diff --git a/web/skins/bootstrap/js/app.js b/web/skins/bootstrap/js/app.js
index 9988cafd2..2e5669912 100644
--- a/web/skins/bootstrap/js/app.js
+++ b/web/skins/bootstrap/js/app.js
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ ZoneMinder.factory('Footer', function($http) {
 		},
 		getDiskPercent: function(callback) {
 			$http.get('/api/host/getDiskPercent.json').success(callback);
+		},
+		getVersion: function(callback) {
+			$http.get('/api/host/getVersion.json').success(callback);
 		}
 	};
 });
diff --git a/web/skins/bootstrap/js/controllers.js b/web/skins/bootstrap/js/controllers.js
index cef6f005b..baa72e736 100644
--- a/web/skins/bootstrap/js/controllers.js
+++ b/web/skins/bootstrap/js/controllers.js
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@ ZoneMinder.controller('FooterController', function($scope, Footer) {
 	Footer.getDiskPercent(function(diskPercent) {
 		$scope.diskPercent = diskPercent.space;
 	});
+
+	Footer.getVersion(function(version) {
+		$scope.version = version.version;
+	});
 });
 
 ZoneMinder.controller('EventController', function($scope, $location, Event) {
diff --git a/web/skins/bootstrap/views/footer.php b/web/skins/bootstrap/views/footer.php
index a31904472..ecb751e2e 100644
--- a/web/skins/bootstrap/views/footer.php
+++ b/web/skins/bootstrap/views/footer.php
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 				<div class="container-fluid">
 						<p class="pull-right text-muted"><?= $SLANG['Load'] ?>: <span ng-bind="load"></span> -
 						<?= $SLANG['Disk'] ?>: <span ng-bind="diskPercent"></span>% -
-						<?= makePopupLink( '?view=version', 'zmVersion', 'version', 'v' . ZM_VERSION, canEdit( 'System' ) ) ?> -
+						<a href="?view=version" target="_blank">v {{ version }}</a>
       <?php
 if ( ZM_OPT_USE_AUTH )
 {