diff --git a/launcher/BaseInstance.h b/launcher/BaseInstance.h
index 307240e0d..09b387255 100644
--- a/launcher/BaseInstance.h
+++ b/launcher/BaseInstance.h
@@ -213,6 +213,8 @@ public:
 
     virtual QString getStatusbarDescription() = 0;
 
+    virtual QString getMainVersion() = 0;
+
     /// FIXME: this really should be elsewhere...
     virtual QString instanceConfigFolder() const = 0;
 
diff --git a/launcher/InstanceList.cpp b/launcher/InstanceList.cpp
index 48ab939a2..2565c25d5 100644
--- a/launcher/InstanceList.cpp
+++ b/launcher/InstanceList.cpp
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@ QVariant InstanceList::data(const QModelIndex& index, int role) const {
         return QVariant();
     }
     const InstancePtr inst = m_instances[index.row()];
+
     switch (static_cast<Column>(index.column())) {
         case Icon:
             if (role == Qt::DecorationRole) {
@@ -168,7 +169,8 @@ QVariant InstanceList::data(const QModelIndex& index, int role) const {
             break;
         case GameVersion: {
             if (role == Qt::DisplayRole)
-                return "Minecraft <something>";
+                return inst->getMainVersion();
+            break;
         }
         case LastPlayed: {
             QString foo = Time::prettifyDuration(inst->lastTimePlayed());
diff --git a/launcher/NullInstance.h b/launcher/NullInstance.h
index 53edfa0b8..1f13385ea 100644
--- a/launcher/NullInstance.h
+++ b/launcher/NullInstance.h
@@ -58,6 +58,10 @@ public:
     {
         return tr("Unknown instance type");
     };
+    QString getMainVersion() override
+    {
+        return tr("Unknown");
+    };
     QSet< QString > traits() const override
     {
         return {};
diff --git a/launcher/minecraft/MinecraftInstance.cpp b/launcher/minecraft/MinecraftInstance.cpp
index 3a820951b..c369eace8 100644
--- a/launcher/minecraft/MinecraftInstance.cpp
+++ b/launcher/minecraft/MinecraftInstance.cpp
@@ -88,6 +88,8 @@
 #include "minecraft/gameoptions/GameOptions.h"
 #include "minecraft/update/FoldersTask.h"
 
+#include "modplatform/ModAPI.h"
+
 #define IBUS "@im=ibus"
 
 // all of this because keeping things compatible with deprecated old settings
@@ -880,22 +882,7 @@ QString MinecraftInstance::getLogFileRoot()
 
 QString MinecraftInstance::getStatusbarDescription()
 {
-    QStringList traits;
-    if (hasVersionBroken())
-    {
-        traits.append(tr("broken"));
-    }
-
-    QString mcVersion = m_components->getComponentVersion("net.minecraft");
-    if (mcVersion.isEmpty())
-    {
-        // Load component info if needed
-        m_components->reload(Net::Mode::Offline);
-        mcVersion = m_components->getComponentVersion("net.minecraft");
-    }
-
-    QString description;
-    description.append(tr("Minecraft %1").arg(mcVersion));
+    QString description = getMainVersion();
     if(m_settings->get("ShowGameTime").toBool())
     {
         if (lastTimePlayed() > 0) {
@@ -913,6 +900,25 @@ QString MinecraftInstance::getStatusbarDescription()
     return description;
 }
 
+QString MinecraftInstance::getMainVersion() {
+    QString mcVersion = m_components->getComponentVersion("net.minecraft");
+    if (mcVersion.isEmpty())
+    {
+        // Load component info if needed
+        m_components->reload(Net::Mode::Offline);
+        mcVersion = m_components->getComponentVersion("net.minecraft");
+    }
+    if (mcVersion.isEmpty())
+    {
+        return tr("Unknown");
+    }
+    if (getPackProfile()->getModLoaders() != ModAPI::Unspecified) {
+        return tr("%1 (Modded)").arg(mcVersion);
+    }
+
+    return mcVersion;
+}
+
 Task::Ptr MinecraftInstance::createUpdateTask(Net::Mode mode)
 {
     updateRuntimeContext();
diff --git a/launcher/minecraft/MinecraftInstance.h b/launcher/minecraft/MinecraftInstance.h
index 1895d1879..4b4087d55 100644
--- a/launcher/minecraft/MinecraftInstance.h
+++ b/launcher/minecraft/MinecraftInstance.h
@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@ public:
     QString getLogFileRoot() override;
 
     QString getStatusbarDescription() override;
+    QString getMainVersion() override;
 
     // FIXME: remove
     virtual QStringList getClassPath();