diff --git a/lib/idxd/idxd_internal.h b/lib/idxd/idxd_internal.h
index 92fa327ed..7153ab8f5 100644
--- a/lib/idxd/idxd_internal.h
+++ b/lib/idxd/idxd_internal.h
@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@ struct spdk_idxd_device {
 	pthread_mutex_t			num_channels_lock;
 	enum idxd_dev			type;
 	struct iaa_aecs			*aecs;
+	uint32_t			version;
 };
 
 void idxd_impl_register(struct spdk_idxd_impl *impl);
diff --git a/lib/idxd/idxd_kernel.c b/lib/idxd/idxd_kernel.c
index fb1f898df..9174a984e 100644
--- a/lib/idxd/idxd_kernel.c
+++ b/lib/idxd/idxd_kernel.c
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ kernel_idxd_probe(void *cb_ctx, spdk_idxd_attach_cb attach_cb, spdk_idxd_probe_c
 		kernel_idxd->idxd.socket_id = accfg_device_get_numa_node(device);
 		kernel_idxd->idxd.impl = &g_kernel_idxd_impl;
 		kernel_idxd->fd = -1;
+		kernel_idxd->idxd.version = accfg_device_get_version(device);
 
 		accfg_wq_foreach(device, wq) {
 			enum accfg_wq_state wstate;
diff --git a/lib/idxd/idxd_user.c b/lib/idxd/idxd_user.c
index ee39c417b..6b36e3c77 100644
--- a/lib/idxd/idxd_user.c
+++ b/lib/idxd/idxd_user.c
@@ -256,6 +256,11 @@ idxd_device_configure(struct spdk_user_idxd_device *user_idxd)
 		goto err_reset;
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * Save the device version for use in the common library code.
+	 */
+	user_idxd->idxd.version = user_idxd->registers->version;
+
 	/*
 	 * Configure groups and work queues.
 	 */