diff --git a/_locales/en/messages.json b/_locales/en/messages.json
index 3d7b2643..97486a96 100644
--- a/_locales/en/messages.json
+++ b/_locales/en/messages.json
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
     "serialPortClosedFail": {
         "message": "<span style=\"color: red\">Failed</span> to close serial port"
     },
-
+    
     "noConfigurationReceived": {
         "message": "No configuration received within <span style=\"color: red\">10 seconds</span>, communication <span style=\"color: red\">failed</span>"
     },
@@ -85,6 +85,9 @@
     "firmwareVersion": {
         "message": "Firmware Version: <strong>$1</strong>"
     },
+    "apiVersionReceived": {
+        "message": "MultiWii API version <span style=\"color: green\">received</span> - <strong>$1</strong>"
+    },
     "uniqueDeviceIdReceived": {
         "message": "Unique device ID <span style=\"color: green\">received</span> - <strong>0x$1</strong>"
     },
diff --git a/js/data_storage.js b/js/data_storage.js
index de98d5a1..17eb9510 100644
--- a/js/data_storage.js
+++ b/js/data_storage.js
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ var CONFIGURATOR = {
 };
 
 var CONFIG = {
+    apiVersion:    0,
+    flightControllerIdentifier: '',
+    flightControllerVersion: '',
     version:       0,
     multiType:     0,
     msp_version:   0,
diff --git a/js/msp.js b/js/msp.js
index e81f3d2f..3dca7b92 100644
--- a/js/msp.js
+++ b/js/msp.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 // MSP_codes needs to be re-integrated inside MSP object
 var MSP_codes = {
+    MSP_API_VERSION:            1,
     
     // MSP commands for Cleanflight original features
     MSP_CHANNEL_FORWARDING:     32,
@@ -169,6 +170,15 @@ MSP.process_data = function(code, message_buffer, message_length) {
     var data = new DataView(message_buffer, 0); // DataView (allowing us to view arrayBuffer as struct/union)
 
     switch (code) {
+        case MSP_codes.MSP_API_VERSION:
+            CONFIG.apiVersion = data.getUint8(1) + '.' + data.getUint8(2);
+            var identifier = '';
+            for (i = 0; i < 4; i++) {
+                identifier += String.fromCharCode(data.getUint8(3 + i));
+            }
+            CONFIG.flightControllerIdentifier = identifier;
+            CONFIG.flightControllerVersion = data.getUint8(7) + '.' + data.getUint8(8) + '.' + data.getUint8(9);
+            break;
         case MSP_codes.MSP_IDENT:
             CONFIG.version = parseFloat((data.getUint8(0) / 100).toFixed(2));
             CONFIG.multiType = data.getUint8(1);
diff --git a/js/serial_backend.js b/js/serial_backend.js
index f3f778cc..0ec891cc 100644
--- a/js/serial_backend.js
+++ b/js/serial_backend.js
@@ -136,22 +136,25 @@ function onOpen(openInfo) {
             }, 10000);
 
             // request configuration data
-            MSP.send_message(MSP_codes.MSP_UID, false, false, function () {
-                GUI.log(chrome.i18n.getMessage('uniqueDeviceIdReceived', [CONFIG.uid[0].toString(16) + CONFIG.uid[1].toString(16) + CONFIG.uid[2].toString(16)]));
-                MSP.send_message(MSP_codes.MSP_IDENT, false, false, function () {
-                    GUI.timeout_remove('connecting'); // kill connecting timer
-
-                    GUI.log(chrome.i18n.getMessage('firmwareVersion', [CONFIG.version]));
-
-                    if (CONFIG.version >= CONFIGURATOR.firmwareVersionAccepted) {
-                        CONFIGURATOR.connectionValid = true;
-
-                        $('div#port-picker a.connect').text(chrome.i18n.getMessage('disconnect')).addClass('active');
-                        $('#tabs li a:first').click();
-                    } else {
-                        GUI.log(chrome.i18n.getMessage('firmwareVersionNotSupported', [CONFIGURATOR.firmwareVersionAccepted]));
-                        $('div#port-picker a.connect').click(); // disconnect
-                    }
+            MSP.send_message(MSP_codes.MSP_API_VERSION, false, false, function () {
+                GUI.log(chrome.i18n.getMessage('apiVersionReceived', [CONFIG.apiVersion]));
+                MSP.send_message(MSP_codes.MSP_UID, false, false, function () {
+                    GUI.log(chrome.i18n.getMessage('uniqueDeviceIdReceived', [CONFIG.uid[0].toString(16) + CONFIG.uid[1].toString(16) + CONFIG.uid[2].toString(16)]));
+                    MSP.send_message(MSP_codes.MSP_IDENT, false, false, function () {
+                        GUI.timeout_remove('connecting'); // kill connecting timer
+
+                        GUI.log(chrome.i18n.getMessage('firmwareVersion', [CONFIG.version]));
+
+                        if (CONFIG.version >= CONFIGURATOR.firmwareVersionAccepted) {
+                            CONFIGURATOR.connectionValid = true;
+
+                            $('div#port-picker a.connect').text(chrome.i18n.getMessage('disconnect')).addClass('active');
+                            $('#tabs li a:first').click();
+                        } else {
+                            GUI.log(chrome.i18n.getMessage('firmwareVersionNotSupported', [CONFIGURATOR.firmwareVersionAccepted]));
+                            $('div#port-picker a.connect').click(); // disconnect
+                        }
+                    });
                 });
             });
         } else {