diff --git a/Lib/platform.py b/Lib/platform.py
index dc981ec144cc071..e5bb1bb9f987b2f 100755
--- a/Lib/platform.py
+++ b/Lib/platform.py
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ def _dist_try_harder(distname, version, id):
 # and http://www.die.net/doc/linux/man/man1/lsb_release.1.html
 
 _supported_dists = (
-    'SuSE', 'debian', 'fedora', 'redhat', 'centos',
+    'SuSE', 'debian', 'fedora', 'redhat', 'centos', 'oracle'
     'mandrake', 'mandriva', 'rocks', 'slackware', 'yellowdog', 'gentoo',
     'UnitedLinux', 'turbolinux', 'arch', 'mageia')
 
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2018-04-28-11-30-33.bpo-19213.UV50t3.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2018-04-28-11-30-33.bpo-19213.UV50t3.rst
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000000..475ae7044fdc454
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2018-04-28-11-30-33.bpo-19213.UV50t3.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
++Return Oracle OS information in ``platform.linux_distibution()``
++instead of RedHat. Patch by Komail Kanjee.