114,3 +114,6 @@ set_ifndef(TOOLCHAIN_KCONFIG_DIR ${TOOLCHAIN_ROOT}/cmake/toolchain/${ZEPHYR_TOOL
 
 set(HostTools_FOUND TRUE)
 set(HOSTTOOLS_FOUND TRUE)
+build_info(toolchain name VALUE ${ZEPHYR_TOOLCHAIN_VARIANT})
+string(TOUPPER ${ZEPHYR_TOOLCHAIN_VARIANT} zephyr_toolchain_variant_upper)
+build_info(toolchain path VALUE "${${zephyr_toolchain_variant_upper}_TOOLCHAIN_PATH}")
diff --git a/cmake/modules/FindZephyr-sdk.cmake b/cmake/modules/FindZephyr-sdk.cmake
index b1c1c8cf02b404..1b56379ec669f1 100644
--- a/cmake/modules/FindZephyr-sdk.cmake
+++ b/cmake/modules/FindZephyr-sdk.cmake
@@ -175,3 +175,4 @@ if(LOAD IN_LIST Zephyr-sdk_FIND_COMPONENTS)
     endif()
   endif()
 endif()
+set(ZEPHYR_TOOLCHAIN_PATH ${ZEPHYR_SDK_INSTALL_DIR})
diff --git a/cmake/modules/boards.cmake b/cmake/modules/boards.cmake
index d2c0666f2c576c..a1b05b07b5754c 100644
--- a/cmake/modules/boards.cmake
+++ b/cmake/modules/boards.cmake
@@ -369,3 +369,7 @@ if(BOARD_EXTENSIONS)
     list(APPEND BOARD_EXTENSION_DIRS ${board_extension_dir})
   endforeach()
 endif()
+build_info(board name VALUE ${BOARD})
+string(REGEX REPLACE "^/" "" qualifiers "${BOARD_QUALIFIERS}")
+build_info(board qualifiers VALUE ${qualifiers})
+build_info(board revision VALUE ${BOARD_REVISION})
diff --git a/cmake/modules/configuration_files.cmake b/cmake/modules/configuration_files.cmake
index 84af8c5b6353e8..ff7a172445c38f 100644
--- a/cmake/modules/configuration_files.cmake
+++ b/cmake/modules/configuration_files.cmake
@@ -99,3 +99,5 @@ zephyr_boilerplate_watch(DTC_OVERLAY_FILE)
 zephyr_get(EXTRA_CONF_FILE SYSBUILD LOCAL VAR EXTRA_CONF_FILE OVERLAY_CONFIG MERGE REVERSE)
 zephyr_get(EXTRA_DTC_OVERLAY_FILE SYSBUILD LOCAL MERGE REVERSE)
 zephyr_get(DTS_EXTRA_CPPFLAGS SYSBUILD LOCAL MERGE REVERSE)
+build_info(application source-dir VALUE ${APPLICATION_SOURCE_DIR})
+build_info(application configuration-dir VALUE ${APPLICATION_CONFIG_DIR})
diff --git a/cmake/modules/dts.cmake b/cmake/modules/dts.cmake
index c22761b9c71784..02fed1b4a8f581 100644
--- a/cmake/modules/dts.cmake
+++ b/cmake/modules/dts.cmake
@@ -188,6 +188,7 @@ set(dts_files
 if(DTC_OVERLAY_FILE)
   zephyr_list(TRANSFORM DTC_OVERLAY_FILE NORMALIZE_PATHS
               OUTPUT_VARIABLE DTC_OVERLAY_FILE_AS_LIST)
+  build_info(devicetree user-files VALUE ${DTC_OVERLAY_FILE_AS_LIST})
   list(APPEND
     dts_files
     ${DTC_OVERLAY_FILE_AS_LIST}
@@ -197,6 +198,7 @@ endif()
 if(EXTRA_DTC_OVERLAY_FILE)
   zephyr_list(TRANSFORM EXTRA_DTC_OVERLAY_FILE NORMALIZE_PATHS
               OUTPUT_VARIABLE EXTRA_DTC_OVERLAY_FILE_AS_LIST)
+  build_info(devicetree extra-user-files VALUE ${EXTRA_DTC_OVERLAY_FILE_AS_LIST})
   list(APPEND
     dts_files
     ${EXTRA_DTC_OVERLAY_FILE_AS_LIST}
@@ -413,3 +415,7 @@ elseif(stderr)
   message(WARNING "dtc raised one or more warnings:\n${stderr}")
 endif()
 endif(DTC)
+
+build_info(devicetree files VALUE ${dts_files})
+build_info(devicetree include-dirs VALUE ${DTS_ROOT_SYSTEM_INCLUDE_DIRS})
+build_info(devicetree bindings-dirs VALUE ${DTS_ROOT_BINDINGS})
diff --git a/cmake/modules/extensions.cmake b/cmake/modules/extensions.cmake
index 2ac8c20058bf78..9fc4726a6654f7 100644
--- a/cmake/modules/extensions.cmake
+++ b/cmake/modules/extensions.cmake
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ include(CheckCXXCompilerFlag)
 # 7.1 llext_* configuration functions
 # 7.2 add_llext_* build control functions
 # 7.3 llext helper functions
+# 8. Script mode handling
 
