diff --git a/src/frontends/qt4/GuiAbout.cpp b/src/frontends/qt4/GuiAbout.cpp
index 299ed0845d..72b67e7df7 100644
--- a/src/frontends/qt4/GuiAbout.cpp
+++ b/src/frontends/qt4/GuiAbout.cpp
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
 
 #include "GuiAbout.h"
 
+#include "GuiApplication.h"
+
 #include "ui_AboutUi.h"
 
 #include "qt_helpers.h"
@@ -229,7 +231,7 @@ static QString version()
 	out << qt_("User directory: ");
 	out << toqstr(makeDisplayPath(package().user_support().absFileName()));
 	out << "\n";
-	out << toqstr(bformat(_("Qt Version (run-time): %1$s"), from_ascii(qVersion()))) << "\n";
+	out << toqstr(bformat(_("Qt Version (run-time): %1$s on platform %2$s"), from_ascii(qVersion()), qstring_to_ucs4(guiApp->platformName()))) << "\n";
 	out << toqstr(bformat(_("Qt Version (compile-time): %1$s"), from_ascii(QT_VERSION_STR))) << "\n";
 	return res;
 }
diff --git a/status.23x b/status.23x
index 2b994ea9d0..06a0d577b9 100644
--- a/status.23x
+++ b/status.23x
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ What's new
 - Other than directly inserted, now references can also be pasted as insets
   into an equation, instead of simply as text (bug 11539). 
 
+- Add Qt platform name in About dialog.
+
 * DOCUMENTATION AND LOCALIZATION