diff --git a/libcdio-rs/src/mmc.rs b/libcdio-rs/src/mmc.rs
index 5c9779a..0d056f6 100644
--- a/libcdio-rs/src/mmc.rs
+++ b/libcdio-rs/src/mmc.rs
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ use std::{
 
 pub use get_config::*;
 pub use get_event_status::*;
+pub use inquiry::*;
 pub use read_disc_info::*;
 pub use read_subchannel::*;
 pub use test_unit_ready::*;
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ pub use read_toc::*;
 
 mod get_config;
 mod get_event_status;
+mod inquiry;
 mod read_disc_info;
 mod read_subchannel;
 mod test_unit_ready;
@@ -365,6 +367,7 @@ pub enum OsError {
 enum MmcCommand {
     #[allow(unused)]
     GetConfiguration = 0x46,
+    Inquiry = 0x12,
     TestUnitReady = 0x00,
     ReadDiscInfo = 0x51,
     ReadToc = 0x43,
diff --git a/libcdio-rs/src/mmc/inquiry.rs b/libcdio-rs/src/mmc/inquiry.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9a05afb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libcdio-rs/src/mmc/inquiry.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,132 @@
+// Copyright (C) 2026 Shiva Kiran Koninty <shiva@skran.xyz>
+//
+// This file is part of libcdio-rs.
+//
+// libcdio-rs is free software: you can redistribute it and/or
+// modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
+// published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
+// License, or (at your option) any later version.
+//
+// libcdio-rs is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
+// General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+// along with libcdio-rs. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+//! Routines based on MMC `INQUIRY`.
+
+use displaydoc::Display;
+use thiserror::Error;
+use tracing::debug;
+
+use crate::{
+    Mmc,
+    mmc::{Cdb, MmcCommand, MmcDirection, MmcError},
+};
+
+/// Routines based on MMC `INQUIRY`.
+impl Mmc {
+    /// Get the hardware identifiers (Product, Vendor and Revision).
+    pub fn hardware_identifiers(&self) -> Result<HardwareIdentifiers, GetHardwareIdentifersError> {
+        let buf = self.inquiry(InquiryKind::Standard)?;
+        let response_data_format = buf[RESPONSE_DATA_FMT_POS] & 0b1111;
+        if response_data_format != RESPONSE_DATA_FMT_MMC {
+            return Err(MmcInquiryError::InvalidResponse(format!(
+                "unsupported non-standard INQUIRY response format, got response data format of {}",
+                response_data_format,
+            ))
+            .into());
+        }
+        let vendor = String::from_utf8_lossy(&buf[VENDOR_ID_START_POS..=VENDOR_ID_END_POS])
+            .trim()
+            .to_string();
+        let product = String::from_utf8_lossy(&buf[PRODUCT_ID_START_POS..=PRODUCT_ID_END_POS])
+            .trim()
+            .to_string();
+        let revision = String::from_utf8_lossy(&buf[REVISION_START_POS..=REVISION_END_POS])
+            .trim()
+            .to_string();
+
+        return Ok(HardwareIdentifiers {
+            product,
+            vendor,
+            revision,
+        });
+
+        const RESPONSE_DATA_FMT_POS: usize = 3;
+        const RESPONSE_DATA_FMT_MMC: u8 = 2;
+        const VENDOR_ID_START_POS: usize = 8;
+        const VENDOR_ID_END_POS: usize = 15;
+        const PRODUCT_ID_START_POS: usize = 16;
+        const PRODUCT_ID_END_POS: usize = 31;
+        const REVISION_START_POS: usize = 32;
+        const REVISION_END_POS: usize = 35;
+    }
+
+    fn inquiry(&self, kind: InquiryKind) -> Result<Vec<u8>, MmcInquiryError> {
+        let mut buf = vec![0; ALLOC_LEN];
+        let mut cdb = Cdb::default();
+        cdb[0] = MmcCommand::Inquiry as u8;
+        if let InquiryKind::VitalProductData { page_code } = kind {
+            cdb[1] = EVPD_SET;
+            cdb[2] = page_code;
+        }
+        cdb[3..=4].copy_from_slice(&(buf.len() as u16).to_be_bytes());
+
+        self.run_command(Some(MmcDirection::Read), buf.as_mut_slice(), cdb)?;
+        debug!(?buf, len = buf.len());
+
+        return Ok(buf);
+
+        const ALLOC_LEN: usize = 255;
+        const EVPD_SET: u8 = 1;
+    }
+}
+
+/// could not get hardware identifers
+#[derive(Debug, Display, Error)]
+pub struct GetHardwareIdentifersError {
+    #[from]
+    pub source: MmcInquiryError,
+}
+
+/// error from an `INQUIRY` command.
+#[derive(Debug, Display, Error)]
+pub enum MmcInquiryError {
+    /// operating system returned an error
+    Os(#[from] MmcError),
+
+    /// invalid response from mmc command: {0}
+    InvalidResponse(String),
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Default, Eq, Hash, Ord, PartialEq, PartialOrd)]
+/// Basic hardware identifiers
+pub struct HardwareIdentifiers {
+    pub product: String,
+    pub vendor: String,
+    pub revision: String,
+}
+
+#[allow(unused)]
+#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug)]
+enum InquiryKind {
+    Standard,
+    VitalProductData { page_code: u8 },
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use tracing::info;
+
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test_log::test(test)]
+    #[ignore = "requires a drive with mmc"]
+    fn hardware_identifers() {
+        let hardware_identifiers = Mmc::new().unwrap().hardware_identifiers().unwrap();
+        info!(?hardware_identifiers);
+    }
+}