diff --git a/vector/v.info/local_proto.h b/vector/v.info/local_proto.h
index 24873d53cf5..b89b00ef8aa 100644
--- a/vector/v.info/local_proto.h
+++ b/vector/v.info/local_proto.h
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 #define STR_LEN              1024
 #define BUFSZ                256
 
-enum OutputFormat { PLAIN, SHELL, JSON };
+enum OutputFormat { PLAIN, SHELL, JSON, CSV, NONE };
 
 /* level1.c */
 int level_one_info(struct Map_info *);
diff --git a/vector/v.info/parse.c b/vector/v.info/parse.c
index 2d695d03e96..a401c40dd48 100644
--- a/vector/v.info/parse.c
+++ b/vector/v.info/parse.c
@@ -44,10 +44,11 @@ void parse_args(int argc, char **argv, char **input, char **field, int *history,
     topo_flag->guisection = _("Print");
 
     format_opt = G_define_standard_option(G_OPT_F_FORMAT);
-    format_opt->options = "plain,shell,json";
+    format_opt->options = "plain,shell,json,csv";
     format_opt->descriptions = _("plain;Human readable text output;"
                                  "shell;shell script style text output;"
-                                 "json;JSON (JavaScript Object Notation);");
+                                 "json;JSON (JavaScript Object Notation);"
+                                 "csv;CSV (Comma Separated Values);");
     format_opt->answer = NULL;
     format_opt->required = NO;
     format_opt->guisection = _("Print");
@@ -78,11 +79,22 @@ void parse_args(int argc, char **argv, char **input, char **field, int *history,
             *print_content |= PRINT_CONTENT_TOPO;
         }
     }
+    else if (format_opt->answer && strcmp(format_opt->answer, "csv") == 0) {
+        if (!*columns) {
+            G_fatal_error(_("format=csv is only valid with -c flag."));
+        }
+        *format_ptr = CSV;
+    }
     else if (!format_opt->answer && *print_content == PRINT_CONTENT_UNSET &&
              !*columns && !*history) {
         // No flags and no format specified, default to plain.
         *format_ptr = PLAIN;
     }
+    else if (!format_opt->answer && *columns) { // -c without `format=`
+        // Backward compatibilty: sep should be pipe + header skipped
+        // sep and header is handled during printing
+        *format_ptr = NONE;
+    }
     else {
         *format_ptr = SHELL;
         // If flags are specified with format=shell, obey them just as for JSON.
diff --git a/vector/v.info/print.c b/vector/v.info/print.c
index 803c86bee94..30d64b5336e 100644
--- a/vector/v.info/print.c
+++ b/vector/v.info/print.c
@@ -74,6 +74,8 @@ void print_region(struct Map_info *Map, enum OutputFormat format,
         G_json_object_set_number(root_object, "top", box.T);
         G_json_object_set_number(root_object, "bottom", box.B);
         break;
+    default: // case CSV, NONE
+        break;
     }
 }
 
@@ -172,6 +174,8 @@ void print_topo(struct Map_info *Map, enum OutputFormat format,
         }
         G_json_object_set_number(root_object, "primitives", nprimitives);
         G_json_object_set_boolean(root_object, "map3d", Vect_is_3d(Map));
+    default: // case NONE, CSV
+        break;
     }
 }
 
@@ -201,6 +205,9 @@ void print_columns(struct Map_info *Map, const char *input_opt,
                   "layer <%s>:\n"),
                 field_opt);
     }
+    if (format == CSV) {
+        fprintf(stdout, "%s,%s\n", "name", "sql_type");
+    }
 
     if ((fi = Vect_get_field2(Map, field_opt)) == NULL) {
         Vect_close(Map);
@@ -242,6 +249,17 @@ void print_columns(struct Map_info *Map, const char *input_opt,
     for (col = 0; col < ncols; col++) {
         switch (format) {
         case SHELL:
+            G_fatal_error(_("format=shell is not valid with -c flag."));
+            break;
+
+        case CSV:
+            fprintf(stdout, "%s,%s\n",
+                    db_get_column_name(db_get_table_column(table, col)),
+                    db_sqltype_name(db_get_column_sqltype(
+                        db_get_table_column(table, col))));
+            break;
+
+        case NONE: // Backward Compatibility
             fprintf(stdout, "%s|%s\n",
                     db_sqltype_name(
                         db_get_column_sqltype(db_get_table_column(table, col))),
@@ -354,6 +372,8 @@ void print_shell(struct Map_info *Map, const char *field_opt,
         G_json_object_set_string(root_object, "source_date",
                                  Vect_get_map_date(Map));
         break;
+    default: // case CSV, NONE
+        break;
     }
 
     /* This shows the TimeStamp (if present) */
@@ -368,6 +388,8 @@ void print_shell(struct Map_info *Map, const char *field_opt,
         case JSON:
             G_json_object_set_string(root_object, "timestamp", timebuff);
             break;
+        default: // case CSV, NONE
+            break;
         }
     }
     else {
@@ -380,6 +402,8 @@ void print_shell(struct Map_info *Map, const char *field_opt,
         case JSON:
             G_json_object_set_null(root_object, "timestamp");
             break;
+        default: // case CSV, NONE
+            break;
         }
     }
 
