diff --git a/src/AddIns/Misc/StartPage/Project/Src/StartPageControl.xaml b/src/AddIns/Misc/StartPage/Project/Src/StartPageControl.xaml
index f827b61327..2165aa8164 100644
--- a/src/AddIns/Misc/StartPage/Project/Src/StartPageControl.xaml
+++ b/src/AddIns/Misc/StartPage/Project/Src/StartPageControl.xaml
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 					Stretch="Fill"
 					Source="../Resources/balken_mitte.gif" />
 			</DockPanel>
+			<TextBlock Grid.Row="0" Margin="4" TextAlignment="Right" VerticalAlignment="Bottom" Name="versionTextBlock" />
 			<ItemsControl
 				Name="startPageItems"
 				Focusable="False"
diff --git a/src/AddIns/Misc/StartPage/Project/Src/StartPageControl.xaml.cs b/src/AddIns/Misc/StartPage/Project/Src/StartPageControl.xaml.cs
index d807df7503..be0778e328 100644
--- a/src/AddIns/Misc/StartPage/Project/Src/StartPageControl.xaml.cs
+++ b/src/AddIns/Misc/StartPage/Project/Src/StartPageControl.xaml.cs
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.StartPage
 			
 			var aca = (AssemblyCopyrightAttribute)typeof(CommonAboutDialog).Assembly.GetCustomAttributes(typeof(AssemblyCopyrightAttribute), false)[0];
 			copyrightText.Text = aca.Copyright;
+			
+			versionTextBlock.Text = "SharpDevelop " + RevisionClass.FullVersion;
 		}
 		
 		sealed class BoxEntry