diff --git a/scripts/zmfilter.pl.in b/scripts/zmfilter.pl.in
index ca380e539..ac5d7b6e0 100755
--- a/scripts/zmfilter.pl.in
+++ b/scripts/zmfilter.pl.in
@@ -115,11 +115,12 @@ delete @ENV{qw(IFS CDPATH ENV BASH_ENV)};
 my $delay = $Config{ZM_FILTER_EXECUTE_INTERVAL};
 my $event_id = 0;
 my $filter_parm = "";
+my $version = 0;
 
 sub Usage
 {
     print( "
-Usage: zmfilter.pl [-f <filter name>,--filter=<filter name>]
+Usage: zmfilter.pl [-f <filter name>,--filter=<filter name>] | -v, --version
 Parameters are :-
 -f<filter name>, --filter=<filter name>  - The name of a specific filter to run
 ");
@@ -158,10 +159,14 @@ sub DateTimeToSQL
     return( strftime( "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S", localtime( $dt_val ) ) );
 }
 
-if ( !GetOptions( 'filter=s'=>\$filter_parm ) )
+if ( !GetOptions( 'filter=s'=>\$filter_parm, version=>\$version ) )
 {
     Usage();
 }
+if ( $version ) {
+	print ZoneMinder::Base::ZM_VERSION . "\n";
+	exit(0);
+}
 
 if ( ! EVENT_PATH ) {
     Error( "No event path defined. Config was $Config{ZM_DIR_EVENTS}\n" );