diff --git a/nifi-registry-assembly/pom.xml b/nifi-registry-assembly/pom.xml
index 655964c..b4c7acd 100644
--- a/nifi-registry-assembly/pom.xml
+++ b/nifi-registry-assembly/pom.xml
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@
         <nifi.registry.web.https.port />
         <nifi.registry.jetty.work.dir>./work/jetty</nifi.registry.jetty.work.dir>
         <nifi.registry.web.jetty.threads>200</nifi.registry.web.jetty.threads>
+        <nifi.registry.web.should.send.server.version>true</nifi.registry.web.should.send.server.version>
 
         <!-- nifi-registry.properties: security properties -->
         <nifi.registry.security.keystore />
diff --git a/nifi-registry-core/nifi-registry-jetty/src/main/java/org/apache/nifi/registry/jetty/JettyServer.java b/nifi-registry-core/nifi-registry-jetty/src/main/java/org/apache/nifi/registry/jetty/JettyServer.java
index 387857f..d20fce4 100644
--- a/nifi-registry-core/nifi-registry-jetty/src/main/java/org/apache/nifi/registry/jetty/JettyServer.java
+++ b/nifi-registry-core/nifi-registry-jetty/src/main/java/org/apache/nifi/registry/jetty/JettyServer.java
@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@
         final HttpConfiguration httpConfiguration = new HttpConfiguration();
         httpConfiguration.setRequestHeaderSize(HEADER_BUFFER_SIZE);
         httpConfiguration.setResponseHeaderSize(HEADER_BUFFER_SIZE);
+        httpConfiguration.setSendServerVersion(properties.shouldSendServerVersion());
 
         if (properties.getPort() != null) {
             final Integer port = properties.getPort();
diff --git a/nifi-registry-core/nifi-registry-properties/src/main/java/org/apache/nifi/registry/properties/NiFiRegistryProperties.java b/nifi-registry-core/nifi-registry-properties/src/main/java/org/apache/nifi/registry/properties/NiFiRegistryProperties.java
index e1e9a39..d3b4a25 100644
--- a/nifi-registry-core/nifi-registry-properties/src/main/java/org/apache/nifi/registry/properties/NiFiRegistryProperties.java
+++ b/nifi-registry-core/nifi-registry-properties/src/main/java/org/apache/nifi/registry/properties/NiFiRegistryProperties.java
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
     public static final String WEB_HTTPS_HOST = "nifi.registry.web.https.host";
     public static final String WEB_WORKING_DIR = "nifi.registry.web.jetty.working.directory";
     public static final String WEB_THREADS = "nifi.registry.web.jetty.threads";
+    public static final String WEB_SHOULD_SEND_SERVER_VERSION = "nifi.registry.web.should.send.server.version";
 
     public static final String SECURITY_KEYSTORE = "nifi.registry.security.keystore";
     public static final String SECURITY_KEYSTORE_TYPE = "nifi.registry.security.keystoreType";
@@ -95,6 +96,7 @@
     public static final String DEFAULT_SECURITY_IDENTITY_PROVIDER_CONFIGURATION_FILE = "./conf/identity-providers.xml";
     public static final String DEFAULT_AUTHENTICATION_EXPIRATION = "12 hours";
     public static final String DEFAULT_EXTENSIONS_WORKING_DIR = "./work/extensions";
+    public static final String DEFAULT_WEB_SHOULD_SEND_SERVER_VERSION = "true";
 
     public int getWebThreads() {
         int webThreads = 200;
@@ -122,6 +124,10 @@
         return getSslPort() != null;
     }
 
+    public boolean shouldSendServerVersion() {
+        return Boolean.parseBoolean(getProperty(WEB_SHOULD_SEND_SERVER_VERSION, DEFAULT_WEB_SHOULD_SEND_SERVER_VERSION));
+    }
+
     public String getHttpsHost() {
         return getProperty(WEB_HTTPS_HOST);
     }
diff --git a/nifi-registry-core/nifi-registry-resources/src/main/resources/conf/nifi-registry.properties b/nifi-registry-core/nifi-registry-resources/src/main/resources/conf/nifi-registry.properties
index 2341f38..1b62023 100644
--- a/nifi-registry-core/nifi-registry-resources/src/main/resources/conf/nifi-registry.properties
+++ b/nifi-registry-core/nifi-registry-resources/src/main/resources/conf/nifi-registry.properties
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 nifi.registry.web.https.port=${nifi.registry.web.https.port}
 nifi.registry.web.jetty.working.directory=${nifi.registry.jetty.work.dir}
 nifi.registry.web.jetty.threads=${nifi.registry.web.jetty.threads}
+nifi.registry.web.should.send.server.version=${nifi.registry.web.should.send.server.version}
 
 # security properties #
 nifi.registry.security.keystore=${nifi.registry.security.keystore}