diff --git a/src/plugins/clangstaticanalyzer/clangstaticanalyzerconfigwidget.cpp b/src/plugins/clangstaticanalyzer/clangstaticanalyzerconfigwidget.cpp
index f65a8a69317..dd3e59d2c4f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/clangstaticanalyzer/clangstaticanalyzerconfigwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/clangstaticanalyzer/clangstaticanalyzerconfigwidget.cpp
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ ClangStaticAnalyzerConfigWidget::ClangStaticAnalyzerConfigWidget(
     chooser->setExpectedKind(Utils::PathChooser::ExistingCommand);
     chooser->setHistoryCompleter(QLatin1String("ClangStaticAnalyzer.ClangCommand.History"));
     chooser->setPromptDialogTitle(tr("Clang Command"));
-    const auto validator = [chooser](Utils::FancyLineEdit *edit, QString *errorMessage) {
+    const auto validator = [chooser, this](Utils::FancyLineEdit *edit, QString *errorMessage) {
         const QString currentFilePath = chooser->fileName().toString();
         Utils::PathChooser pc;
         Utils::PathChooser *helperPathChooser;
@@ -58,8 +58,17 @@ ClangStaticAnalyzerConfigWidget::ClangStaticAnalyzerConfigWidget(
         } else {
             helperPathChooser = chooser;
         }
-        return chooser->defaultValidationFunction()(helperPathChooser->lineEdit(), errorMessage)
+
+        const bool isExecutableValid =
+                chooser->defaultValidationFunction()(helperPathChooser->lineEdit(), errorMessage)
                 && isClangExecutableUsable(helperPathChooser->fileName().toString(), errorMessage);
+
+        const ClangExecutableVersion detectedVersion = isExecutableValid
+                ? clangExecutableVersion(helperPathChooser->fileName().toString())
+                : ClangExecutableVersion();
+        updateDetectedVersionLabel(isExecutableValid, detectedVersion);
+
+        return isExecutableValid;
     };
     chooser->setValidationFunction(validator);
     bool clangExeIsSet;
@@ -90,5 +99,29 @@ ClangStaticAnalyzerConfigWidget::~ClangStaticAnalyzerConfigWidget()
     delete m_ui;
 }
 
+void ClangStaticAnalyzerConfigWidget::updateDetectedVersionLabel(
+        bool isExecutableValid,
+        const ClangExecutableVersion &providedVersion)
+{
+    QLabel &label = *m_ui->detectedVersionLabel;
+
+    if (isExecutableValid) {
+        if (providedVersion.isValid()) {
+            if (providedVersion.isSupportedVersion()) {
+                label.setText(tr("Version: %1, supported.")
+                              .arg(providedVersion.toString()));
+            } else {
+                label.setText(tr("Version: %1, unsupported (supported version is %2).")
+                              .arg(providedVersion.toString())
+                              .arg(ClangExecutableVersion::supportedVersionAsString()));
+            }
+        } else {
+            label.setText(tr("Version: Could not determine version."));
+        }
+    } else {
+        label.setText(tr("Version: Set valid executable first."));
+    }
+}
+
 } // namespace Internal
 } // namespace ClangStaticAnalyzer
diff --git a/src/plugins/clangstaticanalyzer/clangstaticanalyzerconfigwidget.h b/src/plugins/clangstaticanalyzer/clangstaticanalyzerconfigwidget.h
index f410670e504..6cc4e39eaf8 100644
--- a/src/plugins/clangstaticanalyzer/clangstaticanalyzerconfigwidget.h
+++ b/src/plugins/clangstaticanalyzer/clangstaticanalyzerconfigwidget.h
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ namespace Internal {
 
 namespace Ui { class ClangStaticAnalyzerConfigWidget; }
 
+class ClangExecutableVersion;
+
 class ClangStaticAnalyzerConfigWidget : public QWidget
 {
     Q_OBJECT
@@ -43,6 +45,9 @@ public:
                                              QWidget *parent = 0);
     ~ClangStaticAnalyzerConfigWidget();
 
