diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index ef53b3373b..82e89a8cb7 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -1979,6 +1979,7 @@ command_line_scan(mparm_T *parmp)
 		{
 		    Columns = 80;	// need to init Columns
 		    info_message = TRUE; // use mch_msg(), not mch_errmsg()
+		    gui.starting = FALSE; // not starting GUI, will exit
 		    list_version();
 		    msg_putchar('\n');
 		    msg_didout = FALSE;
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_version.vim b/src/testdir/test_version.vim
index a578f97de4..958c126a42 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_version.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_version.vim
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 " Test :version Ex command
 
+so check.vim
+so shared.vim
+
 func Test_version()
   " version should always return the same string.
   let v1 = execute('version')
@@ -9,4 +12,15 @@ func Test_version()
   call assert_match("^\n\nVIM - Vi IMproved .*", v1)
 endfunc
 
+func Test_version_redirect()
+  CheckNotGui
+  CheckCanRunGui
+  CheckUnix
+
+  call RunVim([], [], '--clean -g --version >Xversion 2>&1')
+  call assert_match('Features included', readfile('Xversion')->join())
+
+  call delete('Xversion')
+endfunc
+
 " vim: shiftwidth=2 sts=2 expandtab
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 8b287a0c6b..2f4a03eeed 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -750,6 +750,8 @@ static char *(features[]) =
 
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
+/**/
+    2499,
 /**/
     2498,
 /**/