diff --git a/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_blender_version.h b/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_blender_version.h
index 5848c8a3aa5..6cf267cdace 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_blender_version.h
+++ b/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_blender_version.h
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ extern "C" {
 #define BLENDER_VERSION_PATCH 0
 /** Blender release cycle stage: alpha/beta/rc/release. */
 #define BLENDER_VERSION_CYCLE alpha
+/** Blender release type suffix. LTS or blank. */
+#define BLENDER_VERSION_SUFFIX
 
 /* Blender file format version. */
 #define BLENDER_FILE_VERSION BLENDER_VERSION
@@ -50,6 +52,9 @@ const char *BKE_blender_version_string_compact(void);
 /** Returns true when version cycle is alpha, otherwise (beta, rc) returns false. */
 bool BKE_blender_version_is_alpha(void);
 
+/** Returns true when version suffix is LTS, otherwise returns false. */
+bool BKE_blender_version_is_lts(void);
+
 /**
  * Fill in given string buffer with user-readable formatted file version and subversion (if
  * provided).
diff --git a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/blender.cc b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/blender.cc
index 50970e07d67..0f99da4a19e 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/blender.cc
+++ b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/blender.cc
@@ -97,34 +97,48 @@ static char blender_version_string_compact[48] = "";
 static void blender_version_init()
 {
   const char *version_cycle = "";
+  const char *version_cycle_compact = "";
   if (STREQ(STRINGIFY(BLENDER_VERSION_CYCLE), "alpha")) {
     version_cycle = " Alpha";
+    version_cycle_compact = " a";
   }
   else if (STREQ(STRINGIFY(BLENDER_VERSION_CYCLE), "beta")) {
     version_cycle = " Beta";
+    version_cycle_compact = " b";
   }
   else if (STREQ(STRINGIFY(BLENDER_VERSION_CYCLE), "rc")) {
     version_cycle = " Release Candidate";
+    version_cycle_compact = " RC";
   }
   else if (STREQ(STRINGIFY(BLENDER_VERSION_CYCLE), "release")) {
     version_cycle = "";
+    version_cycle_compact = "";
   }
   else {
     BLI_assert_msg(0, "Invalid Blender version cycle");
   }
 
+  const char *version_patch = "";
+  if (!STREQ(STRINGIFY(BLENDER_VERSION_PATCH), "0")) {
+    version_patch = "." STRINGIFY(BLENDER_VERSION_PATCH);
+  }
+
+  const char *version_suffix = BKE_blender_version_is_lts() ? " LTS" : "";
+
   SNPRINTF(blender_version_string,
-           "%d.%01d.%d%s",
+           "%d.%01d%s%s%s",
            BLENDER_VERSION / 100,
            BLENDER_VERSION % 100,
-           BLENDER_VERSION_PATCH,
+           version_patch,
+           version_suffix,
            version_cycle);
 
   SNPRINTF(blender_version_string_compact,
-           "%d.%01d%s",
+           "%d.%01d%s%s",
            BLENDER_VERSION / 100,
            BLENDER_VERSION % 100,
-           version_cycle);
+           version_patch,
+           version_cycle_compact);
 }
 
 const char *BKE_blender_version_string()
@@ -163,6 +177,11 @@ bool BKE_blender_version_is_alpha()
   return is_alpha;
 }
 
+bool BKE_blender_version_is_lts()
+{
+  return STREQ(STRINGIFY(BLENDER_VERSION_SUFFIX), "LTS");
+}
+
 /** \} */
 
 /* -------------------------------------------------------------------- */
diff --git a/source/blender/editors/space_info/info_stats.cc b/source/blender/editors/space_info/info_stats.cc
index de3592cae47..a12851aade6 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/space_info/info_stats.cc
+++ b/source/blender/editors/space_info/info_stats.cc
@@ -716,7 +716,8 @@ const char *ED_info_statusbar_string_ex(Main *bmain,
     if (info[0]) {
       ofs += BLI_snprintf_rlen(info + ofs, len - ofs, " | ");
     }
-    ofs += BLI_snprintf_rlen(info + ofs, len - ofs, IFACE_("%s"), BKE_blender_version_string());
+    ofs += BLI_snprintf_rlen(
+        info + ofs, len - ofs, IFACE_("%s"), BKE_blender_version_string_compact());
   }
 
   return info;
diff --git a/source/blender/windowmanager/intern/wm_window.cc b/source/blender/windowmanager/intern/wm_window.cc
index 3dafce6b4a6..11735749d3c 100644
--- a/source/blender/windowmanager/intern/wm_window.cc
+++ b/source/blender/windowmanager/intern/wm_window.cc
@@ -539,7 +539,7 @@ void WM_window_title(wmWindowManager *wm, wmWindow *win, const char *title)
   }
 
   str += " - Blender ";
-  str += BKE_blender_version_string_compact();
+  str += BKE_blender_version_string();
 
   GHOST_SetTitle(handle, str.c_str());