diff --git a/src/vs/code/electron-main/window.ts b/src/vs/code/electron-main/window.ts
index 814c9f767f61b..bd434c851903e 100644
--- a/src/vs/code/electron-main/window.ts
+++ b/src/vs/code/electron-main/window.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
  *  Licensed under the MIT License. See License.txt in the project root for license information.
  *--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
+import * as os from 'os';
 import * as path from 'vs/base/common/path';
 import * as objects from 'vs/base/common/objects';
 import * as nls from 'vs/nls';
@@ -799,6 +800,11 @@ export class CodeWindow extends Disposable implements ICodeWindow {
 		// Parts splash
 		windowConfiguration.partsSplashPath = path.join(this.environmentService.userDataPath, 'rapid_render.json');
 
+		// OS Info
+		windowConfiguration.os = {
+			release: os.release()
+		};
+
 		// Config (combination of process.argv and window configuration)
 		const environment = parseArgs(process.argv, OPTIONS);
 		const config = Object.assign(environment, windowConfiguration) as unknown as { [key: string]: unknown };
diff --git a/src/vs/platform/windows/common/windows.ts b/src/vs/platform/windows/common/windows.ts
index 6fa6c3216258b..74b87a5c52911 100644
--- a/src/vs/platform/windows/common/windows.ts
+++ b/src/vs/platform/windows/common/windows.ts
@@ -230,6 +230,10 @@ export interface IWindowConfiguration {
 	filesToDiff?: IPath[];
 }
 
+export interface IOSConfiguration {
+	release: string;
+}
+
 export interface INativeWindowConfiguration extends IWindowConfiguration, NativeParsedArgs {
 	mainPid: number;
 
@@ -256,6 +260,8 @@ export interface INativeWindowConfiguration extends IWindowConfiguration, Native
 
 	userEnv: IProcessEnvironment;
 	filesToWait?: IPathsToWaitFor;
+
+	os: IOSConfiguration;
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/electron-sandbox/sandbox.simpleservices.ts b/src/vs/workbench/electron-sandbox/sandbox.simpleservices.ts
index 0613b2b72878c..15a790b6630aa 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/electron-sandbox/sandbox.simpleservices.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/electron-sandbox/sandbox.simpleservices.ts
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ export class SimpleNativeWorkbenchEnvironmentService implements INativeWorkbench
 	sessionId = this.configuration.sessionId;
 	machineId = this.configuration.machineId;
 	remoteAuthority = this.configuration.remoteAuthority;
+	os = { release: 'unknown' };
 
 	options?: IWorkbenchConstructionOptions | undefined;
 	logExtensionHostCommunication?: boolean | undefined;
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/services/environment/electron-browser/environmentService.ts b/src/vs/workbench/services/environment/electron-browser/environmentService.ts
index 576f2cc555da4..e124b2508d687 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/services/environment/electron-browser/environmentService.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/services/environment/electron-browser/environmentService.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import { URI } from 'vs/base/common/uri';
 import { Schemas } from 'vs/base/common/network';
 import { join } from 'vs/base/common/path';
 import { IProductService } from 'vs/platform/product/common/productService';
+import { IOSConfiguration } from 'vs/platform/windows/common/windows';
 
 export class NativeWorkbenchEnvironmentService extends NativeEnvironmentService implements INativeWorkbenchEnvironmentService {
 
@@ -82,6 +83,10 @@ export class NativeWorkbenchEnvironmentService extends NativeEnvironmentService
 		return undefined;
 	}
 
+	get os(): IOSConfiguration {
+		return this.configuration.os;
+	}
+
 	constructor(
 		readonly configuration: INativeWorkbenchConfiguration,
 		private readonly productService: IProductService
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/services/environment/electron-sandbox/environmentService.ts b/src/vs/workbench/services/environment/electron-sandbox/environmentService.ts
index e534169ba0ba8..ef5be8fcc5ad5 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/services/environment/electron-sandbox/environmentService.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/services/environment/electron-sandbox/environmentService.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  *--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
 import { IWorkbenchConfiguration, IWorkbenchEnvironmentService } from 'vs/workbench/services/environment/common/environmentService';
-import { INativeWindowConfiguration } from 'vs/platform/windows/common/windows';
+import { INativeWindowConfiguration, IOSConfiguration } from 'vs/platform/windows/common/windows';
 import { INativeEnvironmentService } from 'vs/platform/environment/common/environment';
 import { createDecorator } from 'vs/platform/instantiation/common/instantiation';
 
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ export interface INativeWorkbenchEnvironmentService extends IWorkbenchEnvironmen
 
 	readonly log?: string;
 
+	readonly os: IOSConfiguration;
+
 	// TODO@ben this is a bit ugly
 	updateBackupPath(newPath: string | undefined): void;
 
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/test/electron-browser/workbenchTestServices.ts b/src/vs/workbench/test/electron-browser/workbenchTestServices.ts
index 26dd802bba92c..5bb6f74c670c1 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/test/electron-browser/workbenchTestServices.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/test/electron-browser/workbenchTestServices.ts
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ import { IUriIdentityService } from 'vs/workbench/services/uriIdentity/common/ur
 import { MouseInputEvent } from 'vs/base/parts/sandbox/common/electronTypes';
 import { IModeService } from 'vs/editor/common/services/modeService';
 import { IOSProperties, IOSStatistics } from 'vs/platform/native/common/native';
-import { homedir } from 'os';
+import { homedir, release } from 'os';
 
 export const TestWorkbenchConfiguration: INativeWorkbenchConfiguration = {
 	windowId: 0,
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ export const TestWorkbenchConfiguration: INativeWorkbenchConfiguration = {
 	execPath: process.execPath,
 	perfEntries: [],
 	colorScheme: { dark: true, highContrast: false },
+	os: { release: release() },
 	...parseArgs(process.argv, OPTIONS)
 };