diff --git a/pcsx2/Elfheader.cpp b/pcsx2/Elfheader.cpp
index 65bfa70fdb..7503eaffc3 100644
--- a/pcsx2/Elfheader.cpp
+++ b/pcsx2/Elfheader.cpp
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #include "GS.h"			// for sending game crc to mtgs
 #include "Elfheader.h"
 #include "DebugTools/SymbolMap.h"
+#include "AppCoreThread.h"
 
 u32 ElfCRC;
 u32 ElfEntry;
@@ -347,6 +348,7 @@ int GetPS2ElfName( wxString& name )
 			else if( parts.lvalue == L"VER" )
 			{
 				Console.WriteLn( Color_Blue, L"(SYSTEM.CNF) Software version = " + parts.rvalue );
+				GameInfo::gameVersion = parts.rvalue;
 			}
 		}
 
diff --git a/pcsx2/IPC.cpp b/pcsx2/IPC.cpp
index 5c170762fe..c85d39b2a5 100644
--- a/pcsx2/IPC.cpp
+++ b/pcsx2/IPC.cpp
@@ -449,6 +449,19 @@ SocketIPC::IPCBuffer SocketIPC::ParseCommand(char* buf, char* ret_buffer, u32 bu
 				ret_cnt += 256;
 				break;
 			}
+			case MsgGameVersion:
+			{
+				if (!m_vm->HasActiveMachine())
+					goto error;
+				if (!SafetyChecks(buf_cnt, 0, ret_cnt, 256, buf_size))
+					goto error;
+				char version[256] = {};
+				sprintf(version, "%s", GameInfo::gameVersion.ToUTF8().data());
+				version[255] = 0x00;
+				memcpy(&ret_buffer[ret_cnt], version, 256);
+				ret_cnt += 256;
+				break;
+			}
 			default:
 			{
 			error:
diff --git a/pcsx2/IPC.h b/pcsx2/IPC.h
index 1c4fd03790..03787d05ed 100644
--- a/pcsx2/IPC.h
+++ b/pcsx2/IPC.h
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ protected:
 		MsgTitle = 0xB,         /**< Returns the game title. */
 		MsgID = 0xC,            /**< Returns the game ID. */
 		MsgUUID = 0xD,          /**< Returns the game UUID. */
+		MsgGameVersion = 0xE,   /**< Returns the game verion. */
 		MsgUnimplemented = 0xFF /**< Unimplemented IPC message. */
 	};
 
diff --git a/pcsx2/gui/AppCoreThread.cpp b/pcsx2/gui/AppCoreThread.cpp
index a5950a0b7d..c5058418be 100644
--- a/pcsx2/gui/AppCoreThread.cpp
+++ b/pcsx2/gui/AppCoreThread.cpp
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ namespace GameInfo
 	wxString gameName;
 	wxString gameSerial;
 	wxString gameCRC;
+	wxString gameVersion;
 }; // namespace GameInfo
 
 // --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/pcsx2/gui/AppCoreThread.h b/pcsx2/gui/AppCoreThread.h
index 4785d33f5d..605248a409 100644
--- a/pcsx2/gui/AppCoreThread.h
+++ b/pcsx2/gui/AppCoreThread.h
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ namespace GameInfo
 	extern wxString gameName;
 	extern wxString gameSerial;
 	extern wxString gameCRC;
+	extern wxString gameVersion;
 }; // namespace GameInfo