diff --git a/webui/build.gradle b/webui/build.gradle
index 00e5daa8..a111b30f 100644
--- a/webui/build.gradle
+++ b/webui/build.gradle
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ task generateWebXML {
         def jasper = new File("$buildDir/tmp_jsp/web.xml.jasper")
         templateText = templateText.replaceAll("__JASPER__", jasper.text)
         templateText = templateText.replaceAll("__VERSION__", project.version)
+        templateText = templateText.replaceAll("__BUILD_NUMBER__", project.buildNumber)
         def webXml = new File("$buildDir/tmp_jsp/web.xml")
         webXml.text = templateText
     }
diff --git a/webui/src/main/java/com/muwire/webui/MuWireServlet.java b/webui/src/main/java/com/muwire/webui/MuWireServlet.java
index 14b32f93..41b5f20b 100644
--- a/webui/src/main/java/com/muwire/webui/MuWireServlet.java
+++ b/webui/src/main/java/com/muwire/webui/MuWireServlet.java
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ public class MuWireServlet extends HttpServlet {
             throw new ServletException(bad);
         }
         config.getServletContext().setAttribute("mwClient", client);
+        config.getServletContext().setAttribute("buildNumber", config.getInitParameter("buildNumber"));
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/webui/src/main/webapp/MuStatus.jsp b/webui/src/main/webapp/MuStatus.jsp
index a2258104..52e7c61a 100644
--- a/webui/src/main/webapp/MuStatus.jsp
+++ b/webui/src/main/webapp/MuStatus.jsp
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
 <%@ page language="java" contentType="text/html; charset=UTF-8"
     pageEncoding="UTF-8"%>
 <%@ page import="com.muwire.webui.*" %>
+<%@ page import="com.muwire.core.*" %>
 <%@include file="initcode.jsi"%>
 
 <% 
 
 String pagetitle=Util._t("MuWire Status"); 
+Core core = (Core) application.getAttribute("core");
+String buildNumber = (String)application.getAttribute("buildNumber");
 
 %>
 
@@ -22,6 +25,7 @@ String pagetitle=Util._t("MuWire Status");
 <%@include file="sidebar.jsi"%>    	
 	    </aside>
 	    <section class="main foldermain">
+	    <h3>MuWire <%=core.getVersion() + "-b" + buildNumber%></h3>
 	    <table>
 	    	<tr>
 	    		<td><%=Util._t("Incoming Connections")%></td>
diff --git a/webui/templates/web.xml.template b/webui/templates/web.xml.template
index 8d6bfe4c..b2aa92bd 100644
--- a/webui/templates/web.xml.template
+++ b/webui/templates/web.xml.template
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@
         <param-name>version</param-name>
         <param-value>__VERSION__</param-value>
     </init-param>
+    <init-param>
+        <param-name>buildNumber</param-name>
+        <param-value>__BUILD_NUMBER__</param-value>
+    </init-param>
 </servlet>
 
 <servlet>