diff --git a/configure.ac.in b/configure.ac.in
index a22355bb..df392fe1 100644
--- a/configure.ac.in
+++ b/configure.ac.in
@@ -75,10 +75,12 @@ AC_SUBST([LIBXFCE4PANEL_VERINFO])
 dnl **************************
 dnl *** Substitute version ***
 dnl **************************
+LIBXFCE4PANEL_VERSION=xfce4_panel_version()
 LIBXFCE4PANEL_VERSION_API=libxfce4panel_version_api()
 LIBXFCE4PANEL_VERSION_MAJOR=xfce4_panel_version_major()
 LIBXFCE4PANEL_VERSION_MINOR=xfce4_panel_version_minor()
 LIBXFCE4PANEL_VERSION_MICRO=xfce4_panel_version_micro()
+AC_SUBST([LIBXFCE4PANEL_VERSION])
 AC_SUBST([LIBXFCE4PANEL_VERSION_API])
 AC_SUBST([LIBXFCE4PANEL_VERSION_MAJOR])
 AC_SUBST([LIBXFCE4PANEL_VERSION_MINOR])
diff --git a/docs/references/libxfce4panel-sections.txt b/docs/references/libxfce4panel-sections.txt
index eeba044f..1305e628 100644
--- a/docs/references/libxfce4panel-sections.txt
+++ b/docs/references/libxfce4panel-sections.txt
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ libxfce4panel_minor_version
 libxfce4panel_micro_version
 libxfce4panel_check_version
 <SUBSECTION>
+LIBXFCE4PANEL_VERSION
 LIBXFCE4PANEL_MAJOR_VERSION
 LIBXFCE4PANEL_MINOR_VERSION
 LIBXFCE4PANEL_MICRO_VERSION
diff --git a/libxfce4panel/libxfce4panel-config.h.in b/libxfce4panel/libxfce4panel-config.h.in
index f12622a1..e7cc5d5c 100644
--- a/libxfce4panel/libxfce4panel-config.h.in
+++ b/libxfce4panel/libxfce4panel-config.h.in
@@ -27,6 +27,15 @@
 
 G_BEGIN_DECLS
 
+/**
+ * LIBXFCE4PANEL_VERSION:
+ *
+ * String with the full version of the panel.
+ *
+ * Since: 4.8
+ **/
+#define LIBXFCE4PANEL_VERSION ("@LIBXFCE4PANEL_VERSION@")
+
 /**
  * LIBXFCE4PANEL_MAJOR_VERSION:
  *