diff --git a/modules/juce_core/native/juce_android_SystemStats.cpp b/modules/juce_core/native/juce_android_SystemStats.cpp
index ae68b47537..472f08bc5a 100644
--- a/modules/juce_core/native/juce_android_SystemStats.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_core/native/juce_android_SystemStats.cpp
@@ -192,6 +192,11 @@ String SystemStats::getOperatingSystemName()
     return "Android " + AndroidStatsHelpers::getSystemProperty ("os.version");
 }
 
+String SystemStats::getDeviceDescription()
+{
+    return String::empty;
+}
+
 bool SystemStats::isOperatingSystem64Bit()
 {
    #if JUCE_64BIT
diff --git a/modules/juce_core/native/juce_linux_SystemStats.cpp b/modules/juce_core/native/juce_linux_SystemStats.cpp
index 1062b6593f..91cecbdcb2 100644
--- a/modules/juce_core/native/juce_linux_SystemStats.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_core/native/juce_linux_SystemStats.cpp
@@ -42,6 +42,11 @@ String SystemStats::getOperatingSystemName()
     return "Linux";
 }
 
+String SystemStats::getDeviceDescription()
+{
+    return String::empty;
+}
+
 bool SystemStats::isOperatingSystem64Bit()
 {
    #if JUCE_64BIT
diff --git a/modules/juce_core/native/juce_mac_SystemStats.mm b/modules/juce_core/native/juce_mac_SystemStats.mm
index e4bd18aa1a..ecccb2daa9 100644
--- a/modules/juce_core/native/juce_mac_SystemStats.mm
+++ b/modules/juce_core/native/juce_mac_SystemStats.mm
@@ -143,6 +143,15 @@ String SystemStats::getOperatingSystemName()
    #endif
 }
 
+String SystemStats::getDeviceDescription()
+{
+   #if JUCE_IOS
+    return nsStringToJuce ([[UIDevice currentDevice] model]);
+   #else
+    return String::empty;
+   #endif
+}
+
 bool SystemStats::isOperatingSystem64Bit()
 {
    #if JUCE_IOS
diff --git a/modules/juce_core/native/juce_win32_SystemStats.cpp b/modules/juce_core/native/juce_win32_SystemStats.cpp
index 7855b397ee..0098b46fe5 100644
--- a/modules/juce_core/native/juce_win32_SystemStats.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_core/native/juce_win32_SystemStats.cpp
@@ -197,6 +197,11 @@ String SystemStats::getOperatingSystemName()
     return name;
 }
 
+String SystemStats::getDeviceDescription()
+{
+    return String::empty;
+}
+
 bool SystemStats::isOperatingSystem64Bit()
 {
    #if JUCE_64BIT
diff --git a/modules/juce_core/system/juce_SystemStats.h b/modules/juce_core/system/juce_SystemStats.h
index dd40674d0c..2a8b267e41 100644
--- a/modules/juce_core/system/juce_SystemStats.h
+++ b/modules/juce_core/system/juce_SystemStats.h
@@ -83,8 +83,7 @@ public:
     */
     static String getOperatingSystemName();
 
-    /** Returns true if the OS is 64-bit, or false for a 32-bit OS.
-    */
+    /** Returns true if the OS is 64-bit, or false for a 32-bit OS. */
     static bool isOperatingSystem64Bit();
 
     /** Returns an environment variable.
@@ -122,6 +121,12 @@ public:
     */
     static String getDisplayLanguage();
 
+    /** This will attempt to return some kind of string describing the device.
+        If no description is available, it'll just return an empty string. You may
+        want to use this for things like determining the type of phone/iPad, etc.
+    */
+    static String getDeviceDescription();
+
     //==============================================================================
     // CPU and memory information..