diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 874c6ba..6364a81 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ LIBS += $(shell xml2-config --libs)
 
 INCLUDES += $(shell pkg-config --cflags libskindesignerapi)
 LIBS += $(shell pkg-config --libs libskindesignerapi)
+DEFINES += -DLIBSKINDESIGNERAPIVERSION='"$(shell pkg-config --modversion libskindesignerapi)"'
 
 ### The object files:
 OBJS = $(PLUGIN).o \
diff --git a/libskindesignerapi/skindesignerapi.h b/libskindesignerapi/skindesignerapi.h
index 877e7da..f38e191 100644
--- a/libskindesignerapi/skindesignerapi.h
+++ b/libskindesignerapi/skindesignerapi.h
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ class cPluginStructure {
 public:
     cPluginStructure(void) {
         name = "";
+        libskindesignerAPIVersion = "undefined";
     };
     void SetMenu(int key, string templateName) {
         menus.insert(pair<int, string>(key, templateName));
@@ -84,6 +85,7 @@ public:
         }
     }
     string name;                                     //name of plugin
+    string libskindesignerAPIVersion;                //skindesigner API Version plugin is using
     map< int, string > menus;                        //menus as key -> templatename hashmap 
     map< int, string>  views;                        //standalone views as key -> templatename hashmap 
     multimap< int, pair <int, string> >  subViews;   //subviews of standalone views as view -> (subview, templatename) multimap 
diff --git a/skindesigner.c b/skindesigner.c
index 576bc8d..60ca711 100644
--- a/skindesigner.c
+++ b/skindesigner.c
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ static const char *DESCRIPTION    = trNOOP("Skin Designer");
 class cPluginSkinDesigner : public cPlugin, public skindesignerapi::SkindesignerAPI {
 private:
     vector<cSkinDesigner*> skins;
+    string libskindesignerApiVersion;
 protected:
     bool ServiceRegisterPlugin(skindesignerapi::cPluginStructure *plugStructure);
     skindesignerapi::ISDDisplayMenu *ServiceGetDisplayMenu(void);
@@ -53,6 +54,7 @@ public:
 };
 
 cPluginSkinDesigner::cPluginSkinDesigner(void) {
+    libskindesignerApiVersion = "undefined";
 }
 
 cPluginSkinDesigner::~cPluginSkinDesigner() {
@@ -107,6 +109,10 @@ bool cPluginSkinDesigner::Start(void) {
         trueColorAvailable = false;
     } else
         dsyslog("skindesigner: TrueColor OSD found");
+
+    libskindesignerApiVersion = LIBSKINDESIGNERAPIVERSION;
+    dsyslog("skindesigner: using libskindesigner API Version %s", libskindesignerApiVersion.c_str());
+
     config.SetOsdLanguage();
     config.SetPathes();
     config.ReadSkins();
@@ -240,6 +246,7 @@ bool cPluginSkinDesigner::ServiceRegisterPlugin(skindesignerapi::cPluginStructur
         esyslog("skindesigner: error - plugin without menus or views registered");
         return false;
     }
+    dsyslog("skindesigner: plugin %s uses libskindesigner API Version %s", plugStructure->name.c_str(), plugStructure->libskindesignerAPIVersion.c_str());
     config.AddPluginMenus(plugStructure->name, plugStructure->menus);
     config.AddPluginViews(plugStructure->name, plugStructure->views, plugStructure->subViews, plugStructure->viewElements, plugStructure->viewGrids);
     if (plugStructure->menus.size() > 0)