diff --git a/client/client_state.cpp b/client/client_state.cpp
index 58bc502b0f..c06aaf807d 100644
--- a/client/client_state.cpp
+++ b/client/client_state.cpp
@@ -405,6 +405,13 @@ int CLIENT_STATE::init() {
     msg_printf(NULL, MSG_INFO, "Running under account %s", pbuf);
 #endif
 
+    FILE* f = fopen(CLIENT_BRAND_FILENAME, "r");
+    if (f) {
+        fgets(client_brand, sizeof(client_brand), f);
+        msg_printf(NULL, MSG_INFO, "Client brand: %s", client_brand);
+        fclose(f);
+    }
+
     parse_account_files();
     parse_statistics_files();
 
diff --git a/client/client_state.h b/client/client_state.h
index 2bcb395eec..8d6d3adbbb 100644
--- a/client/client_state.h
+++ b/client/client_state.h
@@ -110,6 +110,9 @@ struct CLIENT_STATE {
     double device_status_time;
 
     char language[16];                // ISO language code reported by GUI
+    char client_brand[256];
+        // contents of client_brand.txt, e.g. "HTP Power to Give"
+        // reported to scheduler
     VERSION_INFO core_client_version;
     string statefile_platform_name;
     int file_xfer_giveup_period;
@@ -138,11 +141,11 @@ struct CLIENT_STATE {
         // Determine when it is safe to leave the quit_client() handler
         // and to finish cleaning up.
     char detach_project_url[256];
-        // stores URL for -detach_project option
+        // stores URL for --detach_project option
     char reset_project_url[256];
-        // stores URL for -reset_project option
+        // stores URL for --reset_project option
     char update_prefs_url[256];
-        // stores URL for -update_prefs option
+        // stores URL for --update_prefs option
     char main_host_venue[256];
         // venue from project or AMS that gave us general prefs
     char attach_project_url[256];
diff --git a/client/cs_scheduler.cpp b/client/cs_scheduler.cpp
index c2fe36e949..ead7e56a8b 100644
--- a/client/cs_scheduler.cpp
+++ b/client/cs_scheduler.cpp
@@ -395,6 +395,10 @@ int CLIENT_STATE::make_scheduler_request(PROJECT* p) {
         fclose(cof);
     }
 
+    if (strlen(client_brand)) {
+        fprintf(f, "    <client_brand>%s</client_brand>\n", client_brand);
+    }
+
     fprintf(f, "</scheduler_request>\n");
 
     fclose(f);
diff --git a/client/file_names.h b/client/file_names.h
index 0aba40f07b..bf729f2e53 100644
--- a/client/file_names.h
+++ b/client/file_names.h
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ extern void send_log_after(const char* filename, double t, MIOFILE& mf);
 #define CA_BUNDLE_FILENAME          "ca-bundle.crt"
 #define CERTIFICATE_DIRECTORY       "certificates"
 #define CLIENT_AUTH_FILENAME        "client_auth.xml"
+#define CLIENT_BRAND_FILENAME       "client_brand.txt"
 #define CLIENT_OPAQUE_FILENAME      "client_opaque.txt"
 #define CONFIG_FILE                 "cc_config.xml"
 #define COPROC_INFO_FILENAME        "coproc_info.xml"
diff --git a/db/boinc_db_types.h b/db/boinc_db_types.h
index 1580ac3568..2f23ab98bc 100644
--- a/db/boinc_db_types.h
+++ b/db/boinc_db_types.h
@@ -347,6 +347,8 @@ struct HOST {
     //
     char p_features[1024];
     char virtualbox_version[256];
+    char client_brand[256];
+        // as specific in client_brand.txt config file on client
     bool p_vm_extensions_disabled;
     int num_opencl_cpu_platforms;
     OPENCL_CPU_PROP opencl_cpu_prop[MAX_OPENCL_CPU_PLATFORMS];
diff --git a/sched/handle_request.cpp b/sched/handle_request.cpp
index 95e03de90d..dff726bdab 100644
--- a/sched/handle_request.cpp
+++ b/sched/handle_request.cpp
@@ -500,11 +500,16 @@ static int modify_host_struct(HOST& host) {
     host.timezone = g_request->host.timezone;
     strncpy(host.domain_name, g_request->host.domain_name, sizeof(host.domain_name));
     char buf[1024], buf2[1024];
-    sprintf(buf, "[BOINC|%d.%d.%d]",
+    sprintf(buf, "[BOINC|%d.%d.%d",
         g_request->core_client_major_version,
         g_request->core_client_minor_version,
         g_request->core_client_release
     );
+    if (strlen(host.client_brand)) {
+        strcat(buf, "|");
+        strcat(buf, host.client_brand);
+    }
+    strcat(buf, "]");
     g_request->coprocs.summary_string(buf2, sizeof(buf2));
     strlcpy(host.serialnum, buf, sizeof(host.serialnum));
     strlcat(host.serialnum, buf2, sizeof(host.serialnum));
diff --git a/sched/sched_types.cpp b/sched/sched_types.cpp
index 207537d5cb..b2602f3662 100644
--- a/sched/sched_types.cpp
+++ b/sched/sched_types.cpp
@@ -1249,6 +1249,7 @@ int HOST::parse(XML_PARSER& xp) {
         if (xp.parse_double("n_bwdown", n_bwdown)) continue;
         if (xp.parse_str("p_features", p_features, sizeof(p_features))) continue;
         if (xp.parse_str("virtualbox_version", virtualbox_version, sizeof(virtualbox_version))) continue;
+        if (xp.parse_str("client_brand", client_brand, sizeof(client_brand))) continue;
         if (xp.parse_bool("p_vm_extensions_disabled", p_vm_extensions_disabled)) continue;
         if (xp.match_tag("opencl_cpu_prop")) {
             int retval = opencl_cpu_prop[num_opencl_cpu_platforms].parse(xp);