diff --git a/sbe-tool/src/main/java/uk/co/real_logic/sbe/generation/java/JavaGenerator.java b/sbe-tool/src/main/java/uk/co/real_logic/sbe/generation/java/JavaGenerator.java
index d44bf668b8..e40a02c6a1 100644
--- a/sbe-tool/src/main/java/uk/co/real_logic/sbe/generation/java/JavaGenerator.java
+++ b/sbe-tool/src/main/java/uk/co/real_logic/sbe/generation/java/JavaGenerator.java
@@ -2716,6 +2716,11 @@ private CharSequence generateDecoderFlyweightCode(final String className, final
             "        final int decodedLength = encodedLength();\n" +
             "        limit(currentLimit);\n\n" +
             "        return decodedLength;\n" +
+            "    }\n\n" +
+
+            "    public int actingVersion()\n" +
+            "    {\n" +
+            "        return actingVersion;\n" +
             "    }\n\n";
 
         return generateFlyweightCode(DECODER, className, token, methods, readOnlyBuffer);
diff --git a/sbe-tool/src/main/java/uk/co/real_logic/sbe/ir/generated/FrameCodecDecoder.java b/sbe-tool/src/main/java/uk/co/real_logic/sbe/ir/generated/FrameCodecDecoder.java
index 2bdd4647fc..8cbdc11954 100644
--- a/sbe-tool/src/main/java/uk/co/real_logic/sbe/ir/generated/FrameCodecDecoder.java
+++ b/sbe-tool/src/main/java/uk/co/real_logic/sbe/ir/generated/FrameCodecDecoder.java
@@ -120,6 +120,11 @@ public int sbeDecodedLength()
         return decodedLength;
     }
 
+    public int actingVersion()
+    {
+        return actingVersion;
+    }
+
     public int encodedLength()
     {
         return limit - offset;
diff --git a/sbe-tool/src/main/java/uk/co/real_logic/sbe/ir/generated/TokenCodecDecoder.java b/sbe-tool/src/main/java/uk/co/real_logic/sbe/ir/generated/TokenCodecDecoder.java
index 244fb30ec1..8c7a7a1ee6 100644
--- a/sbe-tool/src/main/java/uk/co/real_logic/sbe/ir/generated/TokenCodecDecoder.java
+++ b/sbe-tool/src/main/java/uk/co/real_logic/sbe/ir/generated/TokenCodecDecoder.java
@@ -120,6 +120,11 @@ public int sbeDecodedLength()
         return decodedLength;
     }
 
+    public int actingVersion()
+    {
+        return actingVersion;
+    }
+
     public int encodedLength()
     {
         return limit - offset;