diff --git a/core/src/avm1/globals/math.rs b/core/src/avm1/globals/math.rs
index 2391c7aa5..7c96b0c8e 100644
--- a/core/src/avm1/globals/math.rs
+++ b/core/src/avm1/globals/math.rs
@@ -154,7 +154,8 @@ mod tests {
     {
         rootless_arena(|gc_context| {
             let mut avm = Avm1::new(gc_context);
-            let movie_clip: Box<dyn DisplayObject> = Box::new(MovieClip::new(gc_context));
+            let movie_clip: Box<dyn DisplayObject> =
+                Box::new(MovieClip::new(swf_version, gc_context));
             let root = GcCell::allocate(gc_context, movie_clip);
             let mut context = ActionContext {
                 gc_context,
diff --git a/core/src/avm1/object.rs b/core/src/avm1/object.rs
index 0a84198bc..85c9d9263 100644
--- a/core/src/avm1/object.rs
+++ b/core/src/avm1/object.rs
@@ -391,7 +391,8 @@ mod tests {
     {
         rootless_arena(|gc_context| {
             let mut avm = Avm1::new(gc_context);
-            let movie_clip: Box<dyn DisplayObject> = Box::new(MovieClip::new(gc_context));
+            let movie_clip: Box<dyn DisplayObject> =
+                Box::new(MovieClip::new(swf_version, gc_context));
             let root = GcCell::allocate(gc_context, movie_clip);
             let mut context = ActionContext {
                 gc_context,
diff --git a/core/src/button.rs b/core/src/button.rs
index 778a1337a..9b1d0ed59 100644
--- a/core/src/button.rs
+++ b/core/src/button.rs
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ pub struct Button<'gc> {
 
 impl<'gc> Button<'gc> {
     pub fn from_swf_tag(
+        swf_version: u8,
         button: &swf::Button,
         _library: &crate::library::Library<'gc>,
         gc_context: gc_arena::MutationContext<'gc, '_>,
@@ -45,7 +46,7 @@ impl<'gc> Button<'gc> {
         };
 
         Button {
-            base: Default::default(),
+            base: DisplayObjectBase::new(swf_version),
             static_data: gc_arena::Gc::allocate(gc_context, static_data),
             children: BTreeMap::new(),
             hit_area: BTreeMap::new(),
diff --git a/core/src/display_object.rs b/core/src/display_object.rs
index 0b506e5ed..fb1a28ef1 100644
--- a/core/src/display_object.rs
+++ b/core/src/display_object.rs
@@ -14,10 +14,13 @@ pub struct DisplayObjectBase<'gc> {
     transform: Transform,
     name: String,
     clip_depth: Depth,
+
+    ///The version of the SWF that created this display object.
+    swf_version: u8,
 }
 
-impl<'gc> Default for DisplayObjectBase<'gc> {
-    fn default() -> Self {
+impl<'gc> DisplayObjectBase<'gc> {
+    pub fn new(swf_version: u8) -> Self {
         Self {
             parent: Default::default(),
             place_frame: Default::default(),
@@ -25,6 +28,7 @@ impl<'gc> Default for DisplayObjectBase<'gc> {
             transform: Default::default(),
             name: Default::default(),
             clip_depth: Default::default(),
+            swf_version: swf_version,
         }
     }
 }
@@ -82,6 +86,9 @@ impl<'gc> DisplayObject<'gc> for DisplayObjectBase<'gc> {
     fn box_clone(&self) -> Box<dyn DisplayObject<'gc>> {
         Box::new(self.clone())
     }
+    fn swf_version(&self) -> u8 {
+        self.swf_version
+    }
 }
 
 pub trait DisplayObject<'gc>: 'gc + Collect + Debug {
@@ -189,6 +196,9 @@ pub trait DisplayObject<'gc>: 'gc + Collect + Debug {
         _display_object: DisplayNode<'gc>,
     ) {
     }
+
+    /// Return the version of the SWF that created this movie clip.
+    fn swf_version(&self) -> u8;
 }
 
 impl<'gc> Clone for Box<dyn DisplayObject<'gc>> {
@@ -247,6 +257,9 @@ macro_rules! impl_display_object {
         fn box_clone(&self) -> Box<dyn crate::display_object::DisplayObject<'gc>> {
             Box::new(self.clone())
         }
+        fn swf_version(&self) -> u8 {
+            self.$field.swf_version()
+        }
     };
 }
 
diff --git a/core/src/edit_text.rs b/core/src/edit_text.rs
index 7478d807f..bfd9ac9f7 100644
--- a/core/src/edit_text.rs
+++ b/core/src/edit_text.rs
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ impl<'gc> EditText<'gc> {
     /// Creates a new `EditText` from an SWF `DefineEditText` tag.
     pub fn from_swf_tag(context: &mut UpdateContext<'_, 'gc, '_>, swf_tag: swf::EditText) -> Self {
         Self {
-            base: Default::default(),
+            base: DisplayObjectBase::new(context.swf_version),
             text: swf_tag.initial_text.clone().unwrap_or_default(),
             static_data: gc_arena::Gc::allocate(context.gc_context, EditTextStatic(swf_tag)),
         }
diff --git a/core/src/graphic.rs b/core/src/graphic.rs
index 13f14e27c..b721cfc1a 100644
--- a/core/src/graphic.rs
+++ b/core/src/graphic.rs
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ impl<'gc> Graphic<'gc> {
             bounds: swf_shape.shape_bounds.clone().into(),
         };
         Graphic {
-            base: Default::default(),
+            base: DisplayObjectBase::new(context.swf_version),
             static_data: gc_arena::Gc::allocate(context.gc_context, static_data),
         }
     }
diff --git a/core/src/morph_shape.rs b/core/src/morph_shape.rs
index 72bc85a01..a15ad175d 100644
--- a/core/src/morph_shape.rs
+++ b/core/src/morph_shape.rs
@@ -13,11 +13,12 @@ pub struct MorphShape<'gc> {
 
