diff --git a/src/gui/res/AboutDialogBase.ui b/src/gui/res/AboutDialogBase.ui
index dae5394b..bd2e993d 100644
--- a/src/gui/res/AboutDialogBase.ui
+++ b/src/gui/res/AboutDialogBase.ui
@@ -157,6 +157,37 @@ Visit our website for help and info (synergy-project.org).
        </property>
       </spacer>
      </item>
+    </layout>
+   </item>
+   <item row="6" column="1">
+    <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout_2">
+     <item>
+      <widget class="QLabel" name="label_5">
+       <property name="text">
+        <string>Build Date: </string>
+       </property>
+      </widget>
+     </item>
+     <item>
+      <widget class="QLabel" name="m_pLabelBuildDate">
+       <property name="text">
+        <string>Unknown</string>
+       </property>
+      </widget>
+     </item>
+     <item>
+      <spacer name="horizontalSpacer_2">
+       <property name="orientation">
+        <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
+       </property>
+       <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
+        <size>
+         <width>40</width>
+         <height>20</height>
+        </size>
+       </property>
+      </spacer>
+     </item>
      <item>
       <widget class="QPushButton" name="buttonOk">
        <property name="text">
diff --git a/src/gui/src/AboutDialog.cpp b/src/gui/src/AboutDialog.cpp
index ee528e9c..aefd3b72 100644
--- a/src/gui/src/AboutDialog.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/src/AboutDialog.cpp
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ AboutDialog::AboutDialog(QWidget* parent, const QString& synergyApp) :
 	version = version + '-' + VERSION_STAGE +  '-' + VERSION_REVISION;
 	m_pLabelSynergyVersion->setText(version);
 
+	m_pLabelBuildDate->setText(QDate::currentDate().toString());
+
 	// change default size based on os
 #if defined(Q_OS_MAC)
 	QSize size(600, 380);