diff --git a/satpy/readers/eps_l1b.py b/satpy/readers/eps_l1b.py
index 48f4bf4a2f..00697cfaa9 100644
--- a/satpy/readers/eps_l1b.py
+++ b/satpy/readers/eps_l1b.py
@@ -359,6 +359,8 @@ def get_dataset(self, key, info):
 
             dataset = create_xarray(array.data).where(~array.mask)
 
+        dataset.attrs['platform_name'] = self.platform_name
+        dataset.attrs['sensor'] = self.sensor_name
         dataset.attrs.update(info)
         dataset.attrs.update(key.to_dict())
         return dataset