diff --git a/coreplugin.py b/coreplugin.py
index ecc6c2e..becf189 100644
--- a/coreplugin.py
+++ b/coreplugin.py
@@ -147,6 +147,14 @@ def handle_services_login(irc, source, command, args):
 
 utils.add_hook(handle_services_login, 'CLIENT_SERVICES_LOGIN')
 
+def handle_version(irc, source, command, args):
+    """Handles requests for the PyLink server version."""
+    # 351 syntax is usually "<server version>. <server hostname> :<anything else you want to add>
+    fullversion = 'PyLink-%s. %s :[protocol:%s]' % (world.version, irc.serverdata['hostname'], irc.protoname)
+
+    irc.proto.numeric(irc.sid, 351, source, fullversion)
+utils.add_hook(handle_version, 'VERSION')
+
 # Essential, core commands go here so that the "commands" plugin with less-important,
 # but still generic functions can be reloaded.
 
diff --git a/protocols/inspircd.py b/protocols/inspircd.py
index f334641..5152df5 100644
--- a/protocols/inspircd.py
+++ b/protocols/inspircd.py
@@ -697,4 +697,10 @@ class InspIRCdProtocol(TS6BaseProtocol):
 
             self.irc.callHooks([uid, 'CLIENT_SERVICES_LOGIN', {'text': args[-1]}])
 
+    def handle_version(self, numeric, command, args):
+        """
+        Stub VERSION handler (does nothing) to override the one in ts6_common.
+        """
+        pass
+
 Class = InspIRCdProtocol
diff --git a/protocols/ts6_common.py b/protocols/ts6_common.py
index 6451b31..8ab37fe 100644
--- a/protocols/ts6_common.py
+++ b/protocols/ts6_common.py
@@ -339,3 +339,7 @@ class TS6BaseProtocol(Protocol):
         except IndexError:  # User is unsetting away status
             self.irc.users[numeric].away = text = ''
         return {'text': text}
+
+    def handle_version(self, numeric, command, args):
+        """Handles requests for the PyLink server version."""
+        return {}  # See coreplugin.py for how this hook is used