diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e8590e6ee..46e257ae8 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ at anytime.
   * integration tests for bootstrapping the dht
   * configurable `concurrent_announcers` and `s3_headers_depth` settings
   * `peer_ping` command
+  * linux distro and desktop name added to analytics
 
 ### Removed
   * `announce_all` argument from `blob_announce`
diff --git a/lbrynet/analytics.py b/lbrynet/analytics.py
index 6cd1f1e69..cec87199c 100644
--- a/lbrynet/analytics.py
+++ b/lbrynet/analytics.py
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ class Manager(object):
 
     @staticmethod
     def _make_context(platform, wallet):
-        return {
+        context = {
             'app': {
                 'name': 'lbrynet',
                 'version': platform['lbrynet_version'],
@@ -206,6 +206,10 @@ class Manager(object):
                 'version': '1.0.0'
             },
         }
+        if 'desktop' in platform and 'distro' in platform:
+            context['os']['desktop'] = platform['desktop']
+            context['os']['distro'] = platform['distro']
+        return context
 
     @staticmethod
     def _if_deferred(maybe_deferred, callback, *args, **kwargs):
diff --git a/lbrynet/core/system_info.py b/lbrynet/core/system_info.py
index 95cd74bc9..3e81e8011 100644
--- a/lbrynet/core/system_info.py
+++ b/lbrynet/core/system_info.py
@@ -36,6 +36,10 @@ def get_platform(get_ip=True):
         "lbryschema_version": lbryschema_version,
         "build": build_type.BUILD,  # CI server sets this during build step
     }
+    if p["os_system"] == "Linux":
+        import distro
+        p["distro"] = distro.info()
+        p["desktop"] = os.environ.get('XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP', 'Unknown')
 
     # TODO: remove this from get_platform and add a get_external_ip function using treq
     if get_ip:
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index d4e4c0f43..7076b14b5 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ from setuptools import setup, find_packages
 requires = [
     'Twisted',
     'appdirs',
+    'distro',
     'base58',
     'envparse',
     'jsonrpc',