diff --git a/usr.sbin/pkg_install/info/info.h b/usr.sbin/pkg_install/info/info.h
index c2d5eed72c01..21563ca0c0a1 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/pkg_install/info/info.h
+++ b/usr.sbin/pkg_install/info/info.h
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ TAILQ_HEAD(which_head, which_entry);
 extern int Flags;
 extern Boolean Quiet;
 extern Boolean QUIET;
+extern Boolean UseBlkSz;
 extern char *InfoPrefix;
 extern char PlayPen[];
 extern char *CheckPkg;
diff --git a/usr.sbin/pkg_install/info/main.c b/usr.sbin/pkg_install/info/main.c
index a3ba4fc7f7c1..344c5b233b49 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/pkg_install/info/main.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/pkg_install/info/main.c
@@ -26,12 +26,13 @@ __FBSDID("$FreeBSD$");
 #include "info.h"
 #include <err.h>
 
-static char Options[] = "acdDe:fgGhiIkl:LmoO:pPqQrRst:vVW:x";
+static char Options[] = "abcdDe:fgGhiIkl:LmoO:pPqQrRst:vVW:x";
 
 int	Flags		= 0;
 match_t	MatchType	= MATCH_GLOB;
 Boolean Quiet		= FALSE;
 Boolean QUIET		= FALSE;
+Boolean UseBlkSz	= FALSE;
 char *InfoPrefix	= (char *)(uintptr_t)"";
 char PlayPen[FILENAME_MAX];
 char *CheckPkg		= NULL;
@@ -63,6 +64,10 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 	    MatchType = MATCH_ALL;
 	    break;
 
+	case 'b':
+	    UseBlkSz = TRUE;
+	    break;
+
 	case 'v':
 	    Verbose = TRUE;
 	    /* Reasonable definition of 'everything' */
diff --git a/usr.sbin/pkg_install/info/pkg_info.1 b/usr.sbin/pkg_install/info/pkg_info.1
index 347367fa6506..a166ba226f8f 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/pkg_install/info/pkg_info.1
+++ b/usr.sbin/pkg_install/info/pkg_info.1
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 .Nd a utility for displaying information on software packages
 .Sh SYNOPSIS
 .Nm
-.Op Fl cdDfgGiIkLmopPqQrRsvVx
+.Op Fl bcdDfgGiIkLmopPqQrRsvVx
 .Op Fl e Ar package
 .Op Fl l Ar prefix
 .Op Fl t Ar template
@@ -60,6 +60,12 @@ an installed package, the pathname to a package distribution file or a
 URL to an FTP available package.
 .It Fl a
 Show all currently installed packages.
+.It Fl b
+Use the BLOCKSIZE environment variable for output even when the
+.Fl q
+or
+.Fl Q
+flag is present.
 .It Fl v
 Turn on verbose output.
 .It Fl p
@@ -189,16 +195,22 @@ command line, or from already installed package information
 in
 .Pa /var/db/pkg/ Ns Aq Ar pkg-name .
 .Sh ENVIRONMENT
-.Ev PKG_TMPDIR
-points to the directory where
+.Bl -tag -width PKG_TMPDIR
+.It Ev BLOCKSIZE
+If the environment variable
+.Ev BLOCKSIZE
+is set the block counts will be displayed in units of that
+size block.
+.Pp
+.It Ev PKG_TMPDIR
+Points to the directory where
 .Nm
 creates its temporary files.
 If this variable is not set,
 .Ev TMPDIR
 is used.  If both are unset, the builtin defaults are used.
-.Pp
-.Ev PKG_DBDIR
-specifies an alternative location for the installed package database.
+.It Ev PKG_DBDIR
+Specifies an alternative location for the installed package database.
 .Sh FILES
 .Bl -tag -width /var/db/pkg -compact
 .It Pa /var/tmp
diff --git a/usr.sbin/pkg_install/info/show.c b/usr.sbin/pkg_install/info/show.c
index e26888d1a89c..4d397d8071c0 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/pkg_install/info/show.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/pkg_install/info/show.c
@@ -269,7 +269,10 @@ show_size(const char *title, Package *plist)
     if (!Quiet)
 	printf("%lu\t(%s)\n", howmany(size, blksize), descr);
     else
-	printf("%lu\n", size);
+	if (UseBlkSz)
+		printf("%lu\n", howmany(size, blksize));
+	else
+		printf("%lu\n", size);
 }
 
 /* Show files that don't match the recorded checksum */