diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index bdd697f07..d784c8121 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ v4.1.11 (2017-03-xx)
 * extracted VelocyPack implementation to https://github.com/arangodb/java-velocypack
 * fixed NPE in ArangoCursor (issue #112)
 * added support for replacing build-in VelocyPack serializer/deserializer
+* added ArangoDatabase.getVersion(), ArangoDatabase.getAccessibleDatabases()
 
 v4.1.10 (2017-02-22)
 ---------------------------
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/arangodb/ArangoDB.java b/src/main/java/com/arangodb/ArangoDB.java
index 50ada67c9..ce58d5986 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/arangodb/ArangoDB.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/arangodb/ArangoDB.java
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ public Collection<String> getDatabases() throws ArangoDBException {
 	 * @throws ArangoDBException
 	 */
 	public Collection<String> getAccessibleDatabases() throws ArangoDBException {
-		return executor.execute(getAccessibleDatabasesRequest(db().name()), getDatabaseResponseDeserializer());
+		return db().getAccessibleDatabases();
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ public Collection<String> getAccessibleDatabasesFor(final String user) throws Ar
 	 * @throws ArangoDBException
 	 */
 	public ArangoDBVersion getVersion() throws ArangoDBException {
-		return executor.execute(getVersionRequest(), ArangoDBVersion.class);
+		return db().getVersion();
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/arangodb/ArangoDatabase.java b/src/main/java/com/arangodb/ArangoDatabase.java
index 4b3422c41..f85c1349d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/arangodb/ArangoDatabase.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/arangodb/ArangoDatabase.java
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 import com.arangodb.entity.AqlExecutionExplainEntity;
 import com.arangodb.entity.AqlFunctionEntity;
 import com.arangodb.entity.AqlParseEntity;
+import com.arangodb.entity.ArangoDBVersion;
 import com.arangodb.entity.CollectionEntity;
 import com.arangodb.entity.CursorEntity;
 import com.arangodb.entity.DatabaseEntity;
@@ -74,6 +75,31 @@ protected ArangoDatabase(final Communication<Response, ConnectionSync> communica
 		super(null, new ArangoExecutorSync(communication, util, documentCache, collectionCache), name);
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Returns the server name and version number.
+	 * 
+	 * @see <a href="https://docs.arangodb.com/current/HTTP/MiscellaneousFunctions/index.html#return-server-version">API
+	 *      Documentation</a>
+	 * @return the server version, number
+	 * @throws ArangoDBException
+	 */
+	public ArangoDBVersion getVersion() throws ArangoDBException {
+		return executor.execute(getVersionRequest(), ArangoDBVersion.class);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Retrieves a list of all databases the current user can access
+	 * 
+	 * @see <a href=
+	 *      "https://docs.arangodb.com/current/HTTP/Database/DatabaseManagement.html#list-of-accessible-databases">API
+	 *      Documentation</a>
+	 * @return a list of all databases the current user can access
+	 * @throws ArangoDBException
+	 */
+	public Collection<String> getAccessibleDatabases() throws ArangoDBException {
+		return executor.execute(getAccessibleDatabasesRequest(), getDatabaseResponseDeserializer());
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Returns a handler of the collection by the given name
 	 * 
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/arangodb/internal/InternalArangoDB.java b/src/main/java/com/arangodb/internal/InternalArangoDB.java
index e0c4dd2e0..000628779 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/arangodb/internal/InternalArangoDB.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/arangodb/internal/InternalArangoDB.java
@@ -162,11 +162,6 @@ public Collection<String> deserialize(final Response response) throws VPackExcep
 		};
 	}
 
-	protected Request getAccessibleDatabasesRequest(final String database) {
-		return new Request(database, RequestType.GET,
-				executor.createPath(ArangoDBConstants.PATH_API_DATABASE, ArangoDBConstants.USER));
-	}
-
 	protected Request getAccessibleDatabasesForRequest(final String database, final String user) {
 		return new Request(database, RequestType.GET,
 				executor.createPath(ArangoDBConstants.PATH_API_USER, user, ArangoDBConstants.DATABASE));
@@ -187,10 +182,6 @@ public Collection<String> deserialize(final Response response) throws VPackExcep
 		};
 	}
 
-	protected Request getVersionRequest() {
-		return new Request(ArangoDBConstants.SYSTEM, RequestType.GET, ArangoDBConstants.PATH_API_VERSION);
-	}
-
 	protected Request createUserRequest(
 		final String database,
 		final String user,
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/arangodb/internal/InternalArangoDatabase.java b/src/main/java/com/arangodb/internal/InternalArangoDatabase.java
index 25de6ae04..d92946413 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/arangodb/internal/InternalArangoDatabase.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/arangodb/internal/InternalArangoDatabase.java
@@ -79,6 +79,19 @@ public String name() {
 		return name;
 	}
 
+	protected ResponseDeserializer<Collection<String>> getDatabaseResponseDeserializer() {
+		return arango.getDatabaseResponseDeserializer();
+	}
+
+	protected Request getAccessibleDatabasesRequest() {
+		return new Request(name, RequestType.GET,
+				executor.createPath(ArangoDBConstants.PATH_API_DATABASE, ArangoDBConstants.USER));
+	}
+
+	protected Request getVersionRequest() {
+		return new Request(name, RequestType.GET, ArangoDBConstants.PATH_API_VERSION);
+	}
+
 	protected Request createCollectionRequest(final String name, final CollectionCreateOptions options) {
 		return new Request(name(), RequestType.POST, ArangoDBConstants.PATH_API_COLLECTION).setBody(
 			executor.serialize(OptionsBuilder.build(options != null ? options : new CollectionCreateOptions(), name)));
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/arangodb/ArangoDatabaseTest.java b/src/test/java/com/arangodb/ArangoDatabaseTest.java
index 4a1fcf24c..7f2eb29c4 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/arangodb/ArangoDatabaseTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/arangodb/ArangoDatabaseTest.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 import static org.hamcrest.CoreMatchers.nullValue;
 import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.empty;
 import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.greaterThan;
+import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.hasItem;
 import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.is;
 import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.not;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertThat;
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@
 import com.arangodb.entity.AqlFunctionEntity;
 import com.arangodb.entity.AqlParseEntity;
 import com.arangodb.entity.AqlParseEntity.AstNode;
+import com.arangodb.entity.ArangoDBVersion;
 import com.arangodb.entity.BaseDocument;
 import com.arangodb.entity.BaseEdgeDocument;
 import com.arangodb.entity.CollectionEntity;
@@ -82,6 +84,22 @@ public class ArangoDatabaseTest extends BaseTest {
 	private static final String COLLECTION_NAME = "db_test";
 	private static final String GRAPH_NAME = "graph_test";
 
+	@Test
+	public void getVersion() {
+		final ArangoDBVersion version = db.getVersion();
+		assertThat(version, is(notNullValue()));
+		assertThat(version.getServer(), is(notNullValue()));
+		assertThat(version.getVersion(), is(notNullValue()));
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void getAccessibleDatabases() {
+		final Collection<String> dbs = db.getAccessibleDatabases();
+		assertThat(dbs, is(notNullValue()));
+		assertThat(dbs.size(), greaterThan(0));
+		assertThat(dbs, hasItem("_system"));
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	public void createCollection() {
 		try {