diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index 6a3fe712..926bb85b 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -47,7 +47,8 @@
             "core multisite-install",
             "core update",
             "core update-db",
-            "core version"
+            "core version",
+            "core version-db-actual"
         ]
     },
     "autoload": {
diff --git a/features/core-version.feature b/features/core-version.feature
index b46b47c3..ec983892 100644
--- a/features/core-version.feature
+++ b/features/core-version.feature
@@ -37,3 +37,73 @@ Feature: Find version for WordPress install
       TinyMCE version:   4.208 (4208-20151113)
       Package language:  de_DE
       """
+
+  # This test downgrades to an older WordPress version, but the SQLite plugin requires 6.0+
+  @require-mysql
+  Scenario: Verify actual database version shows correct values
+    Given a WP install
+    And I run `wp core download --version=6.6 --force`
+    And I run `wp option update db_version 45805`
+
+    # Without --actual, should show expected version from version.php
+    When I run `wp core version --extra`
+    Then STDOUT should contain:
+      """
+      Database revision: 47018
+      """
+
+    # With --actual, should show actual database version
+    When I run `wp core version --extra --actual`
+    Then STDOUT should contain:
+      """
+      Database revision: 45805
+      """
+
+  # This test downgrades to an older WordPress version, but the SQLite plugin requires 6.0+
+  @require-mysql
+  Scenario: Verify actual database version in multisite subsite
+    Given a WP multisite install
+    And I run `wp core download --version=6.6 --force`
+    And I run `wp option update db_version 47018`
+    And I run `wp site create --slug=subsite --porcelain`
+    And save STDOUT as {SUBSITE_ID}
+    And I run `wp option update db_version 45805 --url=example.com/subsite`
+
+    # Main site shows expected version from version.php without --actual
+    When I run `wp core version --extra`
+    Then STDOUT should contain:
+      """
+      Database revision: 47018
+      """
+
+    # Main site shows actual database version with --actual
+    When I run `wp core version --extra --actual`
+    Then STDOUT should contain:
+      """
+      Database revision: 47018
+      """
+
+    # Subsite shows expected version from version.php without --actual
+    When I run `wp core version --extra --url=example.com/subsite`
+    Then STDOUT should contain:
+      """
+      Database revision: 47018
+      """
+
+    # Subsite shows its own actual database version with --actual
+    When I run `wp core version --extra --actual --url=example.com/subsite`
+    Then STDOUT should contain:
+      """
+      Database revision: 45805
+      """
+
+  Scenario: Error when using --actual without --extra
+    Given a WP install
+
+    When I try `wp core version --actual`
+    Then STDERR should contain:
+      """
+      Error: The --actual flag can only be used with --extra.
+      """
+    And the return code should be 1
+
diff --git a/src/Core_Command.php b/src/Core_Command.php
index 18d340f9..89468996 100644
--- a/src/Core_Command.php
+++ b/src/Core_Command.php
@@ -903,6 +903,9 @@ private static function get_clean_basedomain() {
 	 * [--extra]
 	 * : Show extended version information.
 	 *
+	 * [--actual]
+	 * : Show the actual database version from the database. This requires WordPress to be loaded and only works with --extra flag. Useful for checking the database version of a specific site in a multisite installation using --url.
+	 *
 	 * ## EXAMPLES
 	 *
 	 *     # Display the WordPress version
@@ -916,12 +919,51 @@ private static function get_clean_basedomain() {
 	 *     TinyMCE version:   4.310 (4310-20160418)
 	 *     Package language:  en_US
 	 *
+	 *     # Display actual database version for a multisite subsite
+	 *     $ wp core version --extra --actual --url=example.com/subsite
+	 *     WordPress version: 4.5.2
+	 *     Database revision: 35700
+	 *     TinyMCE version:   4.310 (4310-20160418)
+	 *     Package language:  en_US
+	 *
 	 * @when before_wp_load
 	 *
 	 * @param string[] $args Positional arguments. Unused.
-	 * @param array{extra?: bool} $assoc_args Associative arguments.
