diff --git a/src/com/owncloud/android/lib/common/OwnCloudClient.java b/src/com/owncloud/android/lib/common/OwnCloudClient.java
index a02e9ee3..037d8fb4 100644
--- a/src/com/owncloud/android/lib/common/OwnCloudClient.java
+++ b/src/com/owncloud/android/lib/common/OwnCloudClient.java
@@ -444,9 +444,8 @@ public class OwnCloudClient extends HttpClient {
     }
 
 
-    public void setOwnCloudVersion(String version){
-        OwnCloudVersion ver = new OwnCloudVersion(version);
-        mVersion = ver;
+    public void setOwnCloudVersion(OwnCloudVersion version){
+        mVersion = version;
     }
 
     public OwnCloudVersion getOwnCloudVersion(){
diff --git a/src/com/owncloud/android/lib/resources/status/OwnCloudVersion.java b/src/com/owncloud/android/lib/resources/status/OwnCloudVersion.java
index aa89cf3d..9c5a4a82 100644
--- a/src/com/owncloud/android/lib/resources/status/OwnCloudVersion.java
+++ b/src/com/owncloud/android/lib/resources/status/OwnCloudVersion.java
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ public class OwnCloudVersion implements Comparable<OwnCloudVersion> {
     public static final int MINIMUM_VERSION_FOR_SHARING_API = 0x05001B00; // 5.0.27
 
     public static final int MINIMUM_VERSION_WITH_FORBIDDEN_CHARS = 0x08010000; // 8.1
+
+    public static final int MINIMUM_SERVER_VERSION_FOR_REMOTE_THUMBNAILS = 0x07080000; // 7.8.0
     
     private static final int MAX_DOTS = 3;
     
@@ -126,6 +128,8 @@ public class OwnCloudVersion implements Comparable<OwnCloudVersion> {
     public boolean isVersionWithForbiddenCharacters() {
         return (mVersion >= MINIMUM_VERSION_WITH_FORBIDDEN_CHARS);
     }
+
+    public boolean supportsRemoteThumbnails() { return (mVersion >= MINIMUM_SERVER_VERSION_FOR_REMOTE_THUMBNAILS); }
     
     
 }