diff --git a/src/WINNT/afsd/afsd_eventlog.c b/src/WINNT/afsd/afsd_eventlog.c
index 0709246b76..3be9702108 100644
--- a/src/WINNT/afsd/afsd_eventlog.c
+++ b/src/WINNT/afsd/afsd_eventlog.c
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
 #include <WINNT/afsreg.h>
 #include "afsd.h"
 #include "afsd_eventlog.h"
+#define AFS_VERSION_STRINGS
+#include "afs_component_version_number.h"
 
 static BOOL	GetServicePath(LPTSTR lpPathBuf, PDWORD pdwPathBufSize);
 static BOOL	AddEventSource(void);
@@ -197,7 +199,6 @@ LogEvent(WORD wEventType, DWORD dwEventID, ...)
     case MSG_FLUSH_UNEXPECTED_EVENT:
     case MSG_UNHANDLED_EXCEPTION:
     case MSG_SMB_ZERO_TRANSACTION_COUNT:
-    case MSG_SERVICE_START_PENDING:
     case MSG_SERVICE_INCORRECT_VERSIONS:
     case MSG_SERVICE_RUNNING:
     case MSG_SERVICE_STOPPING:
@@ -205,6 +206,10 @@ LogEvent(WORD wEventType, DWORD dwEventID, ...)
     case MSG_CRYPT_OFF:
     case MSG_CRYPT_ON:
 	break;
+    case MSG_SERVICE_START_PENDING:
+        wNumArgs = 1;
+        lpArgs[0] = AFSVersion;
+        break;
     case MSG_FLUSH_BAD_SHARE_NAME:
     case MSG_FLUSH_OPEN_ENUM_ERROR:
     case MSG_FLUSH_ENUM_ERROR:
diff --git a/src/WINNT/afsd/afsd_eventmessages.mc b/src/WINNT/afsd/afsd_eventmessages.mc
index 9e714a6dec..8ad0077c91 100644
--- a/src/WINNT/afsd/afsd_eventmessages.mc
+++ b/src/WINNT/afsd/afsd_eventmessages.mc
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ Severity=Informational
 Facility=System
 SymbolicName=MSG_SERVICE_START_PENDING
 Language=English
-OpenAFS Start Pending.
+OpenAFS Start Pending.  Version %1.
 .
 
 MessageId=