diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/about_dialog.cc b/gtk2_ardour/about_dialog.cc
index ba9d621d8c..0e8c902c64 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/about_dialog.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/about_dialog.cc
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 
 #include "pbd/file_utils.h"
 #include "ardour/filesystem_paths.h"
+#include "ardour/revision.h"
 
 #include "i18n.h"
 #include "about_dialog.h"
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ About::About ()
 	: WavesDialog (_("about_dialog.xml"), true, false)
     , _image_home ( get_v_box("image_home") )
     , _about_button ( get_waves_button ("about_button") )
+    , _credits ( get_label("credits") )
 {
 	set_modal (true);
 	set_resizable (false);
@@ -47,11 +49,31 @@ About::About ()
 		}
     }
    
+    init_credits ();
     _about_button.signal_clicked.connect (sigc::mem_fun (*this, &About::about_button_pressed));
     
 	show_all ();
 }
 
+void
+About::init_credits ()
+{
+    // Get version
+    string revision = ARDOUR::revision;
+    int pos = revision.rfind("-");
+    revision.erase (pos, revision.size() - pos);
+    
+    // Get current year
+    // current date/time based on current system
+    time_t now = time(0);
+    // convert now to tm struct for UTC
+    tm *timeinfo = gmtime(&now);
+    string year =  to_string(timeinfo->tm_year + 1900);
+    
+    string text="Version : " + revision + "\nCopyright 2001-" + year + " Paul Devis\nWaves Audio Ltd. 2013-" + year;
+    _credits.set_text (text);
+}
+
 void
 About::on_esc_pressed ()
 {
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/about_dialog.h b/gtk2_ardour/about_dialog.h
index c55b05bf2e..2da9fb79f5 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/about_dialog.h
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/about_dialog.h
@@ -35,9 +35,11 @@ protected:
 private:
     void close_button_pressed (WavesButton*);
     void about_button_pressed (WavesButton*);
+    void init_credits ();
     
     Gtk::VBox& _image_home;
     WavesButton& _about_button;
+    Gtk::Label& _credits;
 };
 
 #endif /* __about_dialog_h__ */
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/ui/about_dialog.xml b/gtk2_ardour/ui/about_dialog.xml
index 2dd65ef66c..dd6516f7a3 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/ui/about_dialog.xml
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/ui/about_dialog.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,23 @@
       <VBox id="image_home"
             x="0"
             y="0"/>
-      
+  
+      <VBox x="293"
+            y="270"
+            width="200"
+            height="60">
+            <Label id="credits"
+                   width="200"
+                   height="60"
+                   text="-"
+                   justify="center"
+                   horzalignment="center"
+                   vertalignment="center"
+                   winfont ="Arial Bold 10"
+                   macfont ="Helvetica Bold 10"
+                   fgnormal="#FFFFFF"/>
+      </VBox>
+  
       <Button id="about_button"
               winfont ="Arial Bold 10"
               macfont ="Helvetica Bold 10"