diff --git a/lib/msf/core/exploit/remote/ftp.rb b/lib/msf/core/exploit/remote/ftp.rb
index 1970423a1f..0590d6d33b 100644
--- a/lib/msf/core/exploit/remote/ftp.rb
+++ b/lib/msf/core/exploit/remote/ftp.rb
@@ -56,7 +56,15 @@ module Exploit::Remote::Ftp
     # Wait for a banner to arrive...
     self.banner = recv_ftp_resp(fd)
 
-    print_status("Connected to target FTP server.") if verbose
+    # 220 (vsFTPd 2.3.4)\x0d\x0a                                   -> vsFTPd 2.3.4
+    # 220 ProFTPD 1.3.1 Server (Debian) [::ffff:10.0.0.10]\x0d\x0a -> ProFTPD 1.3.1 Server (Debian)
+    @banner_version = self.banner.to_s
+                      .gsub(/^\d{3}[\s-]/, '')
+                      .strip
+                      .gsub(/\A\(|\)\z/, '')
+                      .gsub(/\s*\[(?:(?:\d{1,3}\.){3}\d{1,3}|[0-9A-Fa-f:]*:[0-9A-Fa-f:.]+)\]/, '')
+
+    print_status('Connected to target FTP server') if verbose
 
     # Return the file descriptor to the caller
     fd