diff --git a/include/openthread/instance.h b/include/openthread/instance.h
index 7db5df0df..6bdfdcdd0 100644
--- a/include/openthread/instance.h
+++ b/include/openthread/instance.h
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ extern "C" {
  * @note This number versions both OpenThread platform and user APIs.
  *
  */
-#define OPENTHREAD_API_VERSION (264)
+#define OPENTHREAD_API_VERSION (265)
 
 /**
  * @addtogroup api-instance
diff --git a/include/openthread/thread.h b/include/openthread/thread.h
index 15ae8377c..244a21fb5 100644
--- a/include/openthread/thread.h
+++ b/include/openthread/thread.h
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ typedef struct
     int8_t       mLastRssi;             ///< Last observed RSSI
     uint16_t     mFrameErrorRate;       ///< Frame error rate (0xffff->100%). Requires error tracking feature.
     uint16_t     mMessageErrorRate;     ///< (IPv6) msg error rate (0xffff->100%). Requires error tracking feature.
+    uint16_t     mVersion;              ///< Thread version of the neighbor
     bool         mRxOnWhenIdle : 1;     ///< rx-on-when-idle
     bool         mFullThreadDevice : 1; ///< Full Thread Device
     bool         mFullNetworkData : 1;  ///< Full Network Data
diff --git a/src/cli/cli.cpp b/src/cli/cli.cpp
index 9a670f4a3..44e2b738e 100644
--- a/src/cli/cli.cpp
+++ b/src/cli/cli.cpp
@@ -4960,11 +4960,11 @@ template <> otError Interpreter::Process<Cmd("neighbor")>(Arg aArgs[])
         if (isTable)
         {
             static const char *const kNeighborTableTitles[] = {
-                "Role", "RLOC16", "Age", "Avg RSSI", "Last RSSI", "R", "D", "N", "Extended MAC",
+                "Role", "RLOC16", "Age", "Avg RSSI", "Last RSSI", "R", "D", "N", "Extended MAC", "Version",
             };
 
             static const uint8_t kNeighborTableColumnWidths[] = {
-                6, 8, 5, 10, 11, 1, 1, 1, 18,
+                6, 8, 5, 10, 11, 1, 1, 1, 18, 9,
             };
 
             OutputTableHeader(kNeighborTableTitles, kNeighborTableColumnWidths);
@@ -4984,7 +4984,7 @@ template <> otError Interpreter::Process<Cmd("neighbor")>(Arg aArgs[])
                 OutputFormat("|%1d", neighborInfo.mFullNetworkData);
                 OutputFormat("| ");
                 OutputExtAddress(neighborInfo.mExtAddress);
-                OutputLine(" |");
+                OutputLine(" | %7d |", neighborInfo.mVersion);
             }
             else
             {
diff --git a/src/core/thread/topology.cpp b/src/core/thread/topology.cpp
index 5eac7761e..be309a9f0 100644
--- a/src/core/thread/topology.cpp
+++ b/src/core/thread/topology.cpp
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ void Neighbor::Info::SetFrom(const Neighbor &aNeighbor)
     mRxOnWhenIdle     = aNeighbor.IsRxOnWhenIdle();
     mFullThreadDevice = aNeighbor.IsFullThreadDevice();
     mFullNetworkData  = (aNeighbor.GetNetworkDataType() == NetworkData::kFullSet);
+    mVersion          = aNeighbor.GetVersion();
 }
 
 void Neighbor::Init(Instance &aInstance)
diff --git a/tests/scripts/expect/cli-neighbor.exp b/tests/scripts/expect/cli-neighbor.exp
index 9f5dd9e5f..1b5a9de85 100755
--- a/tests/scripts/expect/cli-neighbor.exp
+++ b/tests/scripts/expect/cli-neighbor.exp
@@ -38,9 +38,9 @@ set extaddr [get_extaddr]
 
 switch_node 1
 send "neighbor table\n"
-expect "| Role | RLOC16 | Age | Avg RSSI | Last RSSI |R|D|N| Extended MAC     |"
-expect "+------+--------+-----+----------+-----------+-+-+-+------------------+"
-expect -re "\\| +C +\\| 0x$rloc \\| +\\d+ \\| +-?\\d+ \\| +-?\\d+ \\|1\\|0\\|0\\| $extaddr \\|"
+expect "| Role | RLOC16 | Age | Avg RSSI | Last RSSI |R|D|N| Extended MAC     | Version |"
+expect "+------+--------+-----+----------+-----------+-+-+-+------------------+---------+"
+expect -re "\\| +C +\\| 0x$rloc \\| +\\d+ \\| +-?\\d+ \\| +-?\\d+ \\|1\\|0\\|0\\| $extaddr \\| +\\d+ \\|"
 expect_line "Done"
 send "neighbor list\n"
 expect "0x$rloc"