diff --git a/src/Abstract/ObjectHandle.jl b/src/Abstract/ObjectHandle.jl
index 3331628..2f01662 100644
--- a/src/Abstract/ObjectHandle.jl
+++ b/src/Abstract/ObjectHandle.jl
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ where `oh <: COFFHandle`).
   - unpack()
 
 ### Format-specific properties
+  - *Platform()*
   - *endianness()*
   - *is64bit()*
   - *isrelocatable()*
@@ -189,6 +190,12 @@ for f in [:skip, :seekstart, :eof, :read, :readuntil, :readbytes, :write]
     @eval $(f)(oh::H, args...) where {H<:ObjectHandle} = $(f)(iostream(oh), args...)
 end
 
+"""
+    Platform(oh::ObjectHandle)
+
+Returns a `Platform` object representing the binary platform this object is built for.
+"""
+@mustimplement Platform(oh::ObjectHandle)
 
 """
     endianness(oh::ObjectHandle)
diff --git a/src/COFF/COFF.jl b/src/COFF/COFF.jl
index 8b6edd3..68221d9 100644
--- a/src/COFF/COFF.jl
+++ b/src/COFF/COFF.jl
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 module COFF
 
-using StructIO
+using StructIO, Base.BinaryPlatforms
+import Base.BinaryPlatforms: Platform
 
 # Bring in ObjectFile definitions
 using ObjectFile
diff --git a/src/COFF/COFFHandle.jl b/src/COFF/COFFHandle.jl
index ac28f26..3290753 100644
--- a/src/COFF/COFFHandle.jl
+++ b/src/COFF/COFFHandle.jl
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ iostream(oh::COFFHandle) = oh.io
 
 ## Format-specific properties:
 header(oh::COFFHandle) = oh.header
+Platform(oh::COFFHandle) = Platform(coff_machine_to_arch(oh.header.Machine), "windows")
 endianness(oh::COFFHandle) = coff_header_endianness(header(oh))
 is64bit(oh::COFFHandle) = coff_header_is64bit(header(oh))
 isrelocatable(oh::COFFHandle) = isrelocatable(header(oh))
diff --git a/src/COFF/constants.jl b/src/COFF/constants.jl
index 2a2c741..d1569bd 100644
--- a/src/COFF/constants.jl
+++ b/src/COFF/constants.jl
@@ -24,6 +24,20 @@
     const IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_WCEMIPSV2      = 0x169     #   MIPS little-endian WCE v2
 end
 
+function coff_machine_to_arch(machine::UInt16)
+    if machine ∈ (IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_I386,)
+        return "i686"
+    elseif machine ∈ (IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_AMD64, IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_IA64)
+        return "x86_64"
+    elseif machine ∈ (IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_ARM, IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_ARMNT, IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_THUMB)
+        return "armv7l"
+    elseif machine ∈ (IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_ARM64,)
+        return "aarch64"
+    elseif machine ∈ (IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_POWERPC,)
+        return "ppc64le"
+    end
+end
+
 # # # Characteristics
 
 @constants IMAGE_FILE_CHARACTERISTICS "IMAGE_FILE_" begin
diff --git a/src/ELF/ELF.jl b/src/ELF/ELF.jl
index 7f063b4..200998a 100644
--- a/src/ELF/ELF.jl
+++ b/src/ELF/ELF.jl
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 module ELF
 
-using StructIO
+using StructIO, Base.BinaryPlatforms
+import Base.BinaryPlatforms: Platform
 
 # Bring in ObjectFile definitions
 using ObjectFile
diff --git a/src/ELF/ELFHandle.jl b/src/ELF/ELFHandle.jl
index afcfbea..2bebde6 100644
--- a/src/ELF/ELFHandle.jl
+++ b/src/ELF/ELFHandle.jl
@@ -64,9 +64,15 @@ end
 startaddr(oh::ELFHandle) = oh.start
 iostream(oh::ELFHandle) = oh.io
 
+# We don't try to inspect dynamic libraries to figure out if this is a glibc or musl dynamic object
+function strip_libc_tag(p::Platform)
+    delete!(tags(p), "libc")
+    return p
+end
 
 ## Format-specific properties:
 header(oh::ELFHandle) = oh.header
+Platform(oh::ELFHandle) = strip_libc_tag(Platform(elf_machine_to_arch(oh.header.e_machine), "linux"))
 endianness(oh::ELFHandle) = elf_internal_endianness(oh.ei)
 is64bit(oh::ELFHandle) = elf_internal_is64bit(oh.ei)
 isrelocatable(oh::ELFHandle) = header(oh).e_type == ET_REL
diff --git a/src/ELF/ELFHeader.jl b/src/ELF/ELFHeader.jl
index 14e63f0..cdfc808 100644
--- a/src/ELF/ELFHeader.jl
+++ b/src/ELF/ELFHeader.jl
@@ -56,6 +56,20 @@ function machinetype(e_machine)
     return string("Unknown (0x",string(e_machine, base=16),")")
 end
 
