diff --git a/ajaxui/ajaxui.c b/ajaxui/ajaxui.c
index 76030817..42596baf 100644
--- a/ajaxui/ajaxui.c
+++ b/ajaxui/ajaxui.c
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@
 #include "obj/unmapped.pngh"
 
 
+extern const char *htsversion;
 
 const char *ajax_tabnames[] = {
   [AJAX_TAB_CHANNELS]      = "Channels",
@@ -597,13 +598,14 @@ ajax_page_root(http_connection_t *hc, http_reply_t *hr,
   tcp_qprintf(tq,
 	      "<div style=\"width: 100%%; overflow: hidden\">"
 	      "<div style=\"float: left; width: 30%%\">"
-	      "Tvheadend v1.x (r?)"
+	      "Tvheadend (%s)"
 	      "</div>"
 	      "<div style=\"float: left; width: 40%%\" id=\"topmenu\"></div>"
 	      "<div style=\"float: left; width: 30%%; text-align: right\">"
 	      "&nbsp;"
 	      "</div>"
-	      "</div>");
+	      "</div>",
+	      htsversion);
 
   ajax_mailbox_start(tq);
 
diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
index d595451c..be740824 100644
--- a/main.c
+++ b/main.c
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ int running;
 int startupcounter;
 const char *settings_dir;
 const char *sys_warning;
-
+extern const char *htsversion;
 static pthread_mutex_t tag_mutex = PTHREAD_MUTEX_INITIALIZER;
 static uint32_t tag_tally;
 
@@ -149,6 +149,8 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
     }
   }
 
+  printf("Tvheadend %s starting\n", htsversion);
+
   config_open_by_prgname("tvheadend", cfgfile);
 
   if(forkaway) {
diff --git a/version.c b/version.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..48d005e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/version.c
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#include "version.h"
+
+const char *htsversion=HTS_VERSION;