diff --git a/dynamic.c b/dynamic.c
index 338d83adda..1510005d06 100644
--- a/dynamic.c
+++ b/dynamic.c
@@ -436,6 +436,11 @@ static bool environment_cb(unsigned cmd, void *data)
          break;
       }
 
+      case SNES_ENVIRONMENT_SET_CORE_VERSION:
+         strlcpy(g_extern.system.version, (const char*)data, sizeof(g_extern.system.version));
+         SSNES_LOG("Environ SET_CORE_VERSION: %s\n", g_extern.system.version);
+         break;
+
       default:
          SSNES_LOG("Environ UNSUPPORTED (#%u).\n", cmd);
          return false;
diff --git a/general.h b/general.h
index 2792c5d778..2fd7c5a35d 100644
--- a/general.h
+++ b/general.h
@@ -309,6 +309,7 @@ struct global
       char *environment_split;
 
       unsigned rotation;
+      char version[64];
    } system;
 
    struct
diff --git a/libsnes.hpp b/libsnes.hpp
index 92f7072962..5a2a96ba0c 100755
--- a/libsnes.hpp
+++ b/libsnes.hpp
@@ -135,6 +135,9 @@ extern "C" {
                                                 // Is only implemented if rotation can be accelerated by hardware.
                                                 // Valid values are 0, 1, 2, 3, which rotates screen by 0, 90, 180, 270 degrees
                                                 // counter-clockwise respectively.
+                                                //
+#define SNES_ENVIRONMENT_SET_CORE_VERSION 15    // const char * --
+                                                // Sets version of core as a human readable string.
 
 struct snes_message
 {