diff --git a/moonraker/moonraker.py b/moonraker/moonraker.py
index edbcfcb..482514e 100644
--- a/moonraker/moonraker.py
+++ b/moonraker/moonraker.py
@@ -231,14 +231,17 @@ class Server:
             self.moonraker_app.register_remote_handler(ep)
 
     async def _check_ready(self):
+        send_id = "identified" not in self.init_list
         try:
-            result = await self.klippy_apis.get_klippy_info()
+            result = await self.klippy_apis.get_klippy_info(send_id)
         except ServerError as e:
             logging.info(
                 f"{e}\nKlippy info request error.  This indicates that\n"
                 f"Klippy may have experienced an error during startup.\n"
                 f"Please check klippy.log for more information")
             return
+        if send_id:
+            self.init_list.append("identified")
         # Update filemanager fixed paths
         fixed_paths = {k: result[k] for k in
                        ['klipper_path', 'python_path',
diff --git a/moonraker/plugins/klippy_apis.py b/moonraker/plugins/klippy_apis.py
index 6f05ea7..e13bd4f 100644
--- a/moonraker/plugins/klippy_apis.py
+++ b/moonraker/plugins/klippy_apis.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 # Copyright (C) 2020 Eric Callahan <arksine.code@gmail.com>
 #
 # This file may be distributed under the terms of the GNU GPLv3 license.
+import utils
 
 INFO_ENDPOINT = "info"
 ESTOP_ENDPOINT = "emergency_stop"
@@ -98,8 +99,12 @@ class KlippyAPI:
     async def emergency_stop(self, default=Sentinel):
         return await self._send_klippy_request(ESTOP_ENDPOINT, {}, default)
 
-    async def get_klippy_info(self, default=Sentinel):
-        return await self._send_klippy_request(INFO_ENDPOINT, {}, default)
+    async def get_klippy_info(self, send_id=False, default=Sentinel):
+        params = {}
+        if send_id:
+            ver = utils.get_software_version()
+            params = {'client_info': {'program': "Moonraker", 'version': ver}}
+        return await self._send_klippy_request(INFO_ENDPOINT, params, default)
 
     async def get_object_list(self, default=Sentinel):
         result = await self._send_klippy_request(