diff --git a/awx/ui/static/js/app.js b/awx/ui/static/js/app.js
index 0a4206d2c1..ed0a3b7ab8 100644
--- a/awx/ui/static/js/app.js
+++ b/awx/ui/static/js/app.js
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@ import dashboardGraphs from 'tower/directives/_dashboard-graphs';
 
 import routeExtensions from 'tower/shared/route-extensions/main';
 
+// modules
+import browserData from 'tower/browser-data/main';
+
 import {JobDetailController} from 'tower/controllers/JobDetail';
 import {JobStdoutController} from 'tower/controllers/JobStdout';
 import {JobTemplatesList, JobTemplatesAdd, JobTemplatesEdit} from 'tower/controllers/JobTemplates';
@@ -74,6 +77,7 @@ var tower = angular.module('Tower', [
     dataServices.name,
     dashboardGraphs.name,
     routeExtensions.name,
+    browserData.name,
     'AuthService',
     'Utilities',
     'LicenseHelper',
@@ -878,27 +882,6 @@ var tower = angular.module('Tower', [
 
             var e, html, sock;
 
-            function detectBrowser() {
-                var ua = window.navigator.userAgent,
-                    browser;
-                if (ua.search("MSIE") >= 0) {
-                    browser = "MSIE";
-                }
-                else if (navigator.userAgent.search("Chrome") >= 0 && navigator.userAgent.search("OPR") < 0) {
-                    browser = "CHROME";
-                }
-                else if (navigator.userAgent.search("Firefox") >= 0) {
-                    browser = "FF";
-                }
-                else if (navigator.userAgent.search("Safari") >= 0 && navigator.userAgent.search("Chrome") < 0 && navigator.userAgent.search("OPR") < 0) {
-                    browser = "SAFARI";
-                }
-                else if (navigator.userAgent.search("OPR") >= 0) {
-                    browser = "OPERA";
-                }
-                return browser;
-            }
-
             function activateTab() {
                 // Make the correct tab active
                 var base = $location.path().replace(/^\//, '').split('/')[0];
@@ -941,8 +924,6 @@ var tower = angular.module('Tower', [
                 $rootScope.crumbCache = [];
                 $rootScope.sessionTimer = Timer.init();
 
-                $rootScope.browser = detectBrowser();
-
                 if ($rootScope.removeOpenSocket) {
                     $rootScope.removeOpenSocket();
                 }
diff --git a/awx/ui/static/js/browser-data/browser-data.factory.js b/awx/ui/static/js/browser-data/browser-data.factory.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..30d75a6b76
--- /dev/null
+++ b/awx/ui/static/js/browser-data/browser-data.factory.js
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+export default ['$window', function($window) {
+    var ua = $window.navigator.userAgent,
+        browserName;
+
+    var browser =
+        {   userAgent: ua,
+            platform: $window.navigator.platform,
+            name: "Unknown Browser"
+        };
+
+    if (ua.search("MSIE") >= 0) {
+        browserName = "Internet Explorer";
+    }
+    else if (navigator.userAgent.search("Chrome") >= 0 && navigator.userAgent.search("OPR") < 0) {
+        browserName = "Chrome";
+    }
+    else if (navigator.userAgent.search("Firefox") >= 0) {
+        browserName = "Firefox";
+    }
+    else if (navigator.userAgent.search("Safari") >= 0 && navigator.userAgent.search("Chrome") < 0 && navigator.userAgent.search("OPR") < 0) {
+        browserName = "Safari";
+    }
+    else if (navigator.userAgent.search("OPR") >= 0) {
+        browserName = "Opera";
+    }
+
+    browser.name = browserName;
+    return browser;
+}];
diff --git a/awx/ui/static/js/browser-data/main.js b/awx/ui/static/js/browser-data/main.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3576e0f4ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/awx/ui/static/js/browser-data/main.js
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+import getBrowserData from './browser-data.factory';
+import ngApp from './ng-app.directive';
+
+export default
+    angular.module('browserData', [])
+        .directive('ngApp', ngApp)
+        .factory('browserData', getBrowserData);
diff --git a/awx/ui/static/js/browser-data/ng-app.directive.js b/awx/ui/static/js/browser-data/ng-app.directive.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3d9f517f51
--- /dev/null
+++ b/awx/ui/static/js/browser-data/ng-app.directive.js
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+/* jshint unused: vars */
+
+export default ['browserData', function(browserData) {
+    return {
+        link: function(scope, element, attrs) {
+            element
+                .attr('data-browser', browserData.userAgent)
+                .attr('data-platform', browserData.platform);
+        }
+    };
+}];
diff --git a/awx/ui/static/js/helpers/SocketHelper.js b/awx/ui/static/js/helpers/SocketHelper.js
index ec57a29b31..2c1ba6a50b 100644
--- a/awx/ui/static/js/helpers/SocketHelper.js
+++ b/awx/ui/static/js/helpers/SocketHelper.js
@@ -15,30 +15,21 @@
 export default
     angular.module('SocketHelper', ['Utilities', 'FFSocketHelpDefinition', 'SafariSocketHelpDefinition' , 'ChromeSocketHelpDefinition'])
 
-    .factory('ShowSocketHelp', ['$location', '$rootScope', 'FFSocketHelp', 'SafariSocketHelp', 'ChromeSocketHelp', 'HelpDialog',
-    function($location, $rootScope, FFSocketHelp, SafariSocketHelp, ChromeSocketHelp, HelpDialog) {
+    .factory('ShowSocketHelp', ['$location', '$rootScope', 'FFSocketHelp', 'SafariSocketHelp', 'ChromeSocketHelp', 'HelpDialog', 'browserData',
+    function($location, $rootScope, FFSocketHelp, SafariSocketHelp, ChromeSocketHelp, HelpDialog, browserData) {
         return function() {
             var scope = $rootScope.$new();
             scope.socketPort = $AnsibleConfig.websocket_port;
             scope.socketURL = 'https://' + $location.host() + ':' + scope.socketPort + '/';
-            if ($rootScope.browser === "FF") {
-                scope.browserName = "Firefox";
+            scope.browserName = browserData.name;
+
+            if (browserData.name === 'Firefox') {
                 HelpDialog({ defn: FFSocketHelp, scope: scope });
             }
-            else if ($rootScope.browser === "SAFARI") {
-                scope.browserName = "Safari";
+            else if (browserData.name === 'Safari') {
                 HelpDialog({ defn: SafariSocketHelp, scope: scope });
             }
             else {
-                if ($rootScope.browser === "MSIE") {
-                    scope