diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/deploy/SparkSubmit.scala b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/deploy/SparkSubmit.scala
index 80cc0587286b1..346c7ed7ddd30 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/deploy/SparkSubmit.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/deploy/SparkSubmit.scala
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ import org.apache.ivy.plugins.resolver.{ChainResolver, IBiblioResolver}
 import org.apache.spark.deploy.rest._
 import org.apache.spark.executor._
 import org.apache.spark.util.{ChildFirstURLClassLoader, MutableURLClassLoader, Utils}
+import org.apache.spark._
 
 /**
  * Whether to submit, kill, or request the status of an application.
@@ -89,6 +90,17 @@ object SparkSubmit {
     printStream.println("Run with --help for usage help or --verbose for debug output")
     exitFn()
   }
+  private[spark] def printVersionAndExit() = {
+    printStream.println("""Welcome to
+      ____              __
+     / __/__  ___ _____/ /__
+    _\ \/ _ \/ _ `/ __/  '_/
+   /___/ .__/\_,_/_/ /_/\_\   version %s
+      /_/
+                        """.format(SPARK_VERSION))
+    printStream.println("Type --help for more information.")
+    exitFn()
+  }
 
   def main(args: Array[String]) {
     val appArgs = new SparkSubmitArguments(args)
diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/deploy/SparkSubmitArguments.scala b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/deploy/SparkSubmitArguments.scala
index fa38070c6fcfe..82e66a374249c 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/deploy/SparkSubmitArguments.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/deploy/SparkSubmitArguments.scala
@@ -417,6 +417,9 @@ private[spark] class SparkSubmitArguments(args: Seq[String], env: Map[String, St
         verbose = true
         parse(tail)
 
+      case ("--version") :: tail =>
+        SparkSubmit.printVersionAndExit()
+
       case EQ_SEPARATED_OPT(opt, value) :: tail =>
         parse(opt :: value :: tail)
 
@@ -485,6 +488,7 @@ private[spark] class SparkSubmitArguments(args: Seq[String], env: Map[String, St
         |
         |  --help, -h                  Show this help message and exit
         |  --verbose, -v               Print additional debug output
+        |  --version,                  Print the version of current Spark
         |
         | Spark standalone with cluster deploy mode only:
         |  --driver-cores NUM          Cores for driver (Default: 1).