+function elf_machine_to_arch(machine::UInt16)
+    if machine ∈ (EM_386,)
+        return "i686"
+    elseif machine ∈ (EM_IA_64, EM_X86_64)
+        return "x86_64"
+    elseif machine ∈ (EM_ARM,)
+        return "armv7l"
+    elseif machine ∈ (EM_AARCH64,)
+        return "aarch64"
+    elseif machine ∈ (EM_PPC64,)
+        return "ppc64le"
+    end
+end
+
 
 function show(io::IO, header::ELFHeader)
     println(io, "ELF Header")
diff --git a/src/MachO/MachO.jl b/src/MachO/MachO.jl
index 04d8c4e..92c9280 100644
--- a/src/MachO/MachO.jl
+++ b/src/MachO/MachO.jl
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 module MachO
 
-using StructIO
+using StructIO, Base.BinaryPlatforms
+import Base.BinaryPlatforms: Platform
 
 # Bring in ObjectFile definitions
 using ObjectFile
diff --git a/src/MachO/MachOHandle.jl b/src/MachO/MachOHandle.jl
index 648a2dc..af9be45 100644
--- a/src/MachO/MachOHandle.jl
+++ b/src/MachO/MachOHandle.jl
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ iostream(oh::AbstractMachOHandle) = oh.io
 ## Format-specific properties:
 header(oh::AbstractMachOHandle) = oh.header
 endianness(oh::AbstractMachOHandle) = macho_endianness(header(oh).magic)
+Platform(oh::MachOHandle) = Platform(macho_cpu_to_arch(header(oh).cputype), "macos")
 is64bit(oh::MachOHandle) = macho_is64bit(header(oh).magic)
 isrelocatable(oh::MachOHandle) = header(oh).filetype == MH_OBJECT
 isexecutable(oh::MachOHandle) = header(oh).filetype == MH_EXECUTE
diff --git a/src/MachO/constants.jl b/src/MachO/constants.jl
index c32f7c6..7d2b62e 100644
--- a/src/MachO/constants.jl
+++ b/src/MachO/constants.jl
@@ -48,6 +48,21 @@ const CPU_ARCH_ABI64_32 = 0x02000000
     const CPU_TYPE_ARM64_32     = CPU_TYPE_ARM | CPU_ARCH_ABI64_32
 end
 
+function macho_cpu_to_arch(cputype::UInt32)
+    if cputype ∈ (CPU_TYPE_X86,)
+        return "i686"
+    elseif cputype ∈ (CPU_TYPE_X86_64,)
+        return "x86_64"
+    elseif cputype ∈ (CPU_TYPE_ARM,)
+        return "armv7l"
+    elseif cputype ∈ (CPU_TYPE_POWERPC64,)
+        return "ppc64le"
+    elseif cputype ∈ (CPU_TYPE_ARM64,)
+        return "aarch64"
+    end
+end
+
+
 # TODO subtype constants
 @constants NLISTTYPES "N_" begin
     const N_STAB         = 0xe0
diff --git a/src/ObjectFile.jl b/src/ObjectFile.jl
index ab07796..6ef1bb8 100644
--- a/src/ObjectFile.jl
+++ b/src/ObjectFile.jl
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 module ObjectFile
 using Reexport
+import Base.BinaryPlatforms: Platform
 
 # Include base utilities
 include("utils.jl")
diff --git a/test/runtests.jl b/test/runtests.jl
index c9b0039..dbde158 100644
--- a/test/runtests.jl
+++ b/test/runtests.jl
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-using ObjectFile
+using ObjectFile, Base.BinaryPlatforms
 using Test
 
 @testset "basic" begin
@@ -29,6 +29,14 @@ function test_libfoo_and_fooifier(fooifier_path, libfoo_path)
     H = types[platform]
     bits = dir_path[end-1:end]
 
+    platforms = Dict(
+        "linux32" => Platform("i686", "linux"),
+        "linux64" => Platform("x86_64", "linux"),
+        "mac64" => Platform("x86_64", "macos"),
+        "win32" => Platform("i686", "windows"),
+        "win64" => Platform("x86_64", "windows"),
+    )
+
     @testset "$(dir_path)" begin
         @testset "General Properties" begin
             for oh in (oh_exe, oh_lib)
@@ -37,6 +45,7 @@ function test_libfoo_and_fooifier(fooifier_path, libfoo_path)
 
                 # Test that we got the right number of bits
                 @test is64bit(oh) == (bits == "64")
+                @test platforms_match(Platform(oh), platforms[dir_path])
 
                 # Everything is always little endian
                 @test endianness(oh) == :LittleEndian