 ########################################################
 # 1. Zephyr-aware extensions
@@ -3656,6 +3657,67 @@ function(topological_sort)
   set(${TS_RESULT} "${sorted_targets}" PARENT_SCOPE)
 endfunction()
 
+# Usage:
+#   build_info(<tag>... VALUE <value>...)
+#
+# This function populates updates the build_info.yml info file with exchangable build information
+# related to the current build.
+#
+# Example:
+#   build_info(devicetree files VALUE file1.dts file2.dts file3.dts)
+# Will update the 'devicetree files' key in the build info yaml with the list
+# of files, file1.dts file2.dts file3.dts.
+#
+#   build_info(vendor-specific foo VALUE bar)
+# Will place the vendor specific key 'foo' with value 'bar' in the vendor specific section
+# of the build info file.
+#
+# <tag>...: One of the pre-defined valid CMake keys supported by build info or vendor-specific.
+#           See 'scripts/schemas/build-schema.yml' CMake section for valid tags.
+# VALUE <value>... : value(s) to place in the build_info.yml file.
+function(build_info)
+  set(arg_list ${ARGV})
+  list(FIND arg_list VALUE index)
+  if(index EQUAL -1)
+    message(FATAL_ERROR "${CMAKE_CURRENT_FUNCTION}(...) missing a required argument: VALUE")
+  endif()
+
+  yaml_context(EXISTS NAME build_info result)
+  if(NOT result)
+    yaml_load(FILE ${ZEPHYR_BASE}/scripts/schemas/build-schema.yml NAME build_info_schema)
+    if(EXISTS ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/build_info.yml)
+      yaml_load(FILE ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/build_info.yml NAME build_info)
+    else()
+      yaml_create(FILE ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/build_info.yml NAME build_info)
+    endif()
+    yaml_set(NAME build_info KEY version VALUE "0.1.0")
+  endif()
+
+  list(SUBLIST arg_list 0 ${index} keys)
+  list(SUBLIST arg_list ${index} -1 values)
+  list(POP_FRONT values)
+
+  if(ARGV0 STREQUAL "vendor-specific")
+    set(type VALUE)
+  else()
+    set(schema_check ${keys})
+    list(TRANSFORM schema_check PREPEND "mapping;")
+    yaml_get(check NAME build_info_schema KEY mapping cmake ${schema_check})
+    if(check MATCHES ".*-NOTFOUND")
+      message(FATAL_ERROR "${CMAKE_CURRENT_FUNCTION}(...) called with invalid tag: ${keys}")
+    endif()
+
+    yaml_get(type NAME build_info_schema KEY mapping cmake ${schema_check} type)
+    if(type MATCHES "seq|sequence")
+      set(type LIST)
+    else()
+      set(type VALUE)
+    endif()
+  endif()
+
+  yaml_set(NAME build_info KEY cmake ${keys} ${type} "${values}")
+endfunction()
+
 ########################################################
 # 4. Devicetree extensions
 ########################################################
@@ -5759,3 +5821,47 @@ function(llext_filter_zephyr_flags filter flags outvar)
 
