diff --git a/Core/Debugger/WebSocket.cpp b/Core/Debugger/WebSocket.cpp
index 2f5aafa403..e99253b813 100644
--- a/Core/Debugger/WebSocket.cpp
+++ b/Core/Debugger/WebSocket.cpp
@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@
 //  - "message": A string describing what happened.
 //  - "level": Integer severity level. (1 = NOTICE, 2 = ERROR, 3 = WARN, 4 = INFO, 5 = DEBUG, 6 = VERBOSE)
 //  - "ticket": Optional, present if in response to an event with a "ticket" field, simply repeats that value.
+//
+// At start, please send a "version" event.  See WebSocket/GameSubscriber.cpp for more details.
+//
+// For other events, look inside Core/Debugger/WebSocket/ for details on each event.
 
 #include "Core/Debugger/WebSocket/GameBroadcaster.h"
 #include "Core/Debugger/WebSocket/LogBroadcaster.h"
diff --git a/Core/Debugger/WebSocket/GameSubscriber.cpp b/Core/Debugger/WebSocket/GameSubscriber.cpp
index 2e91505ac2..e2241ac04e 100644
--- a/Core/Debugger/WebSocket/GameSubscriber.cpp
+++ b/Core/Debugger/WebSocket/GameSubscriber.cpp
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 
 void *WebSocketGameInit(DebuggerEventHandlerMap &map) {
 	map["game.status"] = &WebSocketGameStatus;
+	map["version"] = &WebSocketVersion;
 
 	return nullptr;
 }
@@ -49,3 +50,18 @@ void WebSocketGameStatus(DebuggerRequest &req) {
 	}
 	json.writeBool("paused", GetUIState() == UISTATE_PAUSEMENU);
 }
+
+// Notify debugger version info (version)
+//
+// Parameters:
+//  - name: string indicating name of app or tool.
+//  - version: string version.
+//
+// Response (same event name):
+//  - name: string, "PPSSPP" unless some special build.
+//  - version: string, typically starts with "v" and may have git build info.
+void WebSocketVersion(DebuggerRequest &req) {
+	JsonWriter &json = req.Respond();
+	json.writeString("name", "PPSSPP");
+	json.writeString("version", PPSSPP_GIT_VERSION);
+}
diff --git a/Core/Debugger/WebSocket/GameSubscriber.h b/Core/Debugger/WebSocket/GameSubscriber.h
index 4236b54885..77cec9e38b 100644
--- a/Core/Debugger/WebSocket/GameSubscriber.h
+++ b/Core/Debugger/WebSocket/GameSubscriber.h
@@ -22,3 +22,4 @@
 void *WebSocketGameInit(DebuggerEventHandlerMap &map);
 
 void WebSocketGameStatus(DebuggerRequest &req);
+void WebSocketVersion(DebuggerRequest &req);