diff --git a/ethereal/main.go b/ethereal/main.go
index f3f1d3140..645e8f2ce 100644
--- a/ethereal/main.go
+++ b/ethereal/main.go
@@ -8,6 +8,11 @@ import (
 	"runtime"
 )
 
+const (
+	ClientIdentifier = "Ethereal"
+	Version          = "0.5.16"
+)
+
 func main() {
 	// Leave QT on top at ALL times. Qt Needs to be initialized from the main thread
 	qml.Init(nil)
@@ -23,7 +28,8 @@ func main() {
 
 	// precedence: code-internal flag default < config file < environment variables < command line
 	Init() // parsing command line
-	utils.InitConfig(ConfigFile, Datadir, Identifier, "ETH")
+
+	config := utils.InitConfig(ConfigFile, Datadir, "ETH")
 
 	utils.InitDataDir(Datadir)
 
@@ -36,7 +42,9 @@ func main() {
 	// create, import, export keys
 	utils.KeyTasks(keyManager, KeyRing, GenAddr, SecretFile, ExportDir, NonInteractive)
 
-	ethereum := utils.NewEthereum(db, keyManager, UseUPnP, OutboundPort, MaxPeer)
+	clientIdentity := utils.NewClientIdentity(ClientIdentifier, Version, Identifier)
+
+	ethereum := utils.NewEthereum(db, clientIdentity, keyManager, UseUPnP, OutboundPort, MaxPeer)
 
 	if ShowGenesis {
 		utils.ShowGenesis(ethereum)
@@ -46,7 +54,7 @@ func main() {
 		utils.StartRpc(ethereum, RpcPort)
 	}
 
-	gui := NewWindow(ethereum, KeyRing, LogLevel)
+	gui := NewWindow(ethereum, config, clientIdentity, KeyRing, LogLevel)
 
 	utils.RegisterInterrupt(func(os.Signal) {
 		gui.Stop()
diff --git a/ethereum/main.go b/ethereum/main.go
index 1531871cb..e4d73d494 100644
--- a/ethereum/main.go
+++ b/ethereum/main.go
@@ -6,6 +6,11 @@ import (
 	"runtime"
 )
 
+const (
+	ClientIdentifier = "Ethereum(G)"
+	Version          = "0.5.16"
+)
+
 var logger = ethlog.NewLogger("CLI")
 
 func main() {
@@ -15,7 +20,7 @@ func main() {
 
 	// precedence: code-internal flag default < config file < environment variables < command line
 	Init() // parsing command line
-	utils.InitConfig(ConfigFile, Datadir, Identifier, "ETH")
+	utils.InitConfig(ConfigFile, Datadir, "ETH")
 
 	utils.InitDataDir(Datadir)
 
@@ -28,7 +33,9 @@ func main() {
 	// create, import, export keys
 	utils.KeyTasks(keyManager, KeyRing, GenAddr, SecretFile, ExportDir, NonInteractive)
 
-	ethereum := utils.NewEthereum(db, keyManager, UseUPnP, OutboundPort, MaxPeer)
+	clientIdentity := utils.NewClientIdentity(ClientIdentifier, Version, Identifier)
+
+	ethereum := utils.NewEthereum(db, clientIdentity, keyManager, UseUPnP, OutboundPort, MaxPeer)
 
 	if ShowGenesis {
 		utils.ShowGenesis(ethereum)
diff --git a/utils/cmd.go b/utils/cmd.go
index e10addf6c..889726b04 100644
--- a/utils/cmd.go
+++ b/utils/cmd.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/eth-go/ethpub"
 	"github.com/ethereum/eth-go/ethrpc"
 	"github.com/ethereum/eth-go/ethutil"
+	"github.com/ethereum/eth-go/ethwire"
 	"io"
 	"log"
 	"os"
@@ -98,9 +99,9 @@ func InitLogging(Datadir string, LogFile string, LogLevel int, DebugFile string)
 	}
 }
 
-func InitConfig(ConfigFile string, Datadir string, Identifier string, EnvPrefix string) {
+func InitConfig(ConfigFile string, Datadir string, EnvPrefix string) *ethutil.ConfigManager {
 	InitDataDir(Datadir)
-	ethutil.ReadConfig(ConfigFile, Datadir, Identifier, EnvPrefix)
+	return ethutil.ReadConfig(ConfigFile, Datadir, EnvPrefix)
 }
 
 func exit(err error) {
@@ -122,8 +123,12 @@ func NewDatabase() ethutil.Database {
 	return db
 }
 
-func NewEthereum(db ethutil.Database, keyManager *ethcrypto.KeyManager, usePnp bool, OutboundPort string, MaxPeer int) *eth.Ethereum {
-	ethereum, err := eth.New(db, keyManager, eth.CapDefault, usePnp)
+func NewClientIdentity(clientIdentifier, version, customIdentifier string) *ethwire.SimpleClientIdentity {
+	return ethwire.NewSimpleClientIdentity(clientIdentifier, version, customIdentifier)
+}
+
+func NewEthereum(db ethutil.Database, clientIdentity ethwire.ClientIdentity, keyManager *ethcrypto.KeyManager, usePnp bool, OutboundPort string, MaxPeer int) *eth.Ethereum {
+	ethereum, err := eth.New(db, clientIdentity, keyManager, eth.CapDefault, usePnp)
 	if err != nil {
 		logger.Fatalln("eth start err:", err)
 	}
@@ -133,7 +138,7 @@ func NewEthereum(db ethutil.Database, keyManager *ethcrypto.KeyManager, usePnp b
 }
 
 func StartEthereum(ethereum *eth.Ethereum, UseSeed bool) {
-	logger.Infof("Starting Ethereum v%s", ethutil.Config.Ver)
+	logger.Infof("Starting %s", ethereum.ClientIdentity())
 	ethereum.Start(UseSeed)
 	RegisterInterrupt(func(sig os.Signal) {
 		ethereum.Stop()