diff --git a/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_blender.h b/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_blender.h
index 647291382efc..eb2eec1a7f79 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_blender.h
+++ b/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_blender.h
@@ -47,6 +47,10 @@ void BKE_blender_globals_clear(void);
 void BKE_blender_version_string(
         char *version_str, size_t maxncpy,
         short version, short subversion, bool v_prefix, bool include_subversion);
+void BKE_upbge_version_string(
+        char *version_str, size_t maxncpy,
+        short version, short subversion, bool v_prefix, bool include_subversion);
+
 
 void BKE_blender_userdef_data_swap(struct UserDef *userdef_dst, struct UserDef *userdef_src);
 void BKE_blender_userdef_data_set(struct UserDef *userdef);
diff --git a/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_blender_version.h b/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_blender_version.h
index 66e42d6133a0..729e7d57e374 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_blender_version.h
+++ b/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_blender_version.h
@@ -43,5 +43,6 @@
 #define BLENDER_VERSION_CYCLE   alpha
 
 extern char versionstr[]; /* from blender.c */
+extern char upbge_versionstr[]; /* from blender.c */
 
 #endif  /* __BKE_BLENDER_VERSION_H__ */
diff --git a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/blender.c b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/blender.c
index 68bca5d11b93..58638ca060a5 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/blender.c
+++ b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/blender.c
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ Global G;
 UserDef U;
 
 char versionstr[48] = "";
+char upbge_versionstr[48] = "";
 
 /* ********** free ********** */
 
@@ -117,6 +118,18 @@ void BKE_blender_version_string(char *version_str, size_t maxncpy, short version
 	}
 }
 
+void BKE_upbge_version_string(char *version_str, size_t maxncpy, short version, short subversion, bool v_prefix, bool include_subversion)
+{
+	const char *prefix = v_prefix ? "v" : "";
+
+	if (include_subversion) {
+		BLI_snprintf(version_str, maxncpy, "%s0.%d.%d", prefix, version, subversion);
+	}
+	else {
+		BLI_snprintf(version_str, maxncpy, "%s0.%d", prefix, version);
+	}
+}
+
 void BKE_blender_globals_init(void)
 {
 	memset(&G, 0, sizeof(Global));
@@ -128,6 +141,7 @@ void BKE_blender_globals_init(void)
 	strcpy(G.ima, "//");
 
 	BKE_blender_version_string(versionstr, sizeof(versionstr), BLENDER_VERSION, BLENDER_SUBVERSION, true, true);
+	BKE_upbge_version_string(upbge_versionstr, sizeof(versionstr), UPBGE_VERSION, UPBGE_SUBVERSION, true, true);
 
 #ifndef WITH_PYTHON_SECURITY /* default */
 	G.f |= G_SCRIPT_AUTOEXEC;
diff --git a/source/blender/editors/space_info/info_stats.c b/source/blender/editors/space_info/info_stats.c
index b00cb1fc5855..270de4ad193e 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/space_info/info_stats.c
+++ b/source/blender/editors/space_info/info_stats.c
@@ -445,7 +445,7 @@ static void stats_string(Scene *scene)
 	s = stats->infostr;
 	ofs = 0;
 
-	ofs += BLI_snprintf(s + ofs, MAX_INFO_LEN - ofs, "%s | ", versionstr);
+	ofs += BLI_snprintf(s + ofs, MAX_INFO_LEN - ofs, "%s (based on Blender %s)  | ", upbge_versionstr, versionstr);
 
 	if (scene->obedit) {
 		if (BKE_keyblock_from_object(scene->obedit))