diff --git a/docs/src/contributing_websocket_http_api.md b/docs/src/contributing_websocket_http_api.md
index 5af89431a..3c0f46110 100644
--- a/docs/src/contributing_websocket_http_api.md
+++ b/docs/src/contributing_websocket_http_api.md
@@ -754,6 +754,8 @@ Search types are `All, Comments, Posts, Communities, Users, Url`
     site: Option<SiteView>,
     admins: Vec<UserView>,
     banned: Vec<UserView>,
+    online: usize,
+    version: String,
   }
 }
 ```
diff --git a/server/src/api/site.rs b/server/src/api/site.rs
index 241a80e31..a945d9ec0 100644
--- a/server/src/api/site.rs
+++ b/server/src/api/site.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ use crate::{
   api::{claims::Claims, APIError, Oper, Perform},
   apub::fetcher::search_by_apub_id,
   blocking,
+  version,
   websocket::{server::SendAllMessage, UserOperation, WebsocketInfo},
   DbPool,
   LemmyError,
@@ -110,6 +111,7 @@ pub struct GetSiteResponse {
   admins: Vec<UserView>,
   banned: Vec<UserView>,
   pub online: usize,
+  version: String,
 }
 
 #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize)]
@@ -424,6 +426,7 @@ impl Perform for Oper<GetSite> {
       admins,
       banned,
       online,
+      version: version::VERSION.to_string(),
     })
   }
 }
@@ -666,6 +669,7 @@ impl Perform for Oper<TransferSite> {
       admins,
       banned,
       online: 0,
+      version: version::VERSION.to_string(),
     })
   }
 }
diff --git a/ui/src/components/admin-settings.tsx b/ui/src/components/admin-settings.tsx
index 0034c229e..6fe4e9347 100644
--- a/ui/src/components/admin-settings.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/components/admin-settings.tsx
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ export class AdminSettings extends Component<any, AdminSettingsState> {
       admins: [],
       banned: [],
       online: null,
+      version: null,
     },
     siteConfigForm: {
       config_hjson: null,
diff --git a/ui/src/components/main.tsx b/ui/src/components/main.tsx
index 0392090a5..4b1db64fe 100644
--- a/ui/src/components/main.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/components/main.tsx
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ export class Main extends Component<any, MainState> {
       admins: [],
       banned: [],
       online: null,
+      version: null,
     },
     showEditSite: false,
     loading: true,
diff --git a/ui/src/components/post.tsx b/ui/src/components/post.tsx
index 9eef286c9..c654d4bcd 100644
--- a/ui/src/components/post.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/components/post.tsx
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ export class Post extends Component<any, PostState> {
         enable_nsfw: undefined,
       },
       online: null,
+      version: null,
     },
   };
 
diff --git a/ui/src/interfaces.ts b/ui/src/interfaces.ts
index dc860e068..1a9629395 100644
--- a/ui/src/interfaces.ts
+++ b/ui/src/interfaces.ts
@@ -758,6 +758,7 @@ export interface GetSiteResponse {
   admins: Array<UserView>;
   banned: Array<UserView>;
   online: number;
+  version: string;
 }
 
 export interface SiteResponse {