diff --git a/distribution/lib/Standard/Base/0.0.0-dev/src/Meta.enso b/distribution/lib/Standard/Base/0.0.0-dev/src/Meta.enso
index 49d4095ef40c..230da42d53e2 100644
--- a/distribution/lib/Standard/Base/0.0.0-dev/src/Meta.enso
+++ b/distribution/lib/Standard/Base/0.0.0-dev/src/Meta.enso
@@ -688,3 +688,9 @@ type Instrumentor
    - fqn: fully qualified name.
 find_type_by_qualified_name : Text -> Any
 find_type_by_qualified_name fqn = @Builtin_Method "Meta.find_type_by_qualified_name"
+
+## PRIVATE
+   ADVANCED
+   Returns the version of the currently running Enso engine.
+engine_version : Text
+engine_version = @Builtin_Method "Meta.engine_version"
diff --git a/engine/runtime/src/main/java/org/enso/interpreter/node/expression/builtin/meta/CurrentEngineVersionNode.java b/engine/runtime/src/main/java/org/enso/interpreter/node/expression/builtin/meta/CurrentEngineVersionNode.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..881446ef38c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/engine/runtime/src/main/java/org/enso/interpreter/node/expression/builtin/meta/CurrentEngineVersionNode.java
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+package org.enso.interpreter.node.expression.builtin.meta;
+
+import com.oracle.truffle.api.CompilerDirectives;
+import com.oracle.truffle.api.nodes.Node;
+import org.enso.interpreter.dsl.BuiltinMethod;
+import org.enso.interpreter.runtime.data.text.Text;
+import org.enso.version.BuildVersion;
+
+@BuiltinMethod(
+    type = "Meta",
+    name = "engine_version",
+    description = "Returns the version of the currently running Enso engine.",
+    autoRegister = false)
+public class CurrentEngineVersionNode extends Node {
+
+  public Text execute() {
+    return getCurrentVersion();
+  }
+
+  @CompilerDirectives.TruffleBoundary
+  private Text getCurrentVersion() {
+    StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
+    sb.append("Enso Engine Version: ");
+    sb.append(BuildVersion.ensoVersion());
+    sb.append("\nDefault Edition: ");
+    sb.append(BuildVersion.currentEdition());
+
+    sb.append("\nCompiled with GraalVM ");
+    sb.append(BuildVersion.graalVersion());
+    sb.append(", Scalac ");
+    sb.append(BuildVersion.scalacVersion());
+
+    sb.append("\nBased on commit ");
+    sb.append(BuildVersion.commit());
+    sb.append(" (at ");
+    sb.append(BuildVersion.latestCommitDate());
+    sb.append(")\non ref ");
+    sb.append(BuildVersion.ref());
+    if (BuildVersion.isDirty()) {
+      sb.append("\n(with uncommitted changes)");
+    }
+
+    return Text.create(sb.toString());
+  }
+}
diff --git a/test/Base_Tests/src/Semantic/Meta_Spec.enso b/test/Base_Tests/src/Semantic/Meta_Spec.enso
index 9714a3882d9e..42d75e555327 100644
--- a/test/Base_Tests/src/Semantic/Meta_Spec.enso
+++ b/test/Base_Tests/src/Semantic/Meta_Spec.enso
@@ -476,6 +476,11 @@ add_specs suite_builder =
             typ = Meta.Type.find fqn
             typ . should_equal meta_type
 
+    suite_builder.group "Engine Metadata" group_builder->
+        group_builder.specify "should return engine version" <|
+            version = Meta.engine_version
+            version.should_contain "Enso Engine Version:"
+
 main filter=Nothing =
     suite = Test.build suite_builder->
         add_specs suite_builder