diff --git a/packages/types/src/api/web/system/index.ts b/packages/types/src/api/web/system/index.ts
index d19c9296c9..8820bf5cd1 100644
--- a/packages/types/src/api/web/system/index.ts
+++ b/packages/types/src/api/web/system/index.ts
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 export * from "./environment"
+export * from "./status"
diff --git a/packages/types/src/api/web/system/status.ts b/packages/types/src/api/web/system/status.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3d64cc4d97
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/types/src/api/web/system/status.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+export type SystemStatusResponse = {
+  passing?: boolean
+  checks?: {
+    login: boolean
+    search: boolean
+  }
+  health?: {
+    passing: boolean
+  }
+  version?: string
+}
diff --git a/packages/worker/src/api/controllers/system/status.ts b/packages/worker/src/api/controllers/system/status.ts
index b763a67d4f..662ca05c48 100644
--- a/packages/worker/src/api/controllers/system/status.ts
+++ b/packages/worker/src/api/controllers/system/status.ts
@@ -1,16 +1,24 @@
-import { accounts } from "@budibase/backend-core"
+import { accounts, env as coreEnv } from "@budibase/backend-core"
+import { Ctx, SystemStatusResponse } from "@budibase/types"
 import env from "../../../environment"
-import { BBContext } from "@budibase/types"
 
-export const fetch = async (ctx: BBContext) => {
+export const fetch = async (ctx: Ctx<void, SystemStatusResponse>) => {
+  let status: SystemStatusResponse | undefined
   if (!env.SELF_HOSTED && !env.DISABLE_ACCOUNT_PORTAL) {
-    const status = await accounts.getStatus()
-    ctx.body = status
-  } else {
-    ctx.body = {
+    status = await accounts.getStatus()
+  }
+
+  if (!status) {
+    status = {
       health: {
         passing: true,
       },
     }
   }
+
+  if (coreEnv.VERSION) {
+    status.version = coreEnv.VERSION
+  }
+
+  ctx.body = status
 }
diff --git a/packages/worker/src/api/routes/system/tests/status.spec.ts b/packages/worker/src/api/routes/system/tests/status.spec.ts
index 71e01a0e72..cfb9e2d68f 100644
--- a/packages/worker/src/api/routes/system/tests/status.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/worker/src/api/routes/system/tests/status.spec.ts
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ describe("/api/system/status", () => {
         health: {
           passing: true,
         },
+        version: expect.any(String),
       })
       expect(accounts.getStatus).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(0)
       config.cloudHosted()