diff --git a/dvc/command/version.py b/dvc/command/version.py
index 3a4fe042d6..539c7b1ef0 100644
--- a/dvc/command/version.py
+++ b/dvc/command/version.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 from dvc.command.base import CmdBaseNoRepo, append_doc_link
 from dvc.version import __version__
 from dvc.exceptions import DvcException, NotDvcRepoError
+from dvc.scm.base import SCMError
 from dvc.system import System
 from dvc.utils.pkg import PKG
 
@@ -62,6 +63,11 @@ def run(self):
 
         except NotDvcRepoError:
             root_directory = os.getcwd()
+        except SCMError:
+            root_directory = os.getcwd()
+            info.append("Repo: dvc, git (broken)")
+        else:
+            info.append("Repo: {}".format(_get_dvc_repo_info(repo)))
 
         if psutil:
             fs_root = self.get_fs_type(os.path.abspath(root_directory))
@@ -125,6 +131,16 @@ def get_supported_remotes():
         return ", ".join(supported_remotes)
 
 
+def _get_dvc_repo_info(repo):
+    if repo.config.get("core", {}).get("no_scm", False):
+        return "dvc (no_scm)"
+
+    if repo.root_dir != repo.scm.root_dir:
+        return "dvc (subdir), git"
+
+    return "dvc, git"
+
+
 def add_parser(subparsers, parent_parser):
     VERSION_HELP = "Show DVC version and system/environment information."
 
diff --git a/tests/func/test_version.py b/tests/func/test_version.py
index 44e44d552a..9c31b3f84c 100644
--- a/tests/func/test_version.py
+++ b/tests/func/test_version.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import os
 import re
+import shutil
 
 import pytest
 
@@ -7,9 +8,12 @@
 from dvc.main import main
 
 
-def test_info_in_repo(tmp_dir, dvc, caplog):
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("scm_init", [True, False])
+def test_info_in_repo(scm_init, tmp_dir, caplog):
+    tmp_dir.init(scm=scm_init, dvc=True)
     # Create `.dvc/cache`, that is needed to check supported link types.
-    os.mkdir(dvc.cache.local.cache_dir)
+    os.mkdir(tmp_dir.dvc.cache.local.cache_dir)
+
     assert main(["version"]) == 0
 
     assert re.search(r"DVC version: \d+\.\d+\.\d+", caplog.text)
@@ -22,6 +26,32 @@ def test_info_in_repo(tmp_dir, dvc, caplog):
         r"(Cache: (.*link - (not )?supported(,\s)?){3})", caplog.text
     )
 
+    if scm_init:
+        assert "Repo: dvc, git" in caplog.text
+    else:
+        assert "Repo: dvc (no_scm)" in caplog.text
+
+
+def test_info_in_subdir(tmp_dir, scm, caplog):
+    dvc_subdir = tmp_dir / "subdir"
+    dvc_subdir.mkdir()
+
+    with dvc_subdir.chdir():
+        dvc_subdir.init(scm=False, dvc=True)
+        with dvc_subdir.dvc.config.edit() as conf:
+            del conf["core"]["no_scm"]
+
+        assert main(["version"]) == 0
+
+    assert "Repo: dvc (subdir), git" in caplog.text
+
+
+def test_info_in_broken_git_repo(tmp_dir, dvc, scm, caplog):
+    shutil.rmtree(dvc.scm.dir)
+    assert main(["version"]) == 0
+
+    assert "Repo: dvc, git (broken)" in caplog.text
+
 
 @pytest.mark.skipif(psutil is None, reason="No psutil.")
 def test_fs_info_in_repo(tmp_dir, dvc, caplog):
@@ -42,6 +72,7 @@ def test_info_outside_of_repo(tmp_dir, caplog):
     assert re.search(r"Package: .*", caplog.text)
     assert re.search(r"Supported remotes: .*", caplog.text)
     assert not re.search(r"(Cache: (.*link - (not )?(,\s)?){3})", caplog.text)
+    assert "Repo:" not in caplog.text
 
 
 @pytest.mark.skipif(psutil is None, reason="No psutil.")