diff --git a/src/plugins/simulator/xplane/xswiftbusserviceproxy.cpp b/src/plugins/simulator/xplane/xswiftbusserviceproxy.cpp
index 0ee4a745a..599912589 100644
--- a/src/plugins/simulator/xplane/xswiftbusserviceproxy.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/simulator/xplane/xswiftbusserviceproxy.cpp
@@ -39,6 +39,11 @@ namespace BlackSimPlugin
             }
         }
 
+        QString CXSwiftBusServiceProxy::getVersionNumber()
+        {
+             return m_dbusInterface->callDBusRet<QString>(QLatin1String("getVersionNumber"));
+        }
+
         void CXSwiftBusServiceProxy::getOwnAircraftSituationData(XPlaneData *o_xplaneData)
         {
             QPointer<CXSwiftBusServiceProxy> myself(this);
diff --git a/src/plugins/simulator/xplane/xswiftbusserviceproxy.h b/src/plugins/simulator/xplane/xswiftbusserviceproxy.h
index d770caaf1..864676660 100644
--- a/src/plugins/simulator/xplane/xswiftbusserviceproxy.h
+++ b/src/plugins/simulator/xplane/xswiftbusserviceproxy.h
@@ -96,6 +96,9 @@ namespace BlackSimPlugin
             void airportsInRangeUpdated(const QStringList &icaoCodes, const QStringList &names, const QList<double> &lats, const QList<double> &lons, const QList<double> &alts);
 
         public slots:
+            //! Get XSwiftBus version number
+            QString getVersionNumber();
+
             //! Get own aircraft situation data
             void getOwnAircraftSituationData(XPlaneData *o_xplaneData);
 
diff --git a/src/xswiftbus/org.swift_project.xswiftbus.service.xml b/src/xswiftbus/org.swift_project.xswiftbus.service.xml
index 47b409db2..2da8e498b 100644
--- a/src/xswiftbus/org.swift_project.xswiftbus.service.xml
+++ b/src/xswiftbus/org.swift_project.xswiftbus.service.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 R"(<node>
   <interface name="org.swift_project.xswiftbus.service">
+    <method name="getVersionNumber">
+      <arg type="s" direction="out"/>
+    </method>
     <method name="addTextMessage">
       <arg name="text" type="s" direction="in"/>
       <arg name="red" type="d" direction="in"/>
diff --git a/src/xswiftbus/service.cpp b/src/xswiftbus/service.cpp
index 81cbcba01..3f032eabc 100644
--- a/src/xswiftbus/service.cpp
+++ b/src/xswiftbus/service.cpp
@@ -207,7 +207,14 @@ namespace XSwiftBus
         }
         else if (message.getInterfaceName() == XSWIFTBUS_SERVICE_INTERFACENAME)
         {
-            if (message.getMethodName() == "addTextMessage")
+            if (message.getMethodName() == "getVersionNumber")
+            {
+                queueDBusCall([ = ]()
+                {
+                    sendDBusReply(sender, serial, getVersionNumber());
+                });
+            }
+            else if (message.getMethodName() == "addTextMessage")
             {
                 maybeSendEmptyDBusReply(wantsReply, sender, serial);
                 std::string text;
diff --git a/src/xswiftbus/service.h b/src/xswiftbus/service.h
index 37fc7a122..cbffa05c8 100644
--- a/src/xswiftbus/service.h
+++ b/src/xswiftbus/service.h
@@ -61,6 +61,9 @@ namespace XSwiftBus
         //! Called by XPluginReceiveMessage when the model changes.
         void onAircraftModelChanged();
 
+        //! Returns the XSwiftBus version number
+        std::string getVersionNumber() const { return XSWIFTBUS_VERSION; }
+
         //! Add a text message to the on-screen display, with RGB components in the range [0,1]
         void addTextMessage(const std::string &text, double red, double green, double blue);
 
diff --git a/src/xswiftbus/xswiftbus.pro b/src/xswiftbus/xswiftbus.pro
index 7a09f5656..87cd9cf9a 100644
--- a/src/xswiftbus/xswiftbus.pro
+++ b/src/xswiftbus/xswiftbus.pro
@@ -72,6 +72,8 @@ DEFINES += XPLM210=1
 DEFINES += XPMP_CLIENT_NAME=\\\"xswiftbus\\\"
 DEFINES += XPMP_CLIENT_LONGNAME=\\\"xswiftbus\\\"
 
+DEFINES += XSWIFTBUS_VERSION=\\\"$${BLACK_VERSION}\\\"
+
 # X-Plane plugins must follow a prescribed filename and directory structure.
 TARGET_EXT = .xpl
 win32:TARGET = win