diff --git a/lib/core/nuxt.js b/lib/core/nuxt.js
index 072f0f665a..f9a8f00f29 100644
--- a/lib/core/nuxt.js
+++ b/lib/core/nuxt.js
@@ -44,6 +44,10 @@ export default class Nuxt {
     this._ready = this.ready().catch(this.errorHandler)
   }
 
+  static get version() {
+    return '__VERSION__'
+  }
+
   async ready() {
     if (this._ready) {
       return this._ready
diff --git a/test/basic.config.defaults.test.js b/test/basic.config.defaults.test.js
index e0a14ed0a8..d23ad57a1f 100644
--- a/test/basic.config.defaults.test.js
+++ b/test/basic.config.defaults.test.js
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 import test from 'ava'
 import { resolve } from 'path'
-import { Options } from '../index'
+import { Nuxt, Options } from '../index'
+import { version } from '../package.json'
+
+test('Nuxt.version is same as package', t => {
+  t.is(Nuxt.version, version)
+})
 
 test('modulesDir uses /node_modules as default if not set', async t => {
   const options = Options.from({})