diff --git a/OpenSim/Framework/Servers/Tests/VersionInfoTests.cs b/OpenSim/Framework/Servers/Tests/VersionInfoTests.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5eb362b42a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/OpenSim/Framework/Servers/Tests/VersionInfoTests.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Text;
+using NUnit.Framework;
+
+namespace OpenSim.Framework.Servers.Tests
+{
+    [TestFixture]
+    public class VersionInfoTests
+    {
+        [Test]
+        public void TestVersionInfoLength()
+        {
+            Assert.AreEqual( VersionInfo.VERSIONINFO_VERSION_LENGTH, VersionInfo.Version.Length," VersionInfo.Version string not " + VersionInfo.VERSIONINFO_VERSION_LENGTH + " chars." );
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/OpenSim/Framework/Servers/VersionInfo.cs b/OpenSim/Framework/Servers/VersionInfo.cs
index c16a7f4534..1b8a8be798 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Framework/Servers/VersionInfo.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Framework/Servers/VersionInfo.cs
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ namespace OpenSim
         /// This is the OpenSim version string.  Change this if you are releasing a new OpenSim version.
         /// </value>        
         public readonly static string Version = "OpenSimulator Server  0.6.5";  // stay with 27 chars (used in regioninfo)
+        public const int VERSIONINFO_VERSION_LENGTH = 27;
         
         /// <value>
         /// This is the external interface version.  It is separate from the OpenSimulator project version.