diff --git a/sc2/ChangeLog b/sc2/ChangeLog
index b335e3ef5..1eb05f4fb 100644
--- a/sc2/ChangeLog
+++ b/sc2/ChangeLog
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 Changes towards version 0.4:
+- Reports SDL version on startup (bug #520) - Mika,Nic
 - Fuel usage on planet landing is now reported correctly on all situations
   (bug #556), from Nic
 - Fine-grained control of menu sounds, "MenuSounds" global now 
diff --git a/sc2/src/sc2code/libs/graphics/sdl/sdl_common.c b/sc2/src/sc2code/libs/graphics/sdl/sdl_common.c
index c51816d18..b1cf59082 100644
--- a/sc2/src/sc2code/libs/graphics/sdl/sdl_common.c
+++ b/sc2/src/sc2code/libs/graphics/sdl/sdl_common.c
@@ -59,6 +59,9 @@ void
 TFB_PreInit (void)
 {
 	fprintf (stderr, "Initializing base SDL functionality.\n");
+	fprintf (stderr, "Using SDL version %d.%d.%d (compiled with %d.%d.%d)\n",
+		SDL_Linked_Version ()->major, SDL_Linked_Version ()->minor, SDL_Linked_Version ()->patch,
+		SDL_MAJOR_VERSION, SDL_MINOR_VERSION, SDL_PATCHLEVEL);
 	if ((SDL_Init (SDL_INIT_VIDEO | SDL_INIT_NOPARACHUTE) == -1))
 	{
 		fprintf (stderr, "Could not initialize SDL: %s.\n", SDL_GetError());