diff --git a/recipes/boost/all/conanfile.py b/recipes/boost/all/conanfile.py
index 2f7159c6b217f..d4b02fe8781ee 100644
--- a/recipes/boost/all/conanfile.py
+++ b/recipes/boost/all/conanfile.py
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ class BoostConan(ConanFile):
         "system_no_deprecated": [True, False],
         "asio_no_deprecated": [True, False],
         "filesystem_no_deprecated": [True, False],
+        "filesystem_version": [None, "3", "4"],
         "fPIC": [True, False],
         "layout": ["system", "versioned", "tagged", "b2-default"],
         "magic_autolink": [True, False],  # enables BOOST_ALL_NO_LIB
@@ -113,6 +114,7 @@ class BoostConan(ConanFile):
         "system_no_deprecated": False,
         "asio_no_deprecated": False,
         "filesystem_no_deprecated": False,
+        "filesystem_version": None,
         "fPIC": True,
         "layout": "system",
         "magic_autolink": False,
@@ -546,6 +548,7 @@ def package_id(self):
             self.info.options.header_only = True
         else:
             del self.info.options.debug_level
+            del self.info.options.filesystem_version
             del self.info.options.pch
             del self.info.options.python_executable  # PATH to the interpreter is not important, only version matters
             if self.options.without_python:
@@ -1434,6 +1437,9 @@ def package_info(self):
         if self.options.filesystem_no_deprecated:
             self.cpp_info.components["headers"].defines.append("BOOST_FILESYSTEM_NO_DEPRECATED")
 
+        if self.options.filesystem_version is not None:
+            self.cpp_info.components["headers"].defines.append(f"BOOST_FILESYSTEM_VERSION={self.options.filesystem_version}")
+
         if self.options.segmented_stacks:
             self.cpp_info.components["headers"].defines.extend(["BOOST_USE_SEGMENTED_STACKS", "BOOST_USE_UCONTEXT"])