diff --git a/inxi b/inxi
index fd0531b..3b41c07 100755
--- a/inxi
+++ b/inxi
@@ -2682,7 +2682,11 @@ detect_desktop_environment()
 				fi
 				desktop_environment="pekwm${version}"
 			elif [[ -n $( grep -is 'awesome' <<< "$ps_aux" | grep -v 'grep' ) ]];then
-				desktop_environment="Awesome"
+				version=$( awesome --version 2>/dev/null | grep -Esi 'awesome ([[:digit:]]|GIT)' | gawk '{print $2}' )
+				if [[ -n $version ]];then
+					version=" $version"
+				fi
+				desktop_environment="Awesome${version}"
 			fi
 		fi
 	fi