diff --git a/interface/client/templates/index.js b/interface/client/templates/index.js
index 3f7bf6a92..9a033442d 100644
--- a/interface/client/templates/index.js
+++ b/interface/client/templates/index.js
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ Template.body.helpers({
         if(~location.hash.indexOf('#importAccount')) {
             return 'popupWindows_importAccount';
         }
+        if(~location.hash.indexOf('#about')) {
+            return 'popupWindows_about';
+        }
         if(location.hash === '#requestAccount') {
             // $('title').text(TAPi18n.__('mist.popupWindows.requestAccount.title')
             return 'popupWindows_requestAccount';
diff --git a/interface/client/templates/popupWindows/about.html b/interface/client/templates/popupWindows/about.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8395493bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/interface/client/templates/popupWindows/about.html
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+<template name="popupWindows_about">
+    <div class="row">
+        <div class="col col-4 ">
+            <img id="image" src="{{iconPath}}" style="position: relative;top: -40px;left: -130%;width: 250%;">
+        </div>
+        <div class="col col-8 ">
+            <h1>{{name}}</h1>
+            <p>
+                Version {{mist.version}}<br>
+                License {{mist.license}}<br>
+                GitHub <a href="/ethereum/mist" target="_blank">github.com/ethereum/mist</a>
+            </p>
+            <small>Copyright 2016 Ethereum Foundation</small>
+        </div>
+    </div>
+</template>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/interface/client/templates/popupWindows/about.js b/interface/client/templates/popupWindows/about.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fa2442a8c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/interface/client/templates/popupWindows/about.js
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+/**
+Template Controllers
+
+@module Templates
+*/
+
+var mode = location.hash.replace('#about_','');
+
+/**
+The about template
+
+@class [template] popupWindows_about
+@constructor
+*/
+Template['popupWindows_about'].onCreated(function(){
+
+});
+
+
+Template['popupWindows_about'].helpers({
+    /**
+    Returns the icon path
+
+    @method iconPath
+    */
+    'iconPath': function(){
+        return 'file://'+ dirname.replace('modules/preloader','') +'icons/'+ mode +'/icon2x.png';
+    },
+    /**
+    Returns the application name
+
+    @method name
+    */
+    'name': function(){
+        return (mode === 'mist') ? 'Mist' : 'Ethereum Wallet';
+    },
+    /**
+    Returns mist api
+
+    @method mist
+    */
+    'mist': function(){
+        return mist;
+    }
+});
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/main.js b/main.js
index 5b34a1941..1d03baf41 100644
--- a/main.js
+++ b/main.js
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@ global._ = require('underscore');
 const fs = require('fs');
 const electron = require('electron');
 const app = require('app');  // Module to control application life.
-const appMenu = require('./modules/menuItems');
 const BrowserWindow = require('browser-window');  // Module to create native browser window.
 const i18n = require('./modules/i18n.js');
 const Minimongo = require('./modules/minimongoDb.js');
 const syncMinimongo = require('./modules/syncMinimongo.js');
 const ipc = electron.ipcMain;
+const packageJson = require('./package.json');
 
 
 // GLOBAL Variables
@@ -17,7 +17,17 @@ global.path = {
     USERDATA: app.getPath('userData') // Application Aupport/Mist
 };
 
+global.appName = 'Mist';
+
+global.production = false;
+global.mode = 'wallet';
+
+global.version = packageJson.version;
+global.license = packageJson.license;
+
+
 require('./modules/ipcCommunicator.js');
+const appMenu = require('./modules/menuItems');
 const ipcProviderBackend = require('./modules/ipc/ipcProviderBackend.js');
 const NodeConnector = require('./modules/ipc/nodeConnector.js');
 const popupWindow = require('./modules/popupWindow.js');
@@ -25,10 +35,6 @@ const ethereumNodes = require('./modules/ethereumNodes.js');
 const getIpcPath = require('./modules/ipc/getIpcPath.js');
 var ipcPath = getIpcPath();
 
-global.appName = 'Mist';
-
-global.production = false;
-global.mode = 'wallet';
 
 global.mainWindow = null;
 global.windows = {};
diff --git a/modules/menuItems.js b/modules/menuItems.js
index 2c16516fb..13b4f62c8 100644
--- a/modules/menuItems.js
+++ b/modules/menuItems.js
@@ -36,7 +36,9 @@ var menuTempl = function(webviews) {
         submenu: [
             {
                 label: i18n.t('mist.applicationMenu.app.about', {app: config.name}),
-                role: 'about'
+                click: function(){
+                    popupWindow.show('about_'+ global.mode, {width: 420, height: 230, alwaysOnTop: true});
+                }
             },
             {
                 label: i18n.t('mist.applicationMenu.app.quit', {app: config.name}),
diff --git a/modules/mistAPI.js b/modules/mistAPI.js
index 0de63ec8a..6fe964565 100644
--- a/modules/mistAPI.js
+++ b/modules/mistAPI.js
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 /**
 @module MistAPI
 */
+
+const packageJson = require('./../package.json');
+
+
 module.exports = function(isWallet) {
 
     const ipc = require('electron').ipcRenderer;
@@ -65,6 +69,8 @@ module.exports = function(isWallet) {
     */
     var mist = {
         callbacks: {},
+        version: packageJson.version,
+        license: packageJson.license,
         platform: process.platform,
         requestAccount:  function(callback){
             if(callback) {
diff --git a/modules/preloader/popupWindows.js b/modules/preloader/popupWindows.js
index 1fccf6a20..12b921400 100644
--- a/modules/preloader/popupWindows.js
+++ b/modules/preloader/popupWindows.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 const ipc = require('electron').ipcRenderer;
 require('../openExternal.js');
+const mist = require('../mistAPI.js');
 const ipcProviderWrapper = require('../ipc/ipcProviderWrapper.js');
 const BigNumber = require('bignumber.js');
 const Web3 = require('web3');
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@ ipc.on('data', function(e, data) {
 
 
 // make variables globally accessable
+window.mist = mist();
 window.BigNumber = BigNumber;
 window.web3 = new Web3(new Web3.providers.IpcProvider('', ipcProviderWrapper));
 web3Admin.extend(window.web3);