diff --git a/src/script/functions/basic.cpp b/src/script/functions/basic.cpp
index c6b16795..be391707 100644
--- a/src/script/functions/basic.cpp
+++ b/src/script/functions/basic.cpp
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Includes
 
 #include <util/prec.hpp>
+#include <util/version.hpp>
 #include <script/functions/functions.hpp>
 #include <script/functions/util.hpp>
 #include <util/tagged_string.hpp>
@@ -21,13 +22,17 @@
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Debugging
 
+SCRIPT_FUNCTION(get_mse_version) {
+  SCRIPT_RETURN(app_version.toString());
+}
+
 SCRIPT_FUNCTION(trace) {
   SCRIPT_PARAM_C(String, input);
-  #if defined(_DEBUG) && 0
-    wxLogDebug(_("Trace:\t") + input);
-  #else
-    queue_message(MESSAGE_INFO, _("Trace: ") + input);
-  #endif
+#if defined(_DEBUG) && 0
+  wxLogDebug(_("Trace:\t") + input);
+#else
+  queue_message(MESSAGE_INFO, _("Trace: ") + input);
+#endif
   SCRIPT_RETURN(input);
 }
 
@@ -753,6 +758,7 @@ SCRIPT_FUNCTION(rule) {
 
 void init_script_basic_functions(Context& ctx) {
   // debugging
+  ctx.setVariable(_("get_mse_version"),      script_get_mse_version);
   ctx.setVariable(_("trace"),                script_trace);
   ctx.setVariable(_("warning"),              script_warning);
   ctx.setVariable(_("error"),                script_error);