+    void updateDetectedVersionLabel(bool executableIsValid,
+                                    const ClangExecutableVersion &providedVersion);
+
 private:
     Ui::ClangStaticAnalyzerConfigWidget *m_ui;
     ClangStaticAnalyzerSettings *m_settings;
diff --git a/src/plugins/clangstaticanalyzer/clangstaticanalyzerconfigwidget.ui b/src/plugins/clangstaticanalyzer/clangstaticanalyzerconfigwidget.ui
index 800733a3317..3f4d3762ecb 100644
--- a/src/plugins/clangstaticanalyzer/clangstaticanalyzerconfigwidget.ui
+++ b/src/plugins/clangstaticanalyzer/clangstaticanalyzerconfigwidget.ui
@@ -34,14 +34,21 @@
         </item>
        </layout>
       </item>
-      <item row="1" column="0">
+      <item row="1" column="1">
+       <widget class="QLabel" name="detectedVersionLabel">
+        <property name="text">
+         <string>TextLabel</string>
+        </property>
+       </widget>
+      </item>
+      <item row="2" column="0">
        <widget class="QLabel" name="label_2">
         <property name="text">
          <string>Simultaneous processes:</string>
         </property>
        </widget>
       </item>
-      <item row="1" column="1">
+      <item row="2" column="1">
        <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout_2">
         <item>
          <widget class="QSpinBox" name="simultaneousProccessesSpinBox">
diff --git a/src/plugins/clangstaticanalyzer/clangstaticanalyzerruncontrol.cpp b/src/plugins/clangstaticanalyzer/clangstaticanalyzerruncontrol.cpp
index c0587a50815..22b9f86702b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/clangstaticanalyzer/clangstaticanalyzerruncontrol.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/clangstaticanalyzer/clangstaticanalyzerruncontrol.cpp
@@ -469,6 +469,28 @@ void ClangStaticAnalyzerRunControl::start()
         emit finished();
         return;
     }
+
+    // Check clang version
+    const ClangExecutableVersion version = clangExecutableVersion(executable);
+    if (!version.isValid()) {
+        const QString warningMessage
+            = tr("Clang Static Analyzer: Running with possibly unsupported version, "
+                 "could not determine version from executable \"%1\".")
+                    .arg(executable);
+        appendMessage(warningMessage + QLatin1Char('\n'), Utils::StdErrFormat);
+        TaskHub::addTask(Task::Warning, warningMessage, Debugger::Constants::ANALYZERTASK_ID);
+        TaskHub::requestPopup();
+    } else if (!version.isSupportedVersion()) {
+        const QString warningMessage
+            = tr("Clang Static Analyzer: Running with unsupported version %1, "
+                 "supported version is %2.")
+                    .arg(version.toString())
+                    .arg(ClangExecutableVersion::supportedVersionAsString());
+        appendMessage(warningMessage + QLatin1Char('\n'), Utils::StdErrFormat);
+        TaskHub::addTask(Task::Warning, warningMessage, Debugger::Constants::ANALYZERTASK_ID);
+        TaskHub::requestPopup();
+    }
+
     m_clangExecutable = executable;
 
     // Create log dir
diff --git a/src/plugins/clangstaticanalyzer/clangstaticanalyzerutils.cpp b/src/plugins/clangstaticanalyzer/clangstaticanalyzerutils.cpp
index 0b7bc0f2308..a1a1bee67a4 100644
--- a/src/plugins/clangstaticanalyzer/clangstaticanalyzerutils.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/clangstaticanalyzer/clangstaticanalyzerutils.cpp
@@ -32,9 +32,11 @@
 
 #include <utils/hostosinfo.h>
 #include <utils/environment.h>
+#include <utils/synchronousprocess.h>
 
 #include <QCoreApplication>
 #include <QFileInfo>
+#include <QRegularExpression>
 
 static bool isFileExecutable(const QString &executablePath)
 {
@@ -108,5 +110,53 @@ bool isClangExecutableUsable(const QString &filePath, QString *errorMessage)
     return true;
 }
 
