diff --git a/krfb/krfb/rfbcontroller.cc b/krfb/krfb/rfbcontroller.cc
index c67134b9..e02253a2 100644
--- a/krfb/krfb/rfbcontroller.cc
+++ b/krfb/krfb/rfbcontroller.cc
@@ -406,6 +406,8 @@ void RFBController::startServer(int inetdFd, bool xtestGrab)
 	rfbLogEnable(0);
 	server = rfbGetScreen(0, 0, w, h, (bpp*8), 8, bpp);
 
+	rfbSetServerVersionIdentity(server, "krfb %s", KDE::versionString());
+
 	server->paddedWidthInBytes = framebufferImage->bytes_per_line;
 
 	server->serverFormat.bitsPerPixel = framebufferImage->bits_per_pixel;