   set(${outvar} ${zephyr_filtered_flags} PARENT_SCOPE)
 endfunction()
+
+########################################################
+# 8. Script mode handling
+########################################################
+#
+# Certain features are not available when CMake is used in script mode.
+# For example custom targets, and thus features related to custom targets, such
+# as target properties are not available in script mode.
+#
+# This section defines behavior for functions whose default implementation does
+# not work correctly in script mode.
+#
+# The script mode function can be a simple stub or a more complex solution
+# depending on the exact use of the function in script mode.
+#
+# Current Zephyr CMake scripts which includes `extensions.cmake` in script mode
+# are: package_helper.cmake, verify-toolchain.cmake
+#
+
+if(CMAKE_SCRIPT_MODE_FILE)
+  # add_custom_target and set_target_properties are not supported in script mode.
+  # However, Zephyr CMake functions like `zephyr_get()`, `zephyr_create_scope()`,
+  # llext functions creates or relies on custom CMake targets.
+  function(add_custom_target)
+    # This silence the error: 'add_custom_target command is not scriptable'
+  endfunction()
+
+  function(set_target_properties)
+    # This silence the error: 'set_target_properties command is not scriptable'
+  endfunction()
+
+  function(zephyr_set variable)
+    # This silence the error: zephyr_set(...  SCOPE <scope>) doesn't exists.
+  endfunction()
+
+  # Build info creates a custom target for handling of build info.
+  # build_info is not needed in script mode but still called by Zephyr CMake
+  # modules. Therefore disable build_info(...) in when including
+  # extensions.cmake in script mode.
+  function(build_info)
+    # This silence the error: 'YAML context 'build_info' does not exist.'
+    #                         'Remember to create a YAML context'
+  endfunction()
+endif()
diff --git a/cmake/modules/kconfig.cmake b/cmake/modules/kconfig.cmake
index 3f374db5aea1d5..3f7310aabb5db4 100644
--- a/cmake/modules/kconfig.cmake
+++ b/cmake/modules/kconfig.cmake
@@ -95,11 +95,13 @@ set(PARSED_KCONFIG_SOURCES_TXT ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/kconfig/sources.txt)
 if(CONF_FILE)
   string(CONFIGURE "${CONF_FILE}" CONF_FILE_EXPANDED)
   string(REPLACE " " ";" CONF_FILE_AS_LIST "${CONF_FILE_EXPANDED}")
+  build_info(kconfig user-files VALUE ${CONF_FILE_AS_LIST})
 endif()
 
 if(EXTRA_CONF_FILE)
   string(CONFIGURE "${EXTRA_CONF_FILE}" EXTRA_CONF_FILE_EXPANDED)
   string(REPLACE " " ";" EXTRA_CONF_FILE_AS_LIST "${EXTRA_CONF_FILE_EXPANDED}")
+  build_info(kconfig extra-user-files VALUE ${EXTRA_CONF_FILE_AS_LIST})
 endif()
 
 zephyr_file(CONF_FILES ${BOARD_EXTENSION_DIRS} KCONF board_extension_conf_files SUFFIX ${FILE_SUFFIX})
@@ -354,6 +356,7 @@ endif()
 if(CREATE_NEW_DOTCONFIG)
   set(input_configs_flags --handwritten-input-configs)
   set(input_configs ${merge_config_files} ${FORCED_CONF_FILE})
+  build_info(kconfig files VALUE ${input_configs})
 else()
   set(input_configs ${DOTCONFIG} ${FORCED_CONF_FILE})
 endif()
diff --git a/cmake/modules/unittest.cmake b/cmake/modules/unittest.cmake
index 9598bf8b84ae16..6565e89aec53a7 100644
--- a/cmake/modules/unittest.cmake
+++ b/cmake/modules/unittest.cmake
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.20.0)
 
