diff --git a/arduino-core/src/processing/app/debug/LegacyTargetBoard.java b/arduino-core/src/processing/app/debug/LegacyTargetBoard.java
index 16770a635..09e7ac508 100644
--- a/arduino-core/src/processing/app/debug/LegacyTargetBoard.java
+++ b/arduino-core/src/processing/app/debug/LegacyTargetBoard.java
@@ -100,4 +100,8 @@ public class LegacyTargetBoard implements TargetBoard {
     return containerPlatform;
   }
 
+  @Override
+  public String getFQBN() {
+    return getContainerPlatform().getContainerPackage().getId() + ":" + getContainerPlatform().getId() + ":" + getId();
+  }
 }
diff --git a/arduino-core/src/processing/app/debug/TargetBoard.java b/arduino-core/src/processing/app/debug/TargetBoard.java
index 5dae86906..d635bbf1d 100644
--- a/arduino-core/src/processing/app/debug/TargetBoard.java
+++ b/arduino-core/src/processing/app/debug/TargetBoard.java
@@ -92,4 +92,6 @@ public interface TargetBoard {
 
   public TargetPlatform getContainerPlatform();
 
+  public String getFQBN();
+
 }