diff --git a/proto/protocol.xml b/proto/protocol.xml
index 7bafa7c..10aea60 100644
--- a/proto/protocol.xml
+++ b/proto/protocol.xml
@@ -248,6 +248,7 @@
       </description>
       <arg name="callback" type="new_id" interface="ei_callback"
            summary="callback object for the sync request"/>
+      <arg name="version" type="uint32" summary="the interface version"/>
     </request>
 
     <request name="disconnect" type="destructor" since="1">
diff --git a/src/libei-callback.c b/src/libei-callback.c
index df699f2..69808a6 100644
--- a/src/libei-callback.c
+++ b/src/libei-callback.c
@@ -68,6 +68,12 @@ ei_callback_get_id(struct ei_callback *callback)
 	return callback->proto_object.id;
 }
 
+uint32_t
+ei_callback_get_version(struct ei_callback *callback)
+{
+	return callback->proto_object.version;
+}
+
 static struct brei_result *
 handle_msg_done(struct ei_callback *callback, uint64_t callback_data)
 {
diff --git a/src/libei-callback.h b/src/libei-callback.h
index 585e6c3..a9fe282 100644
--- a/src/libei-callback.h
+++ b/src/libei-callback.h
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ struct ei_callback {
 OBJECT_DECLARE_GETTER(ei_callback, context, struct ei*);
 OBJECT_DECLARE_GETTER(ei_callback, proto_object, const struct brei_object *);
 OBJECT_DECLARE_GETTER(ei_callback, id, object_id_t);
+OBJECT_DECLARE_GETTER(ei_callback, version, uint32_t);
 OBJECT_DECLARE_GETTER(ei_callback, interface, const struct ei_callback_interface *);
 OBJECT_DECLARE_GETTER(ei_callback, user_data, void *);
 OBJECT_DECLARE_SETTER(ei_callback, user_data, void *);
diff --git a/src/libei-connection.c b/src/libei-connection.c
index 61c8d7a..fe83ce6 100644
--- a/src/libei-connection.c
+++ b/src/libei-connection.c
@@ -137,5 +137,5 @@ ei_connection_sync(struct ei_connection *connection, ei_connection_sync_callback
 	ei_callback_set_user_data(callback, data);
 	list_append(&connection->pending_callbacks, &callback->link);
 
-	ei_connection_request_sync(connection, ei_callback_get_id(callback));
+	ei_connection_request_sync(connection, ei_callback_get_id(callback), ei_callback_get_version(callback));
 }
diff --git a/src/libeis-client.c b/src/libeis-client.c
index 9deea74..5581b3d 100644
--- a/src/libeis-client.c
+++ b/src/libeis-client.c
@@ -318,13 +318,13 @@ client_msg_disconnect(struct eis_connection *connection)
 }
 
 static struct brei_result *
-client_msg_sync(struct eis_connection *connection, object_id_t new_id)
+client_msg_sync(struct eis_connection *connection, object_id_t new_id, uint32_t version)
 {
 	struct eis_client *client = eis_connection_get_client(connection);
 
 	DISCONNECT_IF_INVALID_ID(client, new_id);
 
-	struct eis_callback *callback = eis_callback_new(client, new_id, client->interface_versions.ei_callback);
+	struct eis_callback *callback = eis_callback_new(client, new_id, version);
 	log_debug(eis_client_get_context(client) , "object %#" PRIx64 ": connection sync done", new_id);
 	int rc = eis_callback_event_done(callback, 0);
 	eis_callback_unref(callback);
diff --git a/test/test_protocol.py b/test/test_protocol.py
index 3d38865..d97b8b9 100644
--- a/test/test_protocol.py
+++ b/test/test_protocol.py
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ class Ei:
 
         cb = EiCallback.create(next(self.object_ids), VERSION_V(1))
         self.context.register(cb)
-        self.send(self.connection.Sync(cb.object_id))
+        self.send(self.connection.Sync(cb.object_id, VERSION_V(1)))
 
         return self.wait_for(
             lambda: cb not in self.find_objects_by_interface(InterfaceName.EI_CALLBACK)
@@ -715,7 +715,7 @@ class TestEiProtocol:
         cb = EiCallback.create(next(ei.object_ids), VERSION_V(1))
         ei.context.register(cb)
         assert ei.connection is not None
-        ei.send(ei.connection.Sync(cb.object_id))
+        ei.send(ei.connection.Sync(cb.object_id, VERSION_V(1)))
         ei.dispatch()
 
         assert cb.calllog[0].name == "Done"
@@ -759,7 +759,7 @@ class TestEiProtocol:
         # Send the invalid object request
         ei.send(release)
 
-        ei.send(ei.connection.Sync(cb.object_id))
+        ei.send(ei.connection.Sync(cb.object_id, VERSION_V(1)))
         ei.wait_for(lambda: have_sync)
 
         assert have_invalid_object_event, "Expected invalid_object event, got none"
@@ -923,20 +923,20 @@ class TestEiProtocol:
             # and some of the next few ids might have been used by pingpongs
             cb = EiCallback.create(0xFF00000000000100, VERSION_V(1))
             ei.context.register(cb)
-            ei.send(ei.connection.Sync(cb.object_id))
+            ei.send(ei.connection.Sync(cb.object_id, VERSION_V(1)))
         elif test_for == "repeat-id":
             cb = EiCallback.create(0x100, VERSION_V(1))
             ei.context.register(cb)
-            ei.send(ei.connection.Sync(cb.object_id))
+            ei.send(ei.connection.Sync(cb.object_id, VERSION_V(1)))
             cb = EiCallback.create(0x100, VERSION_V(1))
-            ei.send(ei.connection.Sync(cb.object_id))
+            ei.send(ei.connection.Sync(cb.object_id, VERSION_V(1)))
         elif test_for == "decreasing-id":
             cb = EiCallback.create(0x101, VERSION_V(1))
             ei.context.register(cb)
-            ei.send(ei.connection.Sync(cb.object_id))
+            ei.send(ei.connection.Sync(cb.object_id, VERSION_V(1)))
             cb = EiCallback.create(0x100, VERSION_V(1))
             ei.context.register(cb)
-            ei.send(ei.connection.Sync(cb.object_id))
+            ei.send(ei.connection.Sync(cb.object_id, VERSION_V(1)))
         else:
             assert False, "Unhandled test parameter"