diff --git a/quantum/vialrgb.c b/quantum/vialrgb.c
index e29d2b4cf9..d06ddffcc1 100644
--- a/quantum/vialrgb.c
+++ b/quantum/vialrgb.c
@@ -6,6 +6,11 @@
 #include "rgb_matrix.h"
 #include "vial.h"
 
+#if !defined(RGB_MATRIX_MAXIMUM_BRIGHTNESS) || RGB_MATRIX_MAXIMUM_BRIGHTNESS > UINT8_MAX
+#    undef RGB_MATRIX_MAXIMUM_BRIGHTNESS
+#    define RGB_MATRIX_MAXIMUM_BRIGHTNESS UINT8_MAX
+#endif
+
 /* Based on https://github.com/qmk/qmk_firmware/pull/13036 */
 
 void vialrgb_get_value(uint8_t *data, uint8_t length) {
@@ -15,6 +20,11 @@ void vialrgb_get_value(uint8_t *data, uint8_t length) {
     uint8_t cmd = data[1];
     uint8_t *args = &data[2];
     switch (cmd) {
+    case vialrgb_get_info:
+        args[0] = VIALRGB_PROTOCOL_VERSION & 0xFF;
+        args[1] = VIALRGB_PROTOCOL_VERSION >> 8;
+        args[2] = RGB_MATRIX_MAXIMUM_BRIGHTNESS;
+        break;
     case vialrgb_get_mode: {
         args[0] = rgb_matrix_get_mode();
         args[1] = rgb_matrix_get_speed();
diff --git a/quantum/vialrgb.h b/quantum/vialrgb.h
index a18a6c8ebf..f06eb316c6 100644
--- a/quantum/vialrgb.h
+++ b/quantum/vialrgb.h
@@ -2,14 +2,17 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
+#define VIALRGB_PROTOCOL_VERSION 1
+
 /* Start at 0x40 in order to not conflict with existing "enum via_lighting_value",
    even though they likely wouldn't be enabled together with vialrgb */
 enum {
-    vialrgb_set_mode = 0x40,
+    vialrgb_set_mode = 0x41,
 };
 
 enum {
-    vialrgb_get_mode = 0x40,
+    vialrgb_get_info = 0x40,
+    vialrgb_get_mode = 0x41,
 };
 
 void vialrgb_get_value(uint8_t *data, uint8_t length);