diff --git a/inc_pluginfunctions b/inc_pluginfunctions
index dad46e80ad1951b54d87179bad3d32e482bcadbe..46f86fbfe096506923c79061d54956cad29bc28a 100644
--- a/inc_pluginfunctions
+++ b/inc_pluginfunctions
@@ -521,6 +521,24 @@ function ph.execIfReady(){
 
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+# show a header in the help for IML checks
+ph.showImlHelpHeader(){
+  cat <<EOF
+______________________________________________________________________
+
+$( basename $0 | tr [:lower:] [:upper:] )
+v$self_APPVERSION
+
+(c) Institute for Medical Education - University of Bern
+Licence: GNU GPL 3
+
+https://os-docs.iml.unibe.ch/icinga-checks/Checks/$( basename $0 ).html
+______________________________________________________________________
+EOF
+}
+
+# ----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
 # init
 ph.setStatus "ok"