diff --git a/contrib/pylightning/lightning/plugin.py b/contrib/pylightning/lightning/plugin.py
index ab2c288a9c40..1f2ff0e12d72 100644
--- a/contrib/pylightning/lightning/plugin.py
+++ b/contrib/pylightning/lightning/plugin.py
@@ -111,6 +111,9 @@ def __init__(self, stdout=None, stdin=None, autopatch=True, dynamic=True):
         if not stdin:
             self.stdin = sys.stdin
 
+        self.lightning_version = None
+        if os.getenv('LIGHTNINGD_VERSION'):
+            self.lightning_version = os.getenv('LIGHTNINGD_VERSION')
         if os.getenv('LIGHTNINGD_PLUGIN') and autopatch:
             monkey_patch(self, stdout=True, stderr=True)
 
diff --git a/lightningd/plugin.c b/lightningd/plugin.c
index 8367b604d2ff..d1a3df9f9907 100644
--- a/lightningd/plugin.c
+++ b/lightningd/plugin.c
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #include <common/memleak.h>
 #include <common/param.h>
 #include <common/timeout.h>
+#include <common/version.h>
 #include <dirent.h>
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <lightningd/io_loop_with_timers.h>
@@ -1012,6 +1013,7 @@ void plugins_init(struct plugins *plugins, const char *dev_plugin_debug)
 				path_join(tmpctx, plugins->ld->config_dir, "plugins"));
 
 	setenv("LIGHTNINGD_PLUGIN", "1", 1);
+	setenv("LIGHTNINGD_VERSION", version(), 1);
 	/* Spawn the plugin processes before entering the io_loop */
 	plugins_start(plugins, dev_plugin_debug);