diff --git a/src/NativeProviders/MKL/capabilities.cpp b/src/NativeProviders/MKL/capabilities.cpp
index 0c422644..0c86282e 100644
--- a/src/NativeProviders/MKL/capabilities.cpp
+++ b/src/NativeProviders/MKL/capabilities.cpp
@@ -40,6 +40,26 @@ extern "C" {
 			return 0;
 #endif
 
+		// MKL VERSION
+		case 32: // major version
+			{
+				MKLVersion Version;
+				mkl_get_version(&Version);
+				return Version.MajorVersion;
+			}
+		case 33: // minor version
+			{
+				MKLVersion Version;
+				mkl_get_version(&Version);
+				return Version.MinorVersion;
+			}
+		case 34: // update version
+			{
+				MKLVersion Version;
+				mkl_get_version(&Version);
+				return Version.UpdateVersion;
+			}
+
 		// COMMON/SHARED
 		case 64: return 11; // revision
 		case 65: return 1; // numerical consistency, precision and accuracy modes
diff --git a/src/Numerics/Providers/Common/Mkl/MklProvider.cs b/src/Numerics/Providers/Common/Mkl/MklProvider.cs
index 86618320..9a0ee156 100644
--- a/src/Numerics/Providers/Common/Mkl/MklProvider.cs
+++ b/src/Numerics/Providers/Common/Mkl/MklProvider.cs
@@ -28,11 +28,13 @@
 // </copyright>
 
 using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
 
 namespace MathNet.Numerics.Providers.Common.Mkl
 {
     internal static class MklProvider
     {
+        static Version _mklVersion;
         static int _nativeRevision;
         static bool _nativeX86;
         static bool _nativeX64;
@@ -54,6 +56,11 @@ namespace MathNet.Numerics.Providers.Common.Mkl
                 _nativeIA64 = SafeNativeMethods.query_capability((int)ProviderPlatform.ia64) > 0;
 
                 _nativeRevision = SafeNativeMethods.query_capability((int)ProviderConfig.Revision);
+
+                _mklVersion = new Version(
+                    SafeNativeMethods.query_capability((int)ProviderConfig.MklMajorVersion),
+                    SafeNativeMethods.query_capability((int)ProviderConfig.MklMinorVersion),
+                    SafeNativeMethods.query_capability((int)ProviderConfig.MklUpdateVersion));
             }
             catch (DllNotFoundException e)
             {
@@ -192,9 +199,19 @@ namespace MathNet.Numerics.Providers.Common.Mkl
 
         public static string Describe()
         {
-            return string.Format("Intel MKL ({1}; revision {0})",
-                _nativeRevision,
-                _nativeX86 ? "x86" : _nativeX64 ? "x64" : _nativeIA64 ? "IA64" : "unknown");
+            var parts = new List<string>();
+            if (_nativeX86) parts.Add("x86");
+            if (_nativeX64) parts.Add("x64");
+            if (_nativeIA64) parts.Add("IA64");
+            parts.Add("revision " + _nativeRevision);
+            if (_mklVersion.Major > 0)
+            {
+                parts.Add(_mklVersion.Build == 0
+                    ? string.Concat("MKL ", _mklVersion.ToString(2))
+                    : string.Concat("MKL ", _mklVersion.ToString(2), " Update ", _mklVersion.Build));
+            }
+
+            return string.Concat("Intel MKL (", string.Join("; ", parts), ")");
         }
 
         enum MklMemoryRequestMode : int
diff --git a/src/Numerics/Providers/Common/Mkl/MklProviderCapabilities.cs b/src/Numerics/Providers/Common/Mkl/MklProviderCapabilities.cs
index 908c04a2..af0f971d 100644
--- a/src/Numerics/Providers/Common/Mkl/MklProviderCapabilities.cs
+++ b/src/Numerics/Providers/Common/Mkl/MklProviderCapabilities.cs
@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@ namespace MathNet.Numerics.Providers.Common.Mkl
 
     internal enum ProviderConfig : int
     {
+        MklMajorVersion = 32,
+        MklMinorVersion = 33,
+        MklUpdateVersion = 34,
         Revision = 64,
         Precision = 65,
         Threading = 66,