diff --git a/core/lib/Thelia/Config/Resources/routing/admin.xml b/core/lib/Thelia/Config/Resources/routing/admin.xml
index 7173fa8ce..d9951780e 100644
--- a/core/lib/Thelia/Config/Resources/routing/admin.xml
+++ b/core/lib/Thelia/Config/Resources/routing/admin.xml
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@
         <default key="_controller">Thelia\Controller\Admin\HomeController::defaultAction</default>
     </route>
 
+    <route id="admin.home.view" path="/admin/latest-thelia-version">
+        <default key="_controller">Thelia\Controller\Admin\HomeController::getLatestTheliaVersion</default>
+    </route>
+
     <route id="admin.home.stats" path="/admin/home/stats">
         <default key="_controller">Thelia\Controller\Admin\HomeController::loadStatsAjaxAction</default>
     </route>
diff --git a/core/lib/Thelia/Controller/Admin/HomeController.php b/core/lib/Thelia/Controller/Admin/HomeController.php
index eb7a9a2ab..21391ecc3 100644
--- a/core/lib/Thelia/Controller/Admin/HomeController.php
+++ b/core/lib/Thelia/Controller/Admin/HomeController.php
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 
 namespace Thelia\Controller\Admin;
 
+use Thelia\Core\HttpFoundation\Response;
 use Thelia\Core\Security\AccessManager;
 use Thelia\Model\CustomerQuery;
 use Thelia\Model\OrderQuery;
@@ -39,6 +40,26 @@ class HomeController extends BaseAdminController
         return $this->render('home');
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Get the latest available Thelia version from the Thelia web site.
+     *
+     * @return Thelia\Core\HttpFoundation\Response the response
+     */
+    public function getLatestTheliaVersion()
+    {
+        if (null !== $response = $this->checkAuth(self::RESOURCE_CODE, array(), AccessManager::VIEW)) return $response;
+
+        // get the latest version
+        $version = @file_get_contents("http://thelia.net/version.php");
+
+        if ($version === false)
+            $version = $this->getTranslator()->trans("Not found");
+        else if (! preg_match("/^[0-9.]*$/", $version))
+            $version = $this->getTranslator()->trans("Unavailable");
+
+        return Response::create($version);
+    }
+
     public function loadStatsAjaxAction()
     {
         if (null !== $response = $this->checkAuth(self::RESOURCE_CODE, array(), AccessManager::VIEW)) return $response;