diff --git a/lib/mongo/client.rb b/lib/mongo/client.rb
index 1b8df236f0..1a398b6317 100644
--- a/lib/mongo/client.rb
+++ b/lib/mongo/client.rb
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ class Client
       :min_pool_size,
       :monitoring,
       :password,
+      :platform,
       :read,
       :read_retry_interval,
       :replica_set,
@@ -200,10 +201,10 @@ def hash
     #   certification authority certifications used to validate certs passed from the
     #   other end of the connection. One of :ssl_ca_cert, :ssl_ca_cert_string or
     #   :ssl_ca_cert_object (in order of priority) is required for :ssl_verify.
-    # @option options [ Array<OpenSSL::X509::Certificate> ] :ssl_ca_cert_object An array of OpenSSL::X509::Certificate
-    #   reprenting the certification authority certifications used to validate certs passed from the
-    #   other end of the connection. One of :ssl_ca_cert, :ssl_ca_cert_string or
-    #   :ssl_ca_cert_object (in order of priority) is required for :ssl_verify.
+    # @option options [ Array<OpenSSL::X509::Certificate> ] :ssl_ca_cert_object An array of
+    #   OpenSSL::X509::Certificate representing the certification authority certifications used
+    #   to validate certs passed from the other end of the connection. One of :ssl_ca_cert,
+    #   :ssl_ca_cert_string or :ssl_ca_cert_object (in order of priority) is required for :ssl_verify.
     # @option options [ Float ] :socket_timeout The timeout, in seconds, to
     #   execute operations on a socket.
     # @option options [ String ] :user The user name.
@@ -222,6 +223,8 @@ def hash
     #   for documents. Must respond to #generate.
     # @option options [ String, Symbol ] :app_name Application name that is printed to the
     #   mongod logs upon establishing a connection in server versions >= 3.4.
+    # @option options [ String ] :platform Platform information to include in the
+    #   metadata printed to the mongod logs upon establishing a connection in server versions >= 3.4.
     #
     # @since 2.0.0
     def initialize(addresses_or_uri, options = Options::Redacted.new)
diff --git a/lib/mongo/cluster/app_metadata.rb b/lib/mongo/cluster/app_metadata.rb
index 0feacb01b7..38db8e30e4 100644
--- a/lib/mongo/cluster/app_metadata.rb
+++ b/lib/mongo/cluster/app_metadata.rb
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ class AppMetadata
       # @since 2.4.0
       def initialize(cluster)
         @app_name = cluster.options[:app_name]
+        @platform = cluster.options[:platform]
       end
 
       # Get the bytes of the ismaster message including this metadata.
@@ -133,7 +134,12 @@ def architecture
       end
 
       def platform
-        [RUBY_VERSION, RUBY_PLATFORM, RbConfig::CONFIG['build']].join(', ')
+        [
+          @platform,
+          RUBY_VERSION,
+          RUBY_PLATFORM,
+          RbConfig::CONFIG['build']
+        ].compact.join(', ')
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/spec/mongo/client_spec.rb b/spec/mongo/client_spec.rb
index dbf2995184..10c441b29c 100644
--- a/spec/mongo/client_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/mongo/client_spec.rb
@@ -271,6 +271,44 @@
           expect(client.cluster.options[:heartbeat_frequency]).to eq(client.options[:heartbeat_frequency])
         end
       end
+
+      context 'when platform details are specified' do
+
+        let(:app_metadata) do
+          client.cluster.app_metadata
+        end
+
+        let(:client) do
+          described_class.new(['127.0.0.1:27017'], :platform => 'mongoid-6.0.2')
+        end
+
+        it 'includes the platform info in the app metadata' do
+          expect(app_metadata.send(:full_client_document)[:platform]).to match(/mongoid-6\.0\.2/)
+        end
+      end
+
+      context 'when platform details are not specified' do
+
+        let(:app_metadata) do
+          client.cluster.app_metadata
+        end
+
+        let(:client) do
+          described_class.new(['127.0.0.1:27017'])
+        end
+
+        let(:platform_string) do
+          [
+            RUBY_VERSION,
+            RUBY_PLATFORM,
+            RbConfig::CONFIG['build']
+          ].join(', ')
+        end
+
+        it 'does not include the platform info in the app metadata' do
+          expect(app_metadata.send(:full_client_document)[:platform]).to eq(platform_string)
+        end
+      end
     end
 
     context 'when providing a connection string' do