diff --git a/addons/misra.py b/addons/misra.py
index 60805e755..00b5a3a7a 100755
--- a/addons/misra.py
+++ b/addons/misra.py
@@ -2083,13 +2083,12 @@ class MisraChecker:
                 errmsg = self.ruleTexts[ruleNum].text
                 if self.ruleTexts[ruleNum].misra_severity:
                     misra_severity = self.ruleTexts[ruleNum].misra_severity
-                    errmsg += ''.join((' (', self.ruleTexts[ruleNum].misra_severity, ')'))
                 cppcheck_severity = self.ruleTexts[ruleNum].cppcheck_severity
             elif len(self.ruleTexts) == 0:
                 errmsg = 'misra violation (use --rule-texts=<file> to get proper output)'
             else:
                 return
-            cppcheckdata.reportError(location, cppcheck_severity, errmsg, 'misra', errorId)
+            cppcheckdata.reportError(location, cppcheck_severity, errmsg, 'misra', errorId, misra_severity)
 
             if not misra_severity in self.violations:
                 self.violations[misra_severity] = []
diff --git a/addons/test/test-misra.py b/addons/test/test-misra.py
index 37ffb891a..3efa76077 100644
--- a/addons/test/test-misra.py
+++ b/addons/test/test-misra.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 # python -m pytest addons/test/test-misra.py
+import json
 import pytest
 import sys
 try:
@@ -101,6 +102,33 @@ def test_rules_misra_severity(checker):
     assert(checker.ruleTexts[2104].misra_severity == '')
 
 
+def test_extra_output_from_misra_py(checker):
+    # Extra data generated by misra.py addon are available only through --cli option.
+    checker.loadRuleTexts("./addons/test/assets/misra_rules_dummy.txt")
+    with CapturingStderr() as output:
+        checker.parseDump("./addons/test/misra-test.c.dump")
+    captured = ''.join(output.captured)
+    assert("Mandatory" in captured)
+    assert("Required" in captured)
+    assert("Advisory" in captured)
+
+    sys.argv.append("--cli")
+    checker.loadRuleTexts("./addons/test/assets/misra_rules_dummy.txt")
+    with CapturingStdout() as output:
+        checker.parseDump("./addons/test/misra-test.c.dump")
+    sys.argv.remove("--cli")
+    json_output = {}
+    for line in output.captured:
+        try:
+            json_line = json.loads(line)
+            json_output[json_line['errorId']] = json_line
+        except ValueError:
+            pass
+    assert("Mandatory" in json_output['c2012-10.4']['extra'])
+    assert("Required" in json_output['c2012-21.3']['extra'])
+    assert("Advisory" in json_output['c2012-20.1']['extra'])
+
+
 def test_rules_cppcheck_severity(checker):
     checker.loadRuleTexts("./addons/test/assets/misra_rules_dummy.txt")
     with CapturingStderr() as output: