diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/mainmenu.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/mainmenu.cpp
index da1992474b..4ad260fd93 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/mainmenu.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/mainmenu.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #include "mainmenu.hpp"
 
+#include <components/version/version.hpp>
+
 #include "../mwbase/environment.hpp"
 #include "../mwbase/windowmanager.hpp"
 #include "../mwbase/soundmanager.hpp"
@@ -20,6 +22,22 @@ namespace MWGui
         , mButtonBox(0), mWidth (w), mHeight (h)
         , mSaveGameDialog(NULL)
     {
+        getWidget(mVersionText, "VersionText");
+        std::stringstream sstream;
+        sstream << "OpenMW version: " << OPENMW_VERSION;
+
+        // adding info about git hash if availible
+        std::string rev = OPENMW_VERSION_COMMITHASH;
+        std::string tag = OPENMW_VERSION_TAGHASH;
+        if (!rev.empty() && !tag.empty())
+        {
+                rev = rev.substr(0,10);
+                sstream << "\nrevision: " <<  rev;
+        }
+        
+        std::string output = sstream.str();
+        mVersionText->setCaption(output);
+
         updateMenu();
     }
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/mainmenu.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/mainmenu.hpp
index 6d52f26d5d..48b515d65b 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/mainmenu.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/mainmenu.hpp
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ namespace MWGui
         private:
 
             MyGUI::Widget* mButtonBox;
+            MyGUI::TextBox* mVersionText;
 
             std::map<std::string, MWGui::ImageButton*> mButtons;
 
diff --git a/files/mygui/openmw_mainmenu.layout b/files/mygui/openmw_mainmenu.layout
index 4479a121f6..2dc43f1b7e 100644
--- a/files/mygui/openmw_mainmenu.layout
+++ b/files/mygui/openmw_mainmenu.layout
@@ -2,5 +2,9 @@
 
 <MyGUI type="Layout">
     <!-- The entire screen -->
-    <Widget type="Widget" layer="Windows" position="0 0 300 300" name="_Main" />
+    <Widget type="Widget" layer="Windows" position="0 0 300 300" name="_Main" >
+        <Widget type="TextBox" skin="SandText" position="0 250 300 50" align="Bottom" name="VersionText">
+            <Property key="TextAlign" value="Center"/>
+        </Widget>
+    </Widget>	
 </MyGUI>