diff --git a/src/lib/arch/win32/ArchPluginWindows.cpp b/src/lib/arch/win32/ArchPluginWindows.cpp
index ce814cf5..1f560e06 100644
--- a/src/lib/arch/win32/ArchPluginWindows.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/arch/win32/ArchPluginWindows.cpp
@@ -69,7 +69,12 @@ ArchPluginWindows::load()
 		String filename = synergy::string::removeFileExt(*it);
 		m_pluginTable.insert(std::make_pair(filename, lib));
 
-		LOG((CLOG_DEBUG "loaded plugin: %s", (*it).c_str()));
+		char * version = (char*)invoke( filename.c_str(),"version",NULL);
+		if (version == NULL) {
+			version = "Pre-1.7.4";
+		}
+
+		LOG((CLOG_DEBUG "loaded plugin: %s (%s)", (*it).c_str(),version));
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/lib/plugin/ns/ns.cpp b/src/lib/plugin/ns/ns.cpp
index f34e7faa..b2d8823d 100644
--- a/src/lib/plugin/ns/ns.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/plugin/ns/ns.cpp
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 
 #include <iostream>
 
+const char * kSynergyVers = VERSION;
 SecureSocket* g_secureSocket = NULL;
 SecureListenSocket* g_secureListenSocket = NULL;
 Arch* g_arch = NULL;
@@ -86,6 +87,9 @@ invoke(const char* command, void** args)
 			g_secureListenSocket = NULL;
 		}
 	}
+	else if(strcmp(command, "version") == 0) {
+		return (void*) kSynergyVers;
+	}
 
 	return NULL;
 }