diff --git a/docs/libcurl/curl_easy_getinfo.3 b/docs/libcurl/curl_easy_getinfo.3
index 2b4c7fe..d2a7bd6 100644
--- a/docs/libcurl/curl_easy_getinfo.3
+++ b/docs/libcurl/curl_easy_getinfo.3
@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@ See \fICURLINFO_EFFECTIVE_URL(3)\fP
 .IP CURLINFO_RESPONSE_CODE
 Last received response code.
 See \fICURLINFO_RESPONSE_CODE(3)\fP
+.IP CURLINFO_HTTP_VERSION
+HTTP version used for current request.
+See \fICURLINFO_HTTP_VERSION(3)\fP
 .IP CURLINFO_HTTP_CONNECTCODE
 Last proxy CONNECT response code.
 See \fICURLINFO_HTTP_CONNECTCODE(3)\fP
diff --git a/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLINFO_HTTP_VERSION.3 b/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLINFO_HTTP_VERSION.3
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..068a768
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLINFO_HTTP_VERSION.3
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+.\" **************************************************************************
+.\" *                                  _   _ ____  _
+.\" *  Project                     ___| | | |  _ \| |
+.\" *                             / __| | | | |_) | |
+.\" *                            | (__| |_| |  _ <| |___
+.\" *                             \___|\___/|_| \_\_____|
+.\" *
+.\" * Copyright (C) 1998 - 2015, Daniel Stenberg, <daniel@haxx.se>, et al.
+.\" *
+.\" * This software is licensed as described in the file COPYING, which
+.\" * you should have received as part of this distribution. The terms
+.\" * are also available at https://curl.haxx.se/docs/copyright.html.
+.\" *
+.\" * You may opt to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute and/or sell
+.\" * copies of the Software, and permit persons to whom the Software is
+.\" * furnished to do so, under the terms of the COPYING file.
+.\" *
+.\" * This software is distributed on an "AS IS" basis, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY
+.\" * KIND, either express or implied.
+.\" *
+.\" **************************************************************************
+.\"
+.TH CURLINFO_HTTP_VERSION 3 "19 May 2016" "libcurl 7.48.0" "curl_easy_getinfo options"
+.SH NAME
+CURLINFO_HTTP_VERSION \- get the HTTP version
+.SH SYNOPSIS
+#include <curl/curl.h>
+
+CURLcode curl_easy_getinfo(CURL *handle, CURLINFO_HTTP_VERSION, double *versionp);
+.SH DESCRIPTION
+Pass a pointer to a double to receive the HTTP version used for current request
+
+.SH PROTOCOLS
+ALL
+.SH EXAMPLE
+.nf
+CURL *curl = curl_easy_init();
+if(curl) {
+  CURLcode res;
+  curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_URL, "http://example.com");
+  res = curl_easy_perform(curl);
+  if(res == CURLE_OK) {
+    double http_version;
+    curl_easy_getinfo(curl, CURLINFO_HTTP_VERSION, &http_version);
+  }
+  curl_easy_cleanup(curl);
+}
+.fi
+TODO
+.SH AVAILABILITY
+Added in 7.49.0
+.SH RETURN VALUE
+Returns CURLE_OK if the option is supported, and CURLE_UNKNOWN_OPTION if not.
+.SH "SEE ALSO"
+.BR curl_easy_getinfo "(3), " curl_easy_setopt "(3), "
diff --git a/include/curl/curl.h b/include/curl/curl.h
index 57e716b..424f267 100644
--- a/include/curl/curl.h
+++ b/include/curl/curl.h
@@ -2193,9 +2193,10 @@ typedef enum {
   CURLINFO_TLS_SESSION      = CURLINFO_SLIST  + 43,
   CURLINFO_ACTIVESOCKET     = CURLINFO_SOCKET + 44,
   CURLINFO_TLS_SSL_PTR      = CURLINFO_SLIST  + 45,
+  CURLINFO_HTTP_VERSION     = CURLINFO_DOUBLE + 46,
   /* Fill in new entries below here! */
 
-  CURLINFO_LASTONE          = 45
+  CURLINFO_LASTONE          = 46
 } CURLINFO;
 
 /* CURLINFO_RESPONSE_CODE is the new name for the option previously known as
diff --git a/lib/getinfo.c b/lib/getinfo.c
index d4b01bf..1372d81 100644
--- a/lib/getinfo.c
+++ b/lib/getinfo.c
@@ -251,6 +251,9 @@ static CURLcode getinfo_double(struct SessionHandle *data, CURLINFO info,
   case CURLINFO_REDIRECT_TIME:
     *param_doublep =  data->progress.t_redirect;
     break;
+  case CURLINFO_HTTP_VERSION:
+    *param_doublep = ((double)data->info.httpversion / 10);
+    break;
 
   default:
     return CURLE_UNKNOWN_OPTION;