diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index f45ecf31bd..1c70839bbf 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1497,6 +1497,11 @@ config_host_data.set('CONFIG_ZSTD', zstd.found())
 config_host_data.set('CONFIG_FUSE', fuse.found())
 config_host_data.set('CONFIG_FUSE_LSEEK', fuse_lseek.found())
 config_host_data.set('CONFIG_SPICE_PROTOCOL', spice_protocol.found())
+if spice_protocol.found()
+config_host_data.set('CONFIG_SPICE_PROTOCOL_MAJOR', spice_protocol.version().split('.')[0])
+config_host_data.set('CONFIG_SPICE_PROTOCOL_MINOR', spice_protocol.version().split('.')[1])
+config_host_data.set('CONFIG_SPICE_PROTOCOL_MICRO', spice_protocol.version().split('.')[2])
+endif
 config_host_data.set('CONFIG_SPICE', spice.found())
 config_host_data.set('CONFIG_X11', x11.found())
 config_host_data.set('CONFIG_CFI', get_option('cfi'))
diff --git a/ui/vdagent.c b/ui/vdagent.c
index 19e8fbfc96..1f8fc77ee8 100644
--- a/ui/vdagent.c
+++ b/ui/vdagent.c
@@ -17,6 +17,14 @@
 
 #include "spice/vd_agent.h"
 
+#define CHECK_SPICE_PROTOCOL_VERSION(major, minor, micro) \
+    (CONFIG_SPICE_PROTOCOL_MAJOR > (major) ||             \
+     (CONFIG_SPICE_PROTOCOL_MAJOR == (major) &&           \
+      CONFIG_SPICE_PROTOCOL_MINOR > (minor)) ||           \
+     (CONFIG_SPICE_PROTOCOL_MAJOR == (major) &&           \
+      CONFIG_SPICE_PROTOCOL_MINOR == (minor) &&           \
+      CONFIG_SPICE_PROTOCOL_MICRO >= (micro)))
+
 #define VDAGENT_BUFFER_LIMIT (1 * MiB)
 #define VDAGENT_MOUSE_DEFAULT true
 #define VDAGENT_CLIPBOARD_DEFAULT false