diff --git a/deluge/tests/test_client.py b/deluge/tests/test_client.py
index 5a6727907..763d43c59 100644
--- a/deluge/tests/test_client.py
+++ b/deluge/tests/test_client.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import pytest_twisted
 from twisted.internet import defer
 
 from deluge import error
-from deluge.common import AUTH_LEVEL_NORMAL, get_localhost_auth
+from deluge.common import AUTH_LEVEL_NORMAL, get_localhost_auth, get_version
 from deluge.core.authmanager import AUTH_LEVEL_ADMIN
 from deluge.ui.client import Client, DaemonSSLProxy, client
 
@@ -170,3 +170,23 @@ class TestClient:
 
         d.addCallbacks(self.fail, on_failure)
         return d
+
+    @pytest_twisted.inlineCallbacks
+    def test_daemon_version(self):
+        username, password = get_localhost_auth()
+        yield client.connect(
+            'localhost', self.listen_port, username=username, password=password
+        )
+
+        assert client.daemon_version == get_version()
+
+    @pytest_twisted.inlineCallbacks
+    def test_daemon_version_check_min(self):
+        username, password = get_localhost_auth()
+        yield client.connect(
+            'localhost', self.listen_port, username=username, password=password
+        )
+
+        assert client.daemon_version_check_min(get_version())
+        assert not client.daemon_version_check_min(f'{get_version()}1')
+        assert client.daemon_version_check_min('0.1.0')
diff --git a/deluge/ui/client.py b/deluge/ui/client.py
index 6b657d5ca..0fef66767 100644
--- a/deluge/ui/client.py
+++ b/deluge/ui/client.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ from twisted.internet import defer, reactor, ssl
 from twisted.internet.protocol import ClientFactory
 
 from deluge import error
-from deluge.common import get_localhost_auth, get_version
+from deluge.common import VersionSplit, get_localhost_auth, get_version
 from deluge.decorators import deprecated
 from deluge.transfer import DelugeTransferProtocol
 
@@ -227,6 +227,7 @@ class DelugeRPCClientFactory(ClientFactory):
         self.daemon.host = None
         self.daemon.port = None
         self.daemon.username = None
+        self.daemon.daemon_version = None
         self.daemon.connected = False
 
         if (
@@ -260,6 +261,7 @@ class DaemonSSLProxy(DaemonProxy):
         self.host = None
         self.port = None
         self.username = None
+        self.daemon_version = None
         self.authentication_level = 0
 
         self.connected = False
@@ -389,7 +391,7 @@ class DaemonSSLProxy(DaemonProxy):
         log.debug('__on_connect called')
 
         def on_info(daemon_info):
-            self.daemon_info = daemon_info
+            self.daemon_version = daemon_info
             log.debug('Got info from daemon: %s', daemon_info)
             self.daemon_info_deferred.callback(daemon_info)
 
@@ -741,6 +743,26 @@ class Client:
 
         return None
 
+    @property
+    def daemon_version(self) -> str:
+        """Get the connected daemon version
+
+        Returns:
+            The daemon version
+        """
+        return self._daemon_proxy.daemon_version if self.connected() else ''
+
+    def daemon_version_check_min(self, min_version=get_version()) -> bool:
+        """Check connected daemon against a minimum version.
+
+        Returns:
+            If connected daemon meets minimum version requirement.
+        """
+        if not (self.daemon_version and min_version):
+            return False
+
+        return VersionSplit(self.daemon_version) >= VersionSplit(min_version)
+
     def register_event_handler(self, event, handler):
         """
         Registers a handler that will be called when an event is received from the daemon.