diff --git a/wagtail/wagtailadmin/templates/wagtailadmin/home.html b/wagtail/wagtailadmin/templates/wagtailadmin/home.html
index 65c6b8bc03..4e766ac48c 100644
--- a/wagtail/wagtailadmin/templates/wagtailadmin/home.html
+++ b/wagtail/wagtailadmin/templates/wagtailadmin/home.html
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {% extends "wagtailadmin/base.html" %}
-{% load gravatar compress %}
+{% load gravatar compress wagtailcore_tags %}
 {% load i18n %}
 {% block titletag %}{% trans "Dashboard" %}{% endblock %}
 {% block bodyclass %}homepage{% endblock %}
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@
                 <h1>{% blocktrans %}Welcome to the {{ site_name }} Wagtail CMS{% endblocktrans %}</h1> 
                 <h2>{{ user.get_full_name|default:user.username }}</h2>
             </div>
+            <div class="col1">
+                Wagtail Version: {% wagtail_version %}
+            </div>
         </div>
     </header>
 
diff --git a/wagtail/wagtailcore/templatetags/wagtailcore_tags.py b/wagtail/wagtailcore/templatetags/wagtailcore_tags.py
index 5e137c7a2e..b68a66d636 100644
--- a/wagtail/wagtailcore/templatetags/wagtailcore_tags.py
+++ b/wagtail/wagtailcore/templatetags/wagtailcore_tags.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ from django.utils.safestring import mark_safe
 
 from wagtail.wagtailcore.models import Page
 from wagtail.wagtailcore.rich_text import expand_db_html
+from wagtail.wagtailcore import __version__
 
 register = template.Library()
 
@@ -27,6 +28,11 @@ def slugurl(context, slug):
         return None
 
 
+@register.simple_tag
+def wagtail_version():
+    return __version__
+
+
 @register.filter
 def richtext(value):
     return mark_safe('<div class="rich-text">' + expand_db_html(value) + '</div>')