diff --git a/src/webextensionadapter.cpp b/src/webextensionadapter.cpp
index 1ebae3f2e2..0c37650a34 100644
--- a/src/webextensionadapter.cpp
+++ b/src/webextensionadapter.cpp
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ QJsonObject WebExtensionAdapter::serializeStatus() {
   QJsonObject obj;
   obj["authenticated"] = App::isUserAuthenticated();
   obj["location"] = locationObj;
+  obj["version"] = Constants::versionString();
   obj["connectedSince"] =
       QString::number(vpn->controller()->connectionTimestamp());
   {
diff --git a/tests/functional/testWebExtensionApi.js b/tests/functional/testWebExtensionApi.js
index 10b80853f8..eaa989f07a 100644
--- a/tests/functional/testWebExtensionApi.js
+++ b/tests/functional/testWebExtensionApi.js
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ const {
   getMessageStream,
   ExtensionMessage,
   readResponseOfType
-} = require('./utils/webextension.js')
+} = require('./utils/webextension.js');
+
 
 if(!vpn.runningOnWasm()) {
 
@@ -23,8 +24,10 @@ describe('WebExtension API', function() {
   it('A Webextension can query the Status of the VPN', async () => {
     const sock = await connectExtension();
     const messagePipe = getMessageStream(sock);
+    const statusPromise = readResponseOfType('status', messagePipe);
     sentToClient(new ExtensionMessage('status'), sock);
-    await readResponseOfType('status', messagePipe);
+    const msg = await statusPromise
+    assert(msg.status.version, `A Version is sent in msg: ${JSON.stringify(msg)}` )
     sock.destroy();
   });
   it('A Webextension can activate the VPN', async () => {