 impl<'gc> MorphShape<'gc> {
     pub fn new(
+        swf_version: u8,
         gc_context: gc_arena::MutationContext<'gc, '_>,
         static_data: MorphShapeStatic,
     ) -> Self {
         Self {
-            base: Default::default(),
+            base: DisplayObjectBase::new(swf_version),
             static_data: gc_arena::Gc::allocate(gc_context, static_data),
             ratio: 0,
         }
diff --git a/core/src/movie_clip.rs b/core/src/movie_clip.rs
index 2a16c3b32..c9a8dd9dd 100644
--- a/core/src/movie_clip.rs
+++ b/core/src/movie_clip.rs
@@ -33,9 +33,9 @@ pub struct MovieClip<'gc> {
 }
 
 impl<'gc> MovieClip<'gc> {
-    pub fn new(gc_context: MutationContext<'gc, '_>) -> Self {
+    pub fn new(swf_version: u8, gc_context: MutationContext<'gc, '_>) -> Self {
         Self {
-            base: Default::default(),
+            base: DisplayObjectBase::new(swf_version),
             static_data: Gc::allocate(gc_context, MovieClipStatic::default()),
             tag_stream_pos: 0,
             is_playing: false,
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ impl<'gc> MovieClip<'gc> {
     }
 
     pub fn new_with_data(
+        swf_version: u8,
         gc_context: MutationContext<'gc, '_>,
         id: CharacterId,
         tag_stream_start: u64,
@@ -55,7 +56,7 @@ impl<'gc> MovieClip<'gc> {
         num_frames: u16,
     ) -> Self {
         Self {
-            base: Default::default(),
+            base: DisplayObjectBase::new(swf_version),
             static_data: Gc::allocate(
                 gc_context,
                 MovieClipStatic {
@@ -951,8 +952,12 @@ impl<'gc, 'a> MovieClip<'gc> {
         reader: &mut SwfStream<&'a [u8]>,
     ) -> DecodeResult {
         let swf_button = reader.read_define_button_1()?;
-        let button =
-            crate::button::Button::from_swf_tag(&swf_button, &context.library, context.gc_context);
+        let button = crate::button::Button::from_swf_tag(
+            context.swf_version,
+            &swf_button,
+            &context.library,
+            context.gc_context,
+        );
         context
             .library
             .register_character(swf_button.id, Character::Button(Box::new(button)));
@@ -966,8 +971,12 @@ impl<'gc, 'a> MovieClip<'gc> {
         reader: &mut SwfStream<&'a [u8]>,
     ) -> DecodeResult {
         let swf_button = reader.read_define_button_2()?;
-        let button =
-            crate::button::Button::from_swf_tag(&swf_button, &context.library, context.gc_context);
+        let button = crate::button::Button::from_swf_tag(
+            context.swf_version,
+            &swf_button,
+            &context.library,
+            context.gc_context,
+        );
         context
             .library
             .register_character(swf_button.id, Character::Button(Box::new(button)));
@@ -1085,6 +1094,7 @@ impl<'gc, 'a> MovieClip<'gc> {
         let id = reader.read_character_id()?;
         let num_frames = reader.read_u16()?;
         let mut movie_clip = MovieClip::new_with_data(
+            context.swf_version,
             context.gc_context,
             id,
             reader.get_ref().position(),
diff --git a/core/src/player.rs b/core/src/player.rs
index ec807fbb4..1bec8c0b9 100644
--- a/core/src/player.rs
+++ b/core/src/player.rs
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ static DEVICE_FONT_TAG: &[u8] = include_bytes!("../assets/noto-sans-definefont3.
 
 /// The newest known Flash Player version, serves as a default to
 /// `player_version`.
-const NEWEST_PLAYER_VERSION: u8 = 32;
+pub const NEWEST_PLAYER_VERSION: u8 = 32;
 
 #[derive(Collect)]
 #[collect(empty_drop)]
@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@ impl<Audio: AudioBackend, Renderer: RenderBackend, Navigator: NavigatorBackend>
                 root: GcCell::allocate(
                     gc_context,
                     Box::new(MovieClip::new_with_data(
+                        header.version,
                         gc_context,
                         0,
                         0,
@@ -460,7 +461,8 @@ impl<Audio: AudioBackend, Renderer: RenderBackend, Navigator: NavigatorBackend>
 
             // Finalize morph shapes.
             for (id, static_data) in morph_shapes {
-                let morph_shape = crate::morph_shape::MorphShape::new(gc_context, static_data);
+                let morph_shape =
+                    crate::morph_shape::MorphShape::new(swf_version, gc_context, static_data);
                 update_context.library.register_character(
                     id,
                     crate::character::Character::MorphShape(Box::new(morph_shape)),
diff --git a/core/src/text.rs b/core/src/text.rs
index 1c02313ed..2193b05c1 100644
--- a/core/src/text.rs
+++ b/core/src/text.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ pub struct Text<'gc> {
 impl<'gc> Text<'gc> {
     pub fn from_swf_tag(context: &mut UpdateContext<'_, 'gc, '_>, tag: &swf::Text) -> Self {
         Self {
-            base: Default::default(),
+            base: DisplayObjectBase::new(context.swf_version),
             static_data: gc_arena::Gc::allocate(
                 context.gc_context,
                 TextStatic {