@@ -403,6 +427,8 @@ void print_shell(struct Map_info *Map, const char *field_opt,
                                      Vect_get_finfo_dsn_name(Map));
             G_json_object_set_string(root_object, "feature_type", geom_type);
             break;
+        default: // case CSV, NONE
+            break;
         }
     }
     else if (map_type == GV_FORMAT_POSTGIS) {
@@ -434,6 +460,8 @@ void print_shell(struct Map_info *Map, const char *field_opt,
                                      finfo->pg.geom_column);
             G_json_object_set_string(root_object, "feature_type", geom_type);
             break;
+        default: // case CSV, NONE
+            break;
         }
 
         topo_format = Vect_get_finfo_topology_info(Map, &toposchema_name,
@@ -452,6 +480,8 @@ void print_shell(struct Map_info *Map, const char *field_opt,
                 G_json_object_set_string(root_object, "pg_topo_column",
                                          topogeom_column);
                 break;
+            default: // case CSV, NONE
+                break;
             }
         }
         G_free(topogeom_column);
@@ -467,6 +497,8 @@ void print_shell(struct Map_info *Map, const char *field_opt,
         case JSON:
             G_json_object_set_string(root_object, "format", maptype_str);
             break;
+        default:
+            break;
         }
     }
 
@@ -479,6 +511,8 @@ void print_shell(struct Map_info *Map, const char *field_opt,
     case JSON:
         G_json_object_set_number(root_object, "level", Vect_level(Map));
         break;
+    default: // case CSV, NONE
+        break;
     }
     if (Vect_level(Map) > 0) {
         switch (format) {
@@ -491,6 +525,8 @@ void print_shell(struct Map_info *Map, const char *field_opt,
             G_json_object_set_number(root_object, "num_dblinks",
                                      Vect_get_num_dblinks(Map));
             break;
+        default: // case CSV, NONE
+            break;
         }
 
         if (Vect_get_num_dblinks(Map) > 0) {
@@ -522,6 +558,8 @@ void print_shell(struct Map_info *Map, const char *field_opt,
                     G_json_object_set_string(root_object,
                                              "attribute_primary_key", fi->key);
                     break;
+                default: // case CSV, NONE
+                    break;
                 }
             }
             Vect_destroy_field_info(fi);
@@ -549,6 +587,8 @@ void print_shell(struct Map_info *Map, const char *field_opt,
                                  Vect_get_thresh(Map));
         G_json_object_set_string(root_object, "comment", Vect_get_comment(Map));
         break;
+    default: // case CSV, NONE
+        break;
     }
     G_free(finfo_lname);
     G_free((void *)maptype_str);
@@ -892,6 +932,8 @@ void print_history(struct Map_info *Map, enum OutputFormat format)
                 mapset_path[0] = '\0';
             }
             break;
+        default: // case CSV, NONE
+            break;
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/vector/v.info/testsuite/test_vinfo.py b/vector/v.info/testsuite/test_vinfo.py
index 7c20e1889f1..8237deeb551 100644
--- a/vector/v.info/testsuite/test_vinfo.py
+++ b/vector/v.info/testsuite/test_vinfo.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 from grass.gunittest.main import test
 
 from grass.gunittest.gmodules import SimpleModule
+from grass.exceptions import CalledModuleError
 
 
 class TestVInfo(TestCase):
@@ -472,6 +473,34 @@ def test_database_table(self):
             reference={"INTEGER": "cat", "DOUBLE PRECISION": "elevation"},
         )
 
+    def test_column_csv_format(self):
+        """Test v.info -c format=csv output"""
+        expected = "name,sql_type\ncat,INTEGER\nelevation,DOUBLE PRECISION\n"
+
+        module = SimpleModule(
+            "v.info", map=self.test_vinfo_with_db, flags="c", format="csv"
+        )
+        self.runModule(module)
+        self.assertEqual(module.outputs.stdout, expected)
+
+    def test_column_default_format(self):
+        """Test backward compatibility -c"""
+        expected = "INTEGER|cat\nDOUBLE PRECISION|elevation\n"
+
+        module = SimpleModule("v.info", map=self.test_vinfo_with_db, flags="c")
+        self.runModule(module)
+        self.assertEqual(module.outputs.stdout, expected)
+
+    def test_error_invalid_flag(self):
+        """Test for error: `format=shell -c` and `format=csv` without -c"""
+        with self.assertRaises(CalledModuleError):
+            self.runModule(
+                "v.info", map=self.test_vinfo_with_db, flags="c", format="shell"
+            )
+
+        with self.assertRaises(CalledModuleError):
+            self.runModule("v.info", map=self.test_vinfo_with_db, format="csv")
+
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     test()