 include(extensions)
 include(west)
+include(yaml)
 include(root)
 include(zephyr_module)
 include(boards)
diff --git a/cmake/package_helper.cmake b/cmake/package_helper.cmake
index 55412b941108b8..886dbfff71ddf6 100644
--- a/cmake/package_helper.cmake
+++ b/cmake/package_helper.cmake
@@ -44,20 +44,6 @@
 
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.20.5)
 
-# add_custom_target and set_target_properties are not supported in script mode.
-# However, several Zephyr CMake modules create custom target for user convenience
-# like menuconfig, boards, shields, etc.
-# As we are not generating a build system with this tool, only running part of
-# the modules, then we simply override those functions to allow running those
-# modules.
-function(add_custom_target)
-  # This silence the error: 'add_custom_target command is not scriptable'
-endfunction()
-
-function(set_target_properties)
-  # This silence the error: 'set_target_properties command is not scriptable'
-endfunction()
-
 # Find last `-B` and `-S` instances.
 foreach(i RANGE ${CMAKE_ARGC})
   if(CMAKE_ARGV${i} MATCHES "^-B(.*)")
@@ -111,16 +97,5 @@ if(NOT DEFINED MODULES)
   )
 endif()
 
-# Loading Zephyr CMake extension commands, which allows us to overload Zephyr
-# scoping rules.
-find_package(Zephyr REQUIRED HINTS $ENV{ZEPHYR_BASE} COMPONENTS extensions)
-
-# Zephyr scoping creates custom targets for handling of properties.
-# However, custom targets cannot be used in CMake script mode.
-# Therefore disable zephyr_set(... SCOPE ...) in package helper as it is not needed.
-function(zephyr_set variable)
-  # This silence the error: zephyr_set(...  SCOPE <scope>) doesn't exists.
-endfunction()
-
 string(REPLACE ";" "," MODULES "${MODULES}")
 find_package(Zephyr REQUIRED HINTS $ENV{ZEPHYR_BASE} COMPONENTS zephyr_default:${MODULES})
diff --git a/modules/hal_nordic/nrfx/CMakeLists.txt b/modules/hal_nordic/nrfx/CMakeLists.txt
index 2e8e0cc1eb5215..91b8e937521955 100644
--- a/modules/hal_nordic/nrfx/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/modules/hal_nordic/nrfx/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -229,3 +229,4 @@ mdk_svd_ifdef(CONFIG_SOC_NRF9160              nrf9160.svd)
 mdk_svd_ifdef(CONFIG_SOC_NRF9230_ENGB_CPUAPP  nrf9230_engb_application.svd)
 mdk_svd_ifdef(CONFIG_SOC_NRF9230_ENGB_CPUPPR  nrf9230_engb_ppr.svd)
 mdk_svd_ifdef(CONFIG_SOC_NRF9230_ENGB_CPURAD  nrf9230_engb_radiocore.svd)
+build_info(vendor-specific nordic svdfile VALUE ${SOC_SVD_FILE})
diff --git a/scripts/schemas/build-schema.yml b/scripts/schemas/build-schema.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..5086afbb25b178
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/schemas/build-schema.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2024, Nordic Semiconductor ASA
+
+# A pykwalify schema for basic validation of the Zephyr build info YAML file.
+
+type: map
+mapping:
+  version:
+    required: true
+    type: str
+  cmake:
+    type: map
+    mapping:
+      application:
+        type: map
+        mapping:
+          source-dir:
+            type: str
+          configuration-dir:
+            type: str
+      board:
+        type: map
+        mapping:
+          name:
+            required: true
+            type: str
+          qualifiers:
+            type: str
+          revision:
+            type: str
+          path:
+            type: seq
+            sequence:
+              - type: str
+      devicetree:
+        type: map
+        mapping:
+          files:
+            type: seq
+            sequence:
+              - type: str
+          user-files:
+            type: seq
+            sequence:
+              - type: str
+          extra-user-files:
+            type: seq
+            sequence:
+              - type: str
+          include-dirs:
+            type: seq
+            sequence:
+              - type: str
+          bindings-dirs:
+            type: seq
+            sequence:
+              - type: str
+      kconfig:
+        type: map
+        mapping:
+          files:
+            type: seq
+            sequence:
+              - type: str
+          user-files:
+            type: seq
+            sequence:
+              - type: str
+          extra-user-files:
+            type: seq
+            sequence:
+              - type: str
+      sysbuild:
+        type: bool
+      toolchain:
+        type: map
+        mapping:
+          name:
+            type: str
+          version:
+            type: str
+          path:
+            type: str
+      zephyr:
+        type: map
+        mapping:
+          zephyr-base:
+            type: str
+          version:
+            type: str
+      vendor-specific:
+        type: map
+        mapping:
+          regex;(.*):
+            type: map
+            mapping:
+              regex;(.*):
+                type: str
+  west:
+    type: map
+    mapping:
+      command:
+        type: str
+      topdir:
+        type: str
+      version:
+        type: str
diff --git a/scripts/west_commands/build.py b/scripts/west_commands/build.py
index 891a842bb88668..63cfa9cd5ec8f4 100644
--- a/scripts/west_commands/build.py
+++ b/scripts/west_commands/build.py
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
 
