diff --git a/src/mpd_client.c b/src/mpd_client.c
index 4e6ccf8..2f0ef73 100644
--- a/src/mpd_client.c
+++ b/src/mpd_client.c
@@ -77,6 +77,8 @@ void callback_mpd(struct mg_connection *nc, const struct mg_str msg)
 
     switch(cmd_id)
     {
+        case MPD_API_WELCOME:
+            n = mympd_put_welcome(mpd.buf);            
         case MPD_API_UPDATE_DB:
             mpd_run_update(mpd.conn, NULL);
             break;
@@ -767,6 +769,18 @@ int mpd_put_state(char *buffer, int *current_song_id, int *next_song_id,  unsign
     return cur - buffer;
 }
 
+int mympd_put_welcome(char *buffer)
+{
+    int len;
+    len = snprintf(buffer, MAX_SIZE,
+        "{\"type\":\"welcome\", \"data\":{"
+        "\"version\":\"%s\"}}", 
+        MYMPD_VERSION
+    );
+    
+    return len;
+}
+
 int mympd_put_settings(char *buffer)
 {
     struct mpd_status *status;
diff --git a/src/mpd_client.h b/src/mpd_client.h
index ba578ae..722901f 100644
--- a/src/mpd_client.h
+++ b/src/mpd_client.h
@@ -84,7 +84,8 @@
     X(MPD_API_GET_ARTISTALBUMS) \
     X(MPD_API_GET_ARTISTALBUMTITLES) \
     X(MPD_API_GET_ARTISTS) \
-    X(MPD_API_GET_CURRENT_SONG)
+    X(MPD_API_GET_CURRENT_SONG) \
+    X(MPD_API_WELCOME)
 
 enum mpd_cmd_ids {
     MPD_CMDS(GEN_ENUM)
diff --git a/src/mympd.c b/src/mympd.c
index b508eb2..36f2db9 100644
--- a/src/mympd.c
+++ b/src/mympd.c
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <getopt.h>
 #include <sys/time.h>
-//#include <pthread.h>
 #include <pwd.h>
 
 #include "mongoose/mongoose.h"
@@ -59,10 +58,7 @@ static void ev_handler(struct mg_connection *nc, int ev, void *ev_data) {
              #ifdef DEBUG
              fprintf(stdout,"New Websocket connection\n");
              #endif
-             struct mg_str d = {(char *) "MPD_API_GET_SETTINGS", 20 };
-             callback_mpd(nc, d);
-             d.p="MPD_API_GET_OUTPUTS";
-             d.len=19;
+             struct mg_str d = {(char *) "MPD_API_WELCOME" };
              callback_mpd(nc, d);
              break;
         }