diff --git a/annif/static/css/style.css b/annif/static/css/style.css
index a2b2df37f..0a97471d6 100644
--- a/annif/static/css/style.css
+++ b/annif/static/css/style.css
@@ -31,6 +31,11 @@ h1 { font-size: 2rem; }
   border-radius: 0px;
   padding: 2px 7px;
 }
+#annif-version {
+  float: right;
+  margin-top: 0.5rem;
+  font-size: 1rem;
+}
 label, #suggestions {
   border-top: 1px solid #343260;
   margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
diff --git a/annif/templates/home.html b/annif/templates/home.html
index 1e732366d..879c9ed7d 100644
--- a/annif/templates/home.html
+++ b/annif/templates/home.html
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ <h2 v-if="problem.hasTitle()"><% problem.title %></h2>
       <div class="row mb-5">
         <div class="col-md-8">
           <annif-textarea @text-changed="onTextChanged" @text-cleared="onTextCleared"></annif-textarea>
+          <span id="annif-version">Annif v<% annif_version %></span>
         </div>
         <div class="col-md-4">
           <div id="project-selection-wrapper">
@@ -233,6 +234,7 @@ <h2 class="mt-4" id="suggestions">Suggested subjects</h2>\
   el: '#app',
   data: {
     text: '',
+    annif_version: '',
     project: '',
     limit: 10,
     projects: [],
@@ -243,6 +245,7 @@ <h2 class="mt-4" id="suggestions">Suggested subjects</h2>\
   mounted: function() {
     // TBD: we can add a button to reload the list of projects later
     this.loadProjects();
+    this.loadVersion();
   },
   methods: {
     clearResults: function() {
@@ -282,6 +285,13 @@ <h2 class="mt-4" id="suggestions">Suggested subjects</h2>\
           }
         });
     },
+    loadVersion: function() {
+      var this_ = this;
+      axios.get('/v1')
+        .then(res => {
+          this_.annif_version = res.data.version;
+        })
+    },
     suggest: function(event) {
       this.problems = [];
       if (this.text.trim() === '') {