diff --git a/cuda_core/cuda/core/system/_system.pyx b/cuda_core/cuda/core/system/_system.pyx
index e6163b94fd..adef2d8afc 100644
--- a/cuda_core/cuda/core/system/_system.pyx
+++ b/cuda_core/cuda/core/system/_system.pyx
@@ -82,6 +82,16 @@ def get_nvml_version() -> tuple[int, ...]:
     return tuple(int(v) for v in nvml.system_get_nvml_version().split("."))
 
 
+def get_driver_branch() -> str:
+    """
+    Retrieves the driver branch of the NVIDIA driver installed on the system.
+    """
+    if not CUDA_BINDINGS_NVML_IS_COMPATIBLE:
+        raise RuntimeError("NVML library is not available")
+    initialize()
+    return nvml.system_get_driver_branch()
+
+
 def get_num_devices() -> int:
     """
     Return the number of devices in the system.
@@ -112,6 +122,7 @@ def get_process_name(pid: int) -> str:
 
 
 __all__ = [
+    "get_driver_branch",
     "get_driver_version",
     "get_driver_version_full",
     "get_nvml_version",
diff --git a/cuda_core/tests/system/test_system_system.py b/cuda_core/tests/system/test_system_system.py
index 582c471b8c..ebc8af12bb 100644
--- a/cuda_core/tests/system/test_system_system.py
+++ b/cuda_core/tests/system/test_system_system.py
@@ -95,3 +95,11 @@ def test_device_count():
     device_count = system.get_num_devices()
     assert isinstance(device_count, int)
     assert device_count >= 0
+
+
+@skip_if_nvml_unsupported
+def test_get_driver_branch():
+    driver_branch = system.get_driver_branch()
+    assert isinstance(driver_branch, str)
+    assert len(driver_branch) > 0
+    assert driver_branch[0] == "r"