+ClangExecutableVersion clangExecutableVersion(const QString &executable)
+{
+    const ClangExecutableVersion invalidVersion;
+
+    // Sanity checks
+    const QFileInfo fileInfo(executable);
+    const bool isExecutableFile = fileInfo.isFile() && fileInfo.isExecutable();
+    if (!isExecutableFile)
+        return invalidVersion;
+
+    // Get version output
+    Utils::Environment environment = Utils::Environment::systemEnvironment();
+    Utils::Environment::setupEnglishOutput(&environment);
+    Utils::SynchronousProcess runner;
+    runner.setEnvironment(environment.toStringList());
+    runner.setTimeoutS(10);
+    // We would prefer "-dumpversion", but that one returns some old version number.
+    const QStringList arguments(QLatin1String(("--version")));
+    const Utils::SynchronousProcessResponse response = runner.runBlocking(executable, arguments);
+    if (response.result != Utils::SynchronousProcessResponse::Finished)
+        return invalidVersion;
+    const QString output = response.stdOut();
+
+    // Parse version output
+    const QRegularExpression re(QLatin1String("clang version (\\d+)\\.(\\d+)\\.(\\d+)"));
+    const QRegularExpressionMatch reMatch = re.match(output);
+    if (re.captureCount() != 3)
+        return invalidVersion;
+
+    const QString majorString = reMatch.captured(1);
+    bool convertedSuccessfully = false;
+    const int major = majorString.toInt(&convertedSuccessfully);
+    if (!convertedSuccessfully)
+        return invalidVersion;
+
+    const QString minorString = reMatch.captured(2);
+    const int minor = minorString.toInt(&convertedSuccessfully);
+    if (!convertedSuccessfully)
+        return invalidVersion;
+
+    const QString patchString = reMatch.captured(3);
+    const int patch = patchString.toInt(&convertedSuccessfully);
+    if (!convertedSuccessfully)
+        return invalidVersion;
+
+    return ClangExecutableVersion(major, minor, patch);
+}
+
 } // namespace Internal
 } // namespace ClangStaticAnalyzer
diff --git a/src/plugins/clangstaticanalyzer/clangstaticanalyzerutils.h b/src/plugins/clangstaticanalyzer/clangstaticanalyzerutils.h
index 6b0880fc67a..fb86bc1f942 100644
--- a/src/plugins/clangstaticanalyzer/clangstaticanalyzerutils.h
+++ b/src/plugins/clangstaticanalyzer/clangstaticanalyzerutils.h
@@ -44,5 +44,40 @@ QString clangExecutableFromSettings(Core::Id toolchainType, bool *isValid);
 
 QString createFullLocationString(const Debugger::DiagnosticLocation &location);
 
+// TODO: Use QVersionNumber once we can use >= Qt 5.6.0
+class ClangExecutableVersion {
+public:
+    ClangExecutableVersion() : majorNumber(-1) , minorNumber(-1) , patchNumber(-1) {}
+    ClangExecutableVersion(int major, int minor, int patch)
+        : majorNumber(major) , minorNumber(minor) , patchNumber(patch) {}
+
+    bool isValid() const
+    {
+        return majorNumber >= 0 && minorNumber >= 0 && patchNumber >= 0;
+    }
+
+    bool isSupportedVersion() const
+    {
+        return majorNumber == 3 && minorNumber == 8;
+    }
+
+    static QString supportedVersionAsString()
+    {
+        return QLatin1String("3.8");
+    }
+
+    QString toString() const
+    {
+        return QString::fromLatin1("%1.%2.%3").arg(majorNumber).arg(minorNumber).arg(patchNumber);
+    }
+
+public:
+    int majorNumber;
+    int minorNumber;
+    int patchNumber;
+};
+
+ClangExecutableVersion clangExecutableVersion(const QString &absolutePath);
+
 } // namespace Internal
 } // namespace ClangStaticAnalyzer