diff --git a/rai/core_test/rpc.cpp b/rai/core_test/rpc.cpp
index 577554dd..daad93e6 100644
--- a/rai/core_test/rpc.cpp
+++ b/rai/core_test/rpc.cpp
@@ -1225,6 +1225,7 @@ TEST (rpc, version)
 	ASSERT_EQ ("1", response1.first.get <std::string> ("rpc_version"));
     ASSERT_EQ (boost::network::http::server <rai::rpc>::response::ok, static_cast <uint16_t> (boost::network::http::status (response1.second)));
 	ASSERT_EQ ("2", response1.first.get <std::string> ("store_version"));
+	ASSERT_EQ (boost::str (boost::format ("RaiBlocks %1%.%2%.%3%") % RAIBLOCKS_VERSION_MAJOR % RAIBLOCKS_VERSION_MINOR % RAIBLOCKS_VERSION_PATCH), response1.first.get <std::string> ("node_vendor"));
 	rpc.stop();
 	thread1.join ();
 }
diff --git a/rai/node/rpc.cpp b/rai/node/rpc.cpp
index 78608a58..4ff164d1 100644
--- a/rai/node/rpc.cpp
+++ b/rai/node/rpc.cpp
@@ -1218,6 +1218,7 @@ void rai::rpc_handler::version ()
 	boost::property_tree::ptree response_l;
 	response_l.put ("rpc_version", "1");
 	response_l.put ("store_version", std::to_string (rpc.node.store_version ()));
+	response_l.put ("node_vendor", boost::str (boost::format ("RaiBlocks %1%.%2%.%3%") % RAIBLOCKS_VERSION_MAJOR % RAIBLOCKS_VERSION_MINOR % RAIBLOCKS_VERSION_PATCH));
 	rpc.send_response (connection, response_l);
 }