diff --git a/meta/classes-recipe/cml1.bbclass b/meta/classes-recipe/cml1.bbclass
index d87d8204e4..d83c636e48 100644
--- a/meta/classes-recipe/cml1.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes-recipe/cml1.bbclass
@@ -109,3 +109,9 @@ python do_diffconfig() {
 do_diffconfig[nostamp] = "1"
 do_diffconfig[dirs] = "${KCONFIG_CONFIG_ROOTDIR}"
 addtask diffconfig
+
+do_showconfig() {
+    bbplain "Config file written to ${KCONFIG_CONFIG_ROOTDIR}/.config"
+}
+do_showconfig[nostamp] = "1"
+addtask showconfig after do_configure