diff --git a/src/conf.c b/src/conf.c
index 079c5c5f..6716e18c 100644
--- a/src/conf.c
+++ b/src/conf.c
@@ -864,7 +864,7 @@ int conf_set_string(char *section, char *key, char *value) {
                 }
                 _conf_dispose_split(valuearray);
             }
-        } else { 
+        } else {
             if((err = ll_add_string(section_ll,key,value)) != LL_E_SUCCESS) {
                 DPRINTF(E_LOG,L_CONF,"Error in conf_set_string: "
                         "(%s/%s)\n",section,key);
@@ -1260,7 +1260,7 @@ void conf_dispose_array(char **argv) {
 
 /**
  * dump the config to xml
- * 
+ *
  * @param pwsc web connection to dump to
  * @returns TRUE on success, FALSE otherwise
  */
@@ -1337,3 +1337,12 @@ int _conf_xml_dump(XMLSTRUCT *pxml, LL *pll, int sublevel, char *parent) {
 
     return TRUE;
 }
+
+/**
+ * get the filename of the currently runnig config file
+ *
+ * @returns path if it exists, or NULL if no config file opened
+ */
+char *conf_get_filename(void) {
+    return conf_main_file;
+}
diff --git a/src/conf.h b/src/conf.h
index 9f5c0b3e..2ab25af9 100644
--- a/src/conf.h
+++ b/src/conf.h
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ extern char *conf_implode(char *section, char *key, char *delimiter);
 extern int conf_get_array(char *section, char *key, char ***argvp);
 extern void conf_dispose_array(char **argv);
 
+extern char *conf_get_filename(void);
+
 /* FIXME: get enum functions and move to xml-rpc */
 #include "webserver.h"
 extern int conf_xml_dump(WS_CONNINFO *pwsc);
diff --git a/src/xml-rpc.c b/src/xml-rpc.c
index 1d924b9f..a435dcd0 100644
--- a/src/xml-rpc.c
+++ b/src/xml-rpc.c
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ void xml_return_error(WS_CONNINFO *pwsc, int errno, char *errstr) {
 
     pxml=xml_init(pwsc,TRUE);
     xml_push(pxml,"results");
-    
+
     xml_output(pxml,"status","%d",errno);
     xml_output(pxml,"statusstring","%s",errstr);
 
@@ -353,6 +353,8 @@ void xml_get_stats(WS_CONNINFO *pwsc) {
 
     xml_push(pxml,"misc");
     xml_output(pxml,"writable_config","%d",conf_iswritable());
+    xml_output(pxml,"config_path","%s",conf_get_filename());
+    xml_output(pxml,"version","%s",VERSION);
     xml_pop(pxml); /* misc */
 
     xml_pop(pxml); /* status */