diff --git a/src/g_demo.cpp b/src/g_demo.cpp
index 2831b779a..c01474580 100644
--- a/src/g_demo.cpp
+++ b/src/g_demo.cpp
@@ -2185,6 +2185,8 @@ void G_BeginRecording(void)
 	WRITEUINT8(demobuf.p,SUBVERSION);
 	WRITEUINT16(demobuf.p,DEMOVERSION);
 
+	demo.version = DEMOVERSION;
+
 	// Full replay title
 	demobuf.p += 64;
 	{
diff --git a/src/st_stuff.c b/src/st_stuff.c
index acdd7d31e..ad6032bef 100644
--- a/src/st_stuff.c
+++ b/src/st_stuff.c
@@ -471,7 +471,7 @@ static void ST_drawDemoDebug(INT32 *height)
 			avg * TICRATE / 1024.0,
 			(size - needle) / (avg * TICRATE * 60.0)
 	));
-	ST_pushDebugString(height, va("Demo (%s)", demo.recording ? "recording" : "playback"));
+	ST_pushDebugString(height, va("Demo %04x (%s)", demo.version, demo.recording ? "recording" : "playback"));
 }
 
 void ST_drawDebugInfo(void)