diff --git a/changelog/unreleased/kong/add-gateway-edition-to-root-endpoint-admin-api.yml b/changelog/unreleased/kong/add-gateway-edition-to-root-endpoint-admin-api.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a332be2ecce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/unreleased/kong/add-gateway-edition-to-root-endpoint-admin-api.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+message: add gateway edition to the root endpoint of the admin api
+type: feature
+scope: Admin API
diff --git a/kong/api/routes/kong.lua b/kong/api/routes/kong.lua
index 212ddf64a82..16a2d4c7dcd 100644
--- a/kong/api/routes/kong.lua
+++ b/kong/api/routes/kong.lua
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ return {
       return kong.response.exit(200, {
         tagline = tagline,
         version = version,
+        edition = meta._VERSION:match("enterprise") and "enterprise" or "community",
         hostname = knode.get_hostname(),
         node_id = node_id,
         timers = {
diff --git a/spec/02-integration/04-admin_api/02-kong_routes_spec.lua b/spec/02-integration/04-admin_api/02-kong_routes_spec.lua
index 66cc828503f..06e5ae65695 100644
--- a/spec/02-integration/04-admin_api/02-kong_routes_spec.lua
+++ b/spec/02-integration/04-admin_api/02-kong_routes_spec.lua
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ describe("Admin API - Kong routes with strategy #" .. strategy, function()
       assert.not_nil(res.headers["X-Kong-Admin-Latency"])
     end)
 
-    it("returns Kong's version number and tagline", function()
+    it("returns Kong's version number, edition info and tagline", function()
       local res = assert(client:send {
         method = "GET",
         path = "/"
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ describe("Admin API - Kong routes with strategy #" .. strategy, function()
       local body = assert.res_status(200, res)
       local json = cjson.decode(body)
       assert.equal(meta._VERSION, json.version)
+      assert.equal(meta._VERSION:match("enterprise") and "enterprise" or "community", json.edition)
       assert.equal("Welcome to kong", json.tagline)
     end)
     it("returns a UUID as the node_id", function()