diff --git a/src/Connection.php b/src/Connection.php
index 2ce5324ee..343c0ca21 100644
--- a/src/Connection.php
+++ b/src/Connection.php
@@ -327,6 +327,11 @@ public function __call($method, $parameters)
         return $this->db->$method(...$parameters);
     }
 
+    public function getServerVersion(): string
+    {
+        return $this->db->command(['buildInfo' => 1])->toArray()[0]['version'];
+    }
+
     private static function getVersion(): string
     {
         return self::$version ?? self::lookupVersion();
diff --git a/tests/ConnectionTest.php b/tests/ConnectionTest.php
index 586452109..ef0b746c3 100644
--- a/tests/ConnectionTest.php
+++ b/tests/ConnectionTest.php
@@ -299,4 +299,10 @@ public function testPingMethod()
         $instance = new Connection($config);
         $instance->ping();
     }
+
+    public function testServerVersion()
+    {
+        $version = DB::connection('mongodb')->getServerVersion();
+        $this->assertIsString($version);
+    }
 }