diff --git a/guacamole-common/src/main/java/org/apache/guacamole/protocol/GuacamoleProtocolVersion.java b/guacamole-common/src/main/java/org/apache/guacamole/protocol/GuacamoleProtocolVersion.java
index d3d331d75..c1d50baca 100644
--- a/guacamole-common/src/main/java/org/apache/guacamole/protocol/GuacamoleProtocolVersion.java
+++ b/guacamole-common/src/main/java/org/apache/guacamole/protocol/GuacamoleProtocolVersion.java
@@ -202,5 +202,10 @@ public class GuacamoleProtocolVersion {
             && this.patch == otherVersion.getPatch();
 
     }
+
+    @Override
+    public String toString() {
+        return "VERSION_" + getMajor() + "_" + getMinor() + "_" + getPatch();
+    }
     
 }
diff --git a/guacamole-common/src/test/java/org/apache/guacamole/protocol/GuacamoleProtocolVersionTest.java b/guacamole-common/src/test/java/org/apache/guacamole/protocol/GuacamoleProtocolVersionTest.java
index 3d3a0ebe8..d5082b5a8 100644
--- a/guacamole-common/src/test/java/org/apache/guacamole/protocol/GuacamoleProtocolVersionTest.java
+++ b/guacamole-common/src/test/java/org/apache/guacamole/protocol/GuacamoleProtocolVersionTest.java
@@ -137,4 +137,15 @@ public class GuacamoleProtocolVersionTest {
 
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Verifies that versions can be converted to their Guacamole protocol
+     * representation through calling toString().
+     */
+    @Test
+    public void testToString() {
+        Assert.assertEquals("VERSION_1_0_0", GuacamoleProtocolVersion.VERSION_1_0_0.toString());
+        Assert.assertEquals("VERSION_1_1_0", GuacamoleProtocolVersion.VERSION_1_1_0.toString());
+        Assert.assertEquals("VERSION_12_103_398", new GuacamoleProtocolVersion(12, 103, 398).toString());
+    }
+
 }