diff --git a/ext/redcloth_scan/redcloth_scan.rl b/ext/redcloth_scan/redcloth_scan.rl
index 7ed4ae60..d8a7487e 100644
--- a/ext/redcloth_scan/redcloth_scan.rl
+++ b/ext/redcloth_scan/redcloth_scan.rl
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ int SYM_escape_preformatted;
   table = ( tdef? trows >{INLINE(table, table_open);} ) >{ reg = NULL; } ;
 
   # info
-  redcloth_version = "RedCloth::VERSION" (CRLF* EOF | double_return) ;
+  redcloth_version = ("RedCloth" >A ("::" | " " ) "VERSION"i ":"? " ")? %{STORE(prefix)} "RedCloth::VERSION" (CRLF* EOF | double_return) ;
 
   pre_tag := |*
     pre_tag_end         { CAT(block); DONE(block); fgoto main; };
diff --git a/lib/formatters/base.rb b/lib/formatters/base.rb
index a04d3660..e25185d6 100644
--- a/lib/formatters/base.rb
+++ b/lib/formatters/base.rb
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ def ignore(opts)
     alias_method :notextile, :ignore
     
     def redcloth_version(opts)
-      p(:text => RedCloth::VERSION)
+      p(:text => "#{opts[:prefix]}#{RedCloth::VERSION}")
     end
     
     def method_missing(method, opts)
diff --git a/test/test_parser.rb b/test/test_parser.rb
index f42bced3..65474aa4 100644
--- a/test/test_parser.rb
+++ b/test/test_parser.rb
@@ -44,4 +44,16 @@ def test_redcloth_version_only_on_line_by_itself
     assert_equal html, RedCloth.new(input).to_html
   end
 
+  def test_redcloth_version_with_label
+    input = "RedCloth::VERSION: RedCloth::VERSION"
+    html = "<p>RedCloth::VERSION: #{RedCloth::VERSION}</p>"
+    assert_equal html, RedCloth.new(input).to_html
+  end
+  
+  def test_redcloth_version_with_label_2
+    input = "RedCloth version RedCloth::VERSION"
+    html = "<p>RedCloth version #{RedCloth::VERSION}</p>"
+    assert_equal html, RedCloth.new(input).to_html
+  end
+
 end