diff --git a/conf/default.php b/conf/default.php
index c619005..1d77479 100644
--- a/conf/default.php
+++ b/conf/default.php
@@ -27,4 +27,5 @@
 $conf['depth']        = 1;       // maximum depth of namespace includes, 0 for unlimited depth
 $conf['readmore']     = 1;       // Show readmore link in case of firstsection only
 $conf['debugoutput']  = 0;       // print debug information to debuglog if global allowdebug is enabled
+$conf['honourmainrevision'] = 0;
 //Setup VIM: ex: et ts=2 :
diff --git a/conf/metadata.php b/conf/metadata.php
index a0fa7b1..a967f98 100644
--- a/conf/metadata.php
+++ b/conf/metadata.php
@@ -30,4 +30,5 @@
 $meta['depth']         = array('numeric', '_min' => 0);
 $meta['readmore']      = array('onoff');
 $meta['debugoutput']   = array('onoff');
+$meta['honourmainrevision'] = array('onoff');
 //Setup VIM: ex: et ts=2 :
diff --git a/helper.php b/helper.php
index 9d2f8a8..1ccb1bb 100644
--- a/helper.php
+++ b/helper.php
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ function get_flags($setflags) {
      * @author Michael Klier <chi@chimeric.de>
      * @author Michael Hamann <michael@content-space.de>
      */
-    function _get_instructions($page, $sect, $mode, $lvl, $flags, $root_id = null, $included_pages = array()) {
+    function _get_instructions($page, $sect, $mode, $lvl, $flags, $root_id = null, $included_pages = array(), $wanted_revision = null) {
         $key = ($sect) ? $page . '#' . $sect : $page;
         $this->includes[$key] = true; // legacy code for keeping compatibility with other plugins
 
@@ -270,7 +270,13 @@ function _get_instructions($page, $sect, $mode, $lvl, $flags, $root_id = null, $
                 global $ID;
                 $backupID = $ID;
                 $ID = $page; // Change the global $ID as otherwise plugins like the discussion plugin will save data for the wrong page
-                $ins = p_cached_instructions(wikiFN($page), false, $page);
+
+
+                if (!is_null($wanted_revision)) { 
+                    $ins = p_cached_instructions(wikiFN($page, $wanted_revision), false, $page);
+                } else {
+                    $ins = p_cached_instructions(wikiFN($page), false, $page);
+                }
                 $ID = $backupID;
             } else {
                 $ins = array();
diff --git a/lang/en/settings.php b/lang/en/settings.php
index 8aec307..c5a19b1 100644
--- a/lang/en/settings.php
+++ b/lang/en/settings.php
@@ -38,4 +38,5 @@
 $lang['depth']         = 'Maximum depth of namespace includes, 0 for unlimited depth';
 $lang['readmore']       = 'Show or not the \'Read More\' link in case of firstsection only';
 $lang['debugoutput']    = 'Print verbose debug information to the dokuwiki debuglog if the global "allowdebug" option is enabled';
+$lang['honourmainrevision'] = 'Honour the main page revision. If a revision of the main page is shown, pass this revision date to include pages and get the appropriate revision of those pages as well';
 //Setup VIM: ex: et ts=2 :
diff --git a/syntax/include.php b/syntax/include.php
index 1fd68c8..88051cd 100644
--- a/syntax/include.php
+++ b/syntax/include.php
@@ -128,6 +128,8 @@ function render($format, Doku_Renderer $renderer, $data) {
             $secids = p_get_metadata($ID, 'plugin_include secids');
         }
 
+        
+
         foreach ($pages as $page) {
             extract($page);
             $id = $page['id'];
@@ -136,6 +138,55 @@ function render($format, Doku_Renderer $renderer, $data) {
             if (in_array($id, $page_stack)) continue;
             array_push($page_stack, $id);
 
+            // check if the include plugin should honour the main page revision
+            if ($this->getConf('honourmainrevision')) {
+
+                // initialize variables with empty string
+                $wanted_revision = '';  
+                $revision_before_main_revision = ''; 
+                $first_revision = '';
+                
+                $m = p_get_metadata($id); // get metadata for current page 
+                $sum = $m['last_change']['sum']; // get last change summary
+                global $REV; // load global $REV variable
+                    
+                $changelog = new PageChangeLog($id); // initiate changelog
+                $chs = $changelog->getRevisions(0, 10000); // load changes list
+
+ 
+                if (intval($REV) > 0) { // check if a revision is shown for the main page, otherwise simply get last revision of all included pages
+
+                    foreach ($chs as $rev) {
+                        $ch = $changelog->getRevisionInfo($rev);
+                        if (intval($rev) <= intval($REV)) {
+                            // a revision lower than the main page revision is found
+                            if ($revision_before_main_revision == '') {
+                                $revision_before_main_revision = $rev;
+                            }
+
+                            // check for approved in summary (works only if approval plugin is enabled)
+                            if ($ch['sum'] == "APPROVED") {
+                                // revision found before the $REV date with APPROVAL in summary
+                                $wanted_revision = $rev;
+                                break;
+                            }
+                        }
+                        $first_revision = $rev;
+                    }
+
+                    if ($wanted_revision == '') { // no suitable revision found with approval
+                        if ($revision_before_main_revision != '') { // a revision is found before $REV, use this revision
+                            $wanted_revision = $revision_before_main_revision; 
+                        } else { // simply use the oldest revision of the included page, despite the revision date is newer than the main page revision date
+                            $wanted_revision = $first_revision;
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            } else {
+                $wanted_revision = null;
+            }
+
+
             // add references for backlink
             if ($format == 'metadata') {
                 $renderer->meta['relation']['references'][$id] = $exists;
@@ -151,7 +202,11 @@ function render($format, Doku_Renderer $renderer, $data) {
                 unset($flags['include_secid']);
             }
 
-            $instructions = $this->helper->_get_instructions($id, $sect, $mode, $level, $flags, $root_id, $secids);
+            // add configuration option to honour top page revision or not
+            // if (not configuration_option_honour_revision) {
+            //    $wanted_revision = null;
+            // }
+            $instructions = $this->helper->_get_instructions($id, $sect, $mode, $level, $flags, $root_id, $secids, $wanted_revision);
 
             if (!$flags['editbtn']) {
                 global $conf;