diff --git a/lib/discourse.rb b/lib/discourse.rb
index 7badcc01d51..e7d1a19d890 100644
--- a/lib/discourse.rb
+++ b/lib/discourse.rb
@@ -201,6 +201,16 @@ module Discourse
     end
   end
 
+  def self.git_branch
+    return $git_branch if $git_branch
+
+    begin
+      $git_branch ||= `git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD`.strip
+    rescue
+      $git_branch = "unknown"
+    end
+  end
+
   # Either returns the site_contact_username user or the first admin.
   def self.site_contact_user
     user = User.find_by(username_lower: SiteSetting.site_contact_username.downcase) if SiteSetting.site_contact_username.present?
diff --git a/lib/discourse_hub.rb b/lib/discourse_hub.rb
index e8eafdef24e..4309647b020 100644
--- a/lib/discourse_hub.rb
+++ b/lib/discourse_hub.rb
@@ -6,10 +6,9 @@ module DiscourseHub
   def self.version_check_payload
     {
       installed_version: Discourse::VERSION::STRING
-    }
+    }.merge!( Discourse.git_branch == "unknown" ? {} : {branch: Discourse.git_branch})
   end
 
-
   def self.discourse_version_check
     get('/version_check', version_check_payload)
   end