diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 9e753620e6..68e2e1b3fe 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -623,6 +623,7 @@ endif # SIGNCODE
                 $(if $(DLL_PATH),-DDLLDIR="$(DLL_PATH)") \
                 -DSRCDIR="$(SRC_PATH)" \
                 -DOUTFILE="$(INSTALLER)" \
+                -DDISPLAYVERSION="$(VERSION)" \
                 $(SRC_PATH)/qemu.nsi
 	rm -r ${INSTDIR}
 ifdef SIGNCODE
diff --git a/qemu.nsi b/qemu.nsi
index cc5fafd579..a20f6ef35b 100644
--- a/qemu.nsi
+++ b/qemu.nsi
@@ -139,6 +139,9 @@ Section "${PRODUCT} (required)"
 
     ; Write the uninstall keys for Windows
     WriteRegStr HKLM "${UNINST_KEY}" "DisplayName" "QEMU"
+!ifdef DISPLAYVERSION
+    WriteRegStr HKLM "${UNINST_KEY}" "DisplayVersion" "${DISPLAYVERSION}"
+!endif
     WriteRegStr HKLM "${UNINST_KEY}" "UninstallString" '"${UNINST_EXE}"'
     WriteRegDWORD HKLM "${UNINST_KEY}" "NoModify" 1
     WriteRegDWORD HKLM "${UNINST_KEY}" "NoRepair" 1