diff --git a/Lib/lib-tk/test/test_tkinter/test_widgets.py b/Lib/lib-tk/test/test_tkinter/test_widgets.py
index f962b824f8e..e7ad14c7587 100644
--- a/Lib/lib-tk/test/test_tkinter/test_widgets.py
+++ b/Lib/lib-tk/test/test_tkinter/test_widgets.py
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ from test_ttk.support import (tcl_version, requires_tcl, get_tk_patchlevel,
 from widget_tests import (
     add_standard_options, noconv, noconv_meth, int_round, pixels_round,
     AbstractWidgetTest, StandardOptionsTests,
-    IntegerSizeTests, PixelSizeTests)
+    IntegerSizeTests, PixelSizeTests,
+    setUpModule)
 
 requires('gui')
 
diff --git a/Lib/lib-tk/test/test_ttk/test_widgets.py b/Lib/lib-tk/test/test_ttk/test_widgets.py
index 95dee5f8059..5ba34206a2f 100644
--- a/Lib/lib-tk/test/test_ttk/test_widgets.py
+++ b/Lib/lib-tk/test/test_ttk/test_widgets.py
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ from test_functions import MockTclObj, MockStateSpec
 from support import tcl_version
 from widget_tests import (add_standard_options, noconv, noconv_meth,
     AbstractWidgetTest, StandardOptionsTests,
-    IntegerSizeTests, PixelSizeTests)
+    IntegerSizeTests, PixelSizeTests,
+    setUpModule)
 
 requires('gui')
 
diff --git a/Lib/lib-tk/test/widget_tests.py b/Lib/lib-tk/test/widget_tests.py
index e02ff76ffae..c2c0a84c077 100644
--- a/Lib/lib-tk/test/widget_tests.py
+++ b/Lib/lib-tk/test/widget_tests.py
@@ -510,3 +510,9 @@ def add_standard_options(*source_classes):
                     setattr(cls, methodname, test)
         return cls
     return decorator
+
+def setUpModule():
+    import test.test_support
+    if test.test_support.verbose:
+        tcl = Tkinter.Tcl()
+        print 'patchlevel =', tcl.call('info', 'patchlevel')