diff --git a/engine/Makefile b/engine/Makefile
index 24e1f79f..d7beeff0 100644
--- a/engine/Makefile
+++ b/engine/Makefile
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ CPUOPTIMIZATIONS=
 
 BASE_DIR=.
 
+SVNREVISION=-DSVNREVISION=`test -d .svn && svnversion || echo -`
+
 #only limited forms of cross-making is supported
 #only the following 3 are supported
 #linux->win32 (FTE_TARGET=win32) RPM Package: "mingw32-gcc", DEB Package: "mingw32"
@@ -233,7 +235,7 @@ else
 	BASE_ASM_CFLAGS = -DNOASM
 endif
 
-BASE_CFLAGS=$(BASE_ASM_CFLAGS) -Wall -Dstrnicmp=strncasecmp -Dstricmp=strcasecmp -I$(CLIENT_DIR) -I$(SERVER_DIR) -I$(COMMON_DIR) -I$(GL_DIR) -I$(D3D9_DIR) -I$(D3D7_DIR) -I$(PROGS_DIR) -I$(LIBS_DIR) -I$(LIBS_DIR)/dxsdk7/include -I$(LIBS_DIR)/sdl/include -I$(LIBS_DIR)/sdl/include/SDL -I./libs/freetype2/include -I./libs/freetype2/include/freetype -D_vsnprintf=vsnprintf -D_snprintf=snprintf
+BASE_CFLAGS=$(BASE_ASM_CFLAGS) -Wall -Dstrnicmp=strncasecmp -Dstricmp=strcasecmp -I$(CLIENT_DIR) -I$(SERVER_DIR) -I$(COMMON_DIR) -I$(GL_DIR) -I$(D3D9_DIR) -I$(D3D7_DIR) -I$(PROGS_DIR) -I$(LIBS_DIR) -I$(LIBS_DIR)/dxsdk7/include -I$(LIBS_DIR)/sdl/include -I$(LIBS_DIR)/sdl/include/SDL -I./libs/freetype2/include -I./libs/freetype2/include/freetype -D_vsnprintf=vsnprintf -D_snprintf=snprintf $(SVNREVISION)
 CLIENT_ONLY_CFLAGS=-DCLIENTONLY
 SERVER_ONLY_CFLAGS=-DSERVERONLY
 JOINT_CFLAGS=
diff --git a/engine/common/common.c b/engine/common/common.c
index 1725c9c0..d3e7ab30 100644
--- a/engine/common/common.c
+++ b/engine/common/common.c
@@ -2946,6 +2946,12 @@ void COM_Version_f (void)
 
 	Con_TPrintf (TL_EXEDATETIME, __DATE__, __TIME__);
 
+#ifdef SVNREVISION
+	#define STRINGIFY2(arg) #arg
+	#define STRINGIFY(arg) STRINGIFY2(arg)
+	Con_Printf("SVN Revision: %s\n",STRINGIFY(SVNREVISION));
+#endif
+
 #ifdef _DEBUG
 	Con_Printf("debug build\n");
 #endif