diff --git a/node/core/pvf/src/executor_intf.rs b/node/core/pvf/src/executor_intf.rs
index c3b5e3115466..70ea86ba0c9f 100644
--- a/node/core/pvf/src/executor_intf.rs
+++ b/node/core/pvf/src/executor_intf.rs
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ pub fn execute(
 	let mut extensions = sp_externalities::Extensions::new();
 
 	extensions.register(sp_core::traits::TaskExecutorExt::new(spawner));
+	extensions.register(sp_core::traits::ReadRuntimeVersionExt::new(ReadRuntimeVersion));
 
 	let mut ext = ValidationExternalities(extensions);
 
@@ -244,3 +245,26 @@ impl sp_core::traits::SpawnNamed for TaskExecutor {
 		self.0.spawn_ok(future);
 	}
 }
+
+struct ReadRuntimeVersion;
+
+impl sp_core::traits::ReadRuntimeVersion for ReadRuntimeVersion {
+	fn read_runtime_version(
+		&self,
+		wasm_code: &[u8],
+		_ext: &mut dyn sp_externalities::Externalities,
+	) -> Result<Vec<u8>, String> {
+		let blob = RuntimeBlob::uncompress_if_needed(wasm_code)
+			.map_err(|e| format!("Failed to read the PVF runtime blob: {:?}", e))?;
+
+		match sc_executor::read_embedded_version(&blob)
+			.map_err(|e| format!("Failed to read the static section from the PVF blob: {:?}", e))?
+		{
+			Some(version) => {
+				use parity_scale_codec::Encode;
+				Ok(version.encode())
+			},
+			None => Err(format!("runtime version section is not found")),
+		}
+	}
+}