 from west import log
 from west.configuration import config
+from west.util import west_topdir
+from west.version import __version__
 from zcmake import DEFAULT_CMAKE_GENERATOR, run_cmake, run_build, CMakeCache
 from build_helpers import is_zephyr_build, find_build_dir, load_domains, \
     FIND_BUILD_DIR_DESCRIPTION
@@ -22,6 +24,8 @@
 SYSBUILD_PROJ_DIR = pathlib.Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent.parent \
                     / pathlib.Path('share/sysbuild')
 
+BUILD_INFO_LOG = 'build_info.yml'
+
 BUILD_USAGE = '''\
 west build [-h] [-b BOARD[@REV]]] [-d BUILD_DIR]
            [-S SNIPPET] [--shield SHIELD]
@@ -244,9 +248,25 @@ def do_run(self, args, remainder):
                     self.run_cmake = True
         else:
             self.run_cmake = True
+
         self.source_dir = self._find_source_dir()
         self._sanity_check()
 
+        build_info_path = self.build_dir
+        build_info_file = os.path.join(build_info_path, BUILD_INFO_LOG)
+        west_workspace = west_topdir(self.source_dir)
+        if not os.path.exists(build_info_path):
+            os.makedirs(build_info_path)
+        if not os.path.exists(build_info_file):
+            build_command = {'west': {'command': ' '.join(sys.argv[:]),
+                                     'topdir': str(west_workspace),
+                                     'version': str(__version__)}}
+            try:
+                with open(build_info_file, "w") as f:
+                    yaml.dump(build_command, f, default_flow_style=False)
+            except Exception as e:
+                log.wrn(f'Failed to create info file: {build_info_file},', e)
+
         board, origin = self._find_board()
         self._run_cmake(board, origin, self.args.cmake_opts)
         if args.cmake_only:
diff --git a/share/sysbuild/CMakeLists.txt b/share/sysbuild/CMakeLists.txt
index 8370490fb94766..f2fbb4b271841b 100644
--- a/share/sysbuild/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/share/sysbuild/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -25,3 +25,10 @@ if(EXISTS ${APP_DIR}/sysbuild/CMakeLists.txt)
 else()
   add_subdirectory(template _sysbuild)
 endif()
+
+build_info(sysbuild VALUE true)
+build_info(application source-dir VALUE ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR})
+yaml_context(EXISTS NAME build_info result)
+if(result)
+  yaml_save(NAME build_info)
+endif()