+	 * @param array{extra?: bool, actual?: bool} $assoc_args Associative arguments.
 	 */
 	public function version( $args = [], $assoc_args = [] ) {
+		$use_actual_db_version = Utils\get_flag_value( $assoc_args, 'actual' );
+
+		// If --actual flag is used, delegate to a command that runs after WP load
+		if ( $use_actual_db_version ) {
+			if ( ! Utils\get_flag_value( $assoc_args, 'extra' ) ) {
+				WP_CLI::error( 'The --actual flag can only be used with --extra.' );
+			}
+
+			// Build the command to run after WP load
+			$cmd_args = [];
+			foreach ( $assoc_args as $key => $value ) {
+				if ( 'actual' !== $key ) {
+					if ( true === $value ) {
+						$cmd_args[] = '--' . $key;
+					} elseif ( is_string( $value ) ) {
+						// Escape the value to prevent command injection
+						$cmd_args[] = '--' . $key . '=' . escapeshellarg( $value );
+					}
+				}
+			}
+			$cmd = 'core version-db-actual ' . implode( ' ', $cmd_args );
+
+			WP_CLI::runcommand(
+				$cmd,
+				[
+					'launch'     => true,
+					'exit_error' => true,
+				]
+			);
+			return;
+		}
+
 		$details = self::get_wp_details();
 
 		if ( ! Utils\get_flag_value( $assoc_args, 'extra' ) ) {
@@ -929,10 +971,6 @@ public function version( $args = [], $assoc_args = [] ) {
 			return;
 		}
 
-		$match                   = [];
-		$found_version           = preg_match( '/(\d)(\d+)-/', $details['tinymce_version'], $match );
-		$human_readable_tiny_mce = $found_version ? "{$match[1]}.{$match[2]}" : '';
-
 		echo Utils\mustache_render(
 			self::get_template_path( 'versions.mustache' ),
 			[
@@ -941,13 +979,59 @@ public function version( $args = [], $assoc_args = [] ) {
 				'local-package' => empty( $details['wp_local_package'] )
 					? 'en_US'
 					: $details['wp_local_package'],
-				'mce-version'   => $human_readable_tiny_mce
-					? "{$human_readable_tiny_mce} ({$details['tinymce_version']})"
-					: $details['tinymce_version'],
+				'mce-version'   => self::format_tinymce_version( $details['tinymce_version'] ),
+			]
+		);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Helper command to display actual database version (runs after WP load).
+	 *
+	 * This is an internal command called by 'core version --actual'.
+	 *
+	 * @subcommand version-db-actual
+	 * @when after_wp_load
+	 *
+	 * @param string[] $args Positional arguments. Unused.
+	 * @param array{extra?: bool} $assoc_args Associative arguments passed through from version command.
+	 */
+	public function version_db_actual( $args = [], $assoc_args = [] ) {
+		$details = self::get_wp_details();
+
+		// Get the actual database version from the options table
+		$actual_db_version = get_option( 'db_version' );
+
+		echo Utils\mustache_render(
+			self::get_template_path( 'versions.mustache' ),
+			[
+				'wp-version'    => $details['wp_version'],
+				'db-version'    => $actual_db_version,
+				'local-package' => empty( $details['wp_local_package'] )
+					? 'en_US'
+					: $details['wp_local_package'],
+				'mce-version'   => self::format_tinymce_version( $details['tinymce_version'] ),
 			]
 		);
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Formats the TinyMCE version for display.
+	 *
+	 * @param string $tinymce_version The TinyMCE version string.
+	 * @return string Formatted TinyMCE version.
+	 */
+	private static function format_tinymce_version( $tinymce_version ) {
+		$match                   = [];
+		$found_version           = preg_match( '/(\d)(\d+)-/', $tinymce_version, $match );
+		$human_readable_tiny_mce = $found_version ? "{$match[1]}.{$match[2]}" : '';
+
+		if ( $human_readable_tiny_mce ) {
+			return "{$human_readable_tiny_mce} ({$tinymce_version})";
+		}
+
+		return $tinymce_version;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Gets version information from `wp-includes/version.php`.
 	 *