diff --git a/src/framework/enhancement/js/ContextAwareness.js b/src/framework/enhancement/js/ContextAwareness.js
index 7df62e5b46..8d1561adb3 100644
--- a/src/framework/enhancement/js/ContextAwareness.js
+++ b/src/framework/enhancement/js/ContextAwareness.js
@@ -212,9 +212,18 @@ var fluid_2_0_0 = fluid_2_0_0 || {};
         return typeof(navigator) !== "undefined" && navigator.platform ? navigator.platform : undefined;
     };
 
+    // Context awareness for the reported user agent name
+
+    fluid.contextAware.browser.getUserAgent = function () {
+        return typeof(navigator) !== "undefined" && navigator.userAgent ? navigator.userAgent : undefined;
+    };
+
     fluid.contextAware.makeChecks({
         "fluid.browser.platformName": {
             funcName: "fluid.contextAware.browser.getPlatformName"
+        },
+        "fluid.browser.userAgent": {
+            funcName: "fluid.contextAware.browser.getUserAgent"
         }
     });
 
diff --git a/tests/component-tests/textToSpeech/js/TextToSpeechTests.js b/tests/component-tests/textToSpeech/js/TextToSpeechTests.js
index 58569459e4..e6bc2920e3 100644
--- a/tests/component-tests/textToSpeech/js/TextToSpeechTests.js
+++ b/tests/component-tests/textToSpeech/js/TextToSpeechTests.js
@@ -258,14 +258,33 @@ https://github.com/fluid-project/infusion/raw/master/Infusion-LICENSE.txt
            fluid.test.conditionalTestUtils.bypassTest, "Browser appears to support TTS", "Browser does not appear to support TTS");
     };
 
+    fluid.tests.textToSpeech.isChromeOnWindows = function () {
+        return fluid.contextAware.getCheckValue(fluid.rootComponent, "{fluid.browser.isChrome}") && fluid.contextAware.getCheckValue(fluid.rootComponent, "{fluid.browser.platform.isWindows}");
+    };
+
+    // The following environments are currently consider to not support
+    // pause and resume:
+    // Linux (any browser)
+    // Chrome on Windows due to this bug:
+    // https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=679043
+
+    fluid.tests.textToSpeech.isPauseResumeSupporting = function () {
+        return !fluid.tests.textToSpeech.isChromeOnWindows() || !fluid.test.conditionalTestUtils.isBrowserOnLinux;
+    };
+
+    // Makes check Chrome on Windows due to TTS pause/resume bug
+    fluid.contextAware.makeChecks({
+        "fluid.tests.textToSpeech.isPauseResumeSupporting": "fluid.tests.textToSpeech.isPauseResumeSupporting"
+    });
+
     fluid.defaults("fluid.tests.textToSpeech.contextAwareTestRunner", {
         gradeNames: ["fluid.test.conditionalTestUtils.contextAwareTestRunner"],
         contextAwareness: {
             supportsPauseResume: {
                 checks: {
                     supportsPauseResume: {
-                        contextValue: "{fluid.browser.platform.isLinux}",
-                        equals: false,
+                        contextValue: "{fluid.tests.textToSpeech.isPauseResumeSupporting}",
+                        equals: true,
                         gradeNames: ["fluid.tests.textToSpeech.supportsPauseResume"]
                     }
                 }
diff --git a/tests/test-core/utils/js/ConditionalTestUtils.js b/tests/test-core/utils/js/ConditionalTestUtils.js
index c1517816d5..cc610e98ed 100644
--- a/tests/test-core/utils/js/ConditionalTestUtils.js
+++ b/tests/test-core/utils/js/ConditionalTestUtils.js
@@ -103,10 +103,34 @@ https://github.com/fluid-project/infusion/raw/master/Infusion-LICENSE.txt
         return fluid.test.conditionalTestUtils.contextValueContains("Windows", "{fluid.browser.platformName}");
     };
 
+    // Makes checks for browser platform
     fluid.contextAware.makeChecks({
         "fluid.browser.platform.isLinux": "fluid.test.conditionalTestUtils.isBrowserOnLinux",
         "fluid.browser.platform.isMac": "fluid.test.conditionalTestUtils.isBrowserOnMac",
         "fluid.browser.platform.isWindows": "fluid.test.conditionalTestUtils.isBrowserOnWindows"
     });
 
+    // Functions for web browser name reporting for makeChecks
+
+    fluid.test.conditionalTestUtils.isChromeBrowser = function () {
+        return fluid.test.conditionalTestUtils.contextValueContains("Chrome", "{fluid.browser.userAgent}");
+    };
+
+    // We have to check that the userAgent string contains Safari, but does not
+    // contain Chrome, because Chrome on Mac includes the string "Safari"
+    fluid.test.conditionalTestUtils.isSafariBrowser = function () {
+        return fluid.test.conditionalTestUtils.contextValueContains("Safari", "{fluid.browser.userAgent}") && !fluid.test.conditionalTestUtils.contextValueContains("Chrome", "{fluid.browser.userAgent}");
+    };
+
+    fluid.test.conditionalTestUtils.isFirefoxBrowser = function () {
+        return fluid.test.conditionalTestUtils.contextValueContains("Firefox", "{fluid.browser.userAgent}");
+    };
+
+    // Makes checks for browser name
+    fluid.contextAware.makeChecks({
+        "fluid.browser.isChrome": "fluid.test.conditionalTestUtils.isChromeBrowser",
+        "fluid.browser.isSafari": "fluid.test.conditionalTestUtils.isSafariBrowser",
+        "fluid.browser.isFirefox": "fluid.test.conditionalTestUtils.isFirefoxBrowser"
+    });
+
 })();