diff --git a/doc/lua_api.txt b/doc/lua_api.txt
index 267fd9356..a129e599c 100644
--- a/doc/lua_api.txt
+++ b/doc/lua_api.txt
@@ -4087,7 +4087,9 @@ Utilities
           major = 5,                 -- major version number
           minor = 2,                 -- minor version number
           patch = 1,                 -- patch version number
-          vers_string = "5.2.1",     -- full version string
+          version_string = "5.2.1",     -- full version string (or maybe version_string)
+          platform = "Linux",         -- as PLATFORM variable
+          sysinfo = "Linux/2.6.32 x86",
           state = "Active"           -- current client state
       }
 
diff --git a/src/client/client.cpp b/src/client/client.cpp
index c6d28ce80..271f90f9a 100644
--- a/src/client/client.cpp
+++ b/src/client/client.cpp
@@ -1244,13 +1244,21 @@ void Client::sendRespawn()
 
 void Client::sendReady()
 {
+	const char *platform_name = porting::getPlatformName();
+	const std::string sysinfo = porting::get_sysinfo();
+	const size_t version_len = strlen(g_version_hash) + 1 + strlen(platform_name) + 1 + sysinfo.size();
+
 	NetworkPacket pkt(TOSERVER_CLIENT_READY,
-			1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 2 + sizeof(char) * strlen(g_version_hash) + 2);
+			1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 2 + sizeof(char) * version_len + 2);
 
 	pkt << (u8) VERSION_MAJOR << (u8) VERSION_MINOR << (u8) VERSION_PATCH
-		<< (u8) 0 << (u16) strlen(g_version_hash);
+		<< (u8) 0 << (u16) version_len;
 
 	pkt.putRawString(g_version_hash, (u16) strlen(g_version_hash));
+	pkt << (u8) 0;
+	pkt.putRawString(platform_name, (u16) strlen(platform_name));
+	pkt << (u8) 0;
+	pkt.putRawString(sysinfo.c_str(), sysinfo.size());
 	pkt << (u16)FORMSPEC_API_VERSION;
 	Send(&pkt);
 }
diff --git a/src/clientiface.h b/src/clientiface.h
index e1b555383..2ae8fd6f6 100644
--- a/src/clientiface.h
+++ b/src/clientiface.h
@@ -332,7 +332,13 @@ public:
 		m_version_major = major;
 		m_version_minor = minor;
 		m_version_patch = patch;
-		m_full_version = full;
+		m_full_version = full.c_str();
+		const size_t pos1 = full.find('\x00');
+		if (pos1 != std::string::npos)
+			m_platform = full.substr(pos1 + 1).c_str();
+		const size_t pos2 = full.find('\x00', pos + 1);
+		if (pos2 != std::string::npos)
+			m_sysinfo = full.substr(pos2 + 1);
 	}
 
 	/* read version information */
@@ -340,6 +346,8 @@ public:
 	u8 getMinor() const { return m_version_minor; }
 	u8 getPatch() const { return m_version_patch; }
 	const std::string &getFull() const { return m_full_version; }
+	const std::string &getPlatform() const { return m_platform; }
+	const std::string &getSysInfo() const { return m_sysinfo; }
 private:
 	// Version is stored in here after INIT before INIT2
 	u8 m_pending_serialization_version = SER_FMT_VER_INVALID;
@@ -413,6 +421,8 @@ private:
 	u8 m_version_patch = 0;
 
 	std::string m_full_version = "unknown";
+	std::string m_platform = "unknown";
+	std::string m_sysinfo = "unknown";
 
 	u16 m_deployed_compression = 0;
 
diff --git a/src/network/networkprotocol.h b/src/network/networkprotocol.h
index d3799868b..ae42af45b 100644
--- a/src/network/networkprotocol.h
+++ b/src/network/networkprotocol.h
@@ -935,6 +935,8 @@ enum ToServerCommand
 		u8 reserved
 		u16 len
 		u8[len] full_version_string
+		u8[len] platform
+		u8[len] sysinfo
 	*/
 
 	TOSERVER_FIRST_SRP = 0x50,
diff --git a/src/script/lua_api/l_server.cpp b/src/script/lua_api/l_server.cpp
index 28615f65a..ce27f71b5 100644
--- a/src/script/lua_api/l_server.cpp
+++ b/src/script/lua_api/l_server.cpp
@@ -162,7 +162,9 @@ int ModApiServer::l_get_player_information(lua_State *L)
 	u32 uptime;
 	u16 prot_vers;
 	u8 ser_vers,major,minor,patch;
-	std::string vers_string;
+	std::string version_string;
+	std::string platform;
+	std::string sysinfo;
 
 #define ERET(code)                                                             \
 	if (!(code)) {                                                             \
@@ -182,7 +184,7 @@ int ModApiServer::l_get_player_information(lua_State *L)
 		&avg_jitter))
 
 	ERET(getServer(L)->getClientInfo(player->getPeerId(), &state, &uptime, &ser_vers,
-		&prot_vers, &major, &minor, &patch, &vers_string))
+		&prot_vers, &major, &minor, &patch, &version_string, &platform, &sysinfo))
 
 	lua_newtable(L);
 	int table = lua_gettop(L);
@@ -254,7 +256,15 @@ int ModApiServer::l_get_player_information(lua_State *L)
 	lua_settable(L, table);
 
 	lua_pushstring(L,"version_string");
-	lua_pushstring(L, vers_string.c_str());
+	lua_pushstring(L, version_string.c_str());
+	lua_settable(L, table);
+
+	lua_pushstring(L,"platform");
+	lua_pushstring(L, platform.c_str());
+	lua_settable(L, table);
+
+	lua_pushstring(L,"sysinfo");
+	lua_pushstring(L, sysinfo.c_str());
 	lua_settable(L, table);
 
 	lua_pushstring(L,"state");
diff --git a/src/server.cpp b/src/server.cpp
index 239ddd92e..2b1fe9cf6 100644
--- a/src/server.cpp
+++ b/src/server.cpp
@@ -1263,7 +1263,9 @@ bool Server::getClientInfo(
 		u8*          major,
 		u8*          minor,
 		u8*          patch,
-		std::string* vers_string
+		std::string* version_string,
+		std::string* platform,
+		std::string* sysinfo
 	)
 {
 	*state = m_clients.getClientState(peer_id);
@@ -1282,7 +1284,9 @@ bool Server::getClientInfo(
 	*major = client->getMajor();
 	*minor = client->getMinor();
 	*patch = client->getPatch();
-	*vers_string = client->getFull();
+	*version_string = client->getFull();
+	*platform = client->getPlatform();
+	*sysinfo = client->getSysInfo();
 
 	m_clients.unlock();
 
diff --git a/src/server.h b/src/server.h
index 680de57b5..223e04048 100644
--- a/src/server.h
+++ b/src/server.h
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ public:
 	bool getClientConInfo(session_t peer_id, con::rtt_stat_type type, float *retval);
 	bool getClientInfo(session_t peer_id, ClientState *state, u32 *uptime,
 			u8* ser_vers, u16* prot_vers, u8* major, u8* minor, u8* patch,
-			std::string* vers_string);
+			std::string* version_string, std::string* platform, std::string* sysinfo);
 
 	void printToConsoleOnly(const std::string &text);