diff --git a/app/router.go b/app/router.go
index 3d142f588..ab8b6f260 100644
--- a/app/router.go
+++ b/app/router.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/PuerkitoBio/ghost/handlers"
 	"github.com/gorilla/mux"
 
+	"github.com/weaveworks/scope/common/hostname"
 	"github.com/weaveworks/scope/report"
 	"github.com/weaveworks/scope/xfer"
 )
@@ -105,5 +106,9 @@ func makeReportPostHandler(a Adder) http.HandlerFunc {
 }
 
 func apiHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-	respondWith(w, http.StatusOK, xfer.Details{ID: uniqueID, Version: version})
+	respondWith(w, http.StatusOK, xfer.Details{
+		ID:       uniqueID,
+		Version:  version,
+		Hostname: hostname.Get(),
+	})
 }
diff --git a/client/app/scripts/actions/app-actions.js b/client/app/scripts/actions/app-actions.js
index 6dc3c3250..491f33a71 100644
--- a/client/app/scripts/actions/app-actions.js
+++ b/client/app/scripts/actions/app-actions.js
@@ -167,6 +167,7 @@ export function receiveTopologies(topologies) {
 export function receiveApiDetails(apiDetails) {
   AppDispatcher.dispatch({
     type: ActionTypes.RECEIVE_API_DETAILS,
+    hostname: apiDetails.hostname,
     version: apiDetails.version
   });
 }
diff --git a/client/app/scripts/components/app.js b/client/app/scripts/components/app.js
index 6f6e7af3c..de024c07f 100644
--- a/client/app/scripts/components/app.js
+++ b/client/app/scripts/components/app.js
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ function getStateFromStores() {
     errorUrl: AppStore.getErrorUrl(),
     highlightedEdgeIds: AppStore.getHighlightedEdgeIds(),
     highlightedNodeIds: AppStore.getHighlightedNodeIds(),
+    hostname: AppStore.getHostname(),
     selectedNodeId: AppStore.getSelectedNodeId(),
     nodeDetails: AppStore.getNodeDetails(),
     nodes: AppStore.getNodes(),
@@ -68,7 +69,7 @@ export default class App extends React.Component {
 
   render() {
     const showingDetails = this.state.selectedNodeId;
-    const versionString = this.state.version ? 'Version ' + this.state.version : '';
+    const footer = `Version ${this.state.version} on ${this.state.hostname}`;
     // width of details panel blocking a view
     const detailsWidth = showingDetails ? 450 : 0;
     const topMargin = 100;
@@ -101,7 +102,7 @@ export default class App extends React.Component {
         </Sidebar>
 
         <div className="footer">
-          {versionString}&nbsp;&nbsp;
+          {footer}&nbsp;&nbsp;
           <a href="https://gitreports.com/issue/weaveworks/scope" target="_blank">Report an issue</a>
         </div>
       </div>
diff --git a/client/app/scripts/stores/app-store.js b/client/app/scripts/stores/app-store.js
index 1a2a956f7..d01d158b3 100644
--- a/client/app/scripts/stores/app-store.js
+++ b/client/app/scripts/stores/app-store.js
@@ -51,7 +51,8 @@ let controlPending = false;
 let currentTopology = null;
 let currentTopologyId = 'containers';
 let errorUrl = null;
-let version = '';
+let hostname = '...';
+let version = '...';
 let mouseOverEdgeId = null;
 let mouseOverNodeId = null;
 let nodes = makeOrderedMap();
@@ -198,6 +199,10 @@ export class AppStore extends Store {
     return null;
   }
 
+  getHostname() {
+    return hostname;
+  }
+
   getNodeDetails() {
     return nodeDetails;
   }
@@ -403,6 +408,7 @@ export class AppStore extends Store {
 
     case ActionTypes.RECEIVE_API_DETAILS:
       errorUrl = null;
+      hostname = payload.hostname;
       version = payload.version;
       this.__emitChange();
       break;
diff --git a/probe/hostname.go b/common/hostname/hostname.go
similarity index 68%
rename from probe/hostname.go
rename to common/hostname/hostname.go
index 305e6beea..799dcea90 100644
--- a/probe/hostname.go
+++ b/common/hostname/hostname.go
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-package probe
+package hostname
 
 import "os"
 
-// Hostname returns the hostname of this host.
-func Hostname() string {
+// Get returns the hostname of this host.
+func Get() string {
 	if hostname := os.Getenv("SCOPE_HOSTNAME"); hostname != "" {
 		return hostname
 	}
diff --git a/prog/probe/main.go b/prog/probe/main.go
index 33d4c6636..553d58d04 100644
--- a/prog/probe/main.go
+++ b/prog/probe/main.go
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/armon/go-metrics"
 	"github.com/weaveworks/weave/common"
 
+	"github.com/weaveworks/scope/common/hostname"
 	"github.com/weaveworks/scope/probe"
 	"github.com/weaveworks/scope/probe/controls"
 	"github.com/weaveworks/scope/probe/docker"
@@ -78,7 +79,7 @@ func main() {
 	rand.Seed(time.Now().UnixNano())
 	probeID := strconv.FormatInt(rand.Int63(), 16)
 	var (
-		hostName = probe.Hostname()
+		hostName = hostname.Get()
 		hostID   = hostName // TODO(pb): we should sanitize the hostname
 	)
 	log.Printf("probe starting, version %s, ID %s", version, probeID)
diff --git a/xfer/app_client.go b/xfer/app_client.go
index 1b1fd579d..da6998683 100644
--- a/xfer/app_client.go
+++ b/xfer/app_client.go
@@ -15,8 +15,9 @@ import (
 
 // Details are some generic details that can be fetched from /api
 type Details struct {
-	ID      string `json:"id"`
-	Version string `json:"version"`
+	ID       string `json:"id"`
+	Version  string `json:"version"`
+	Hostname string `json:"hostname"`
 }
 
 // AppClient is a client to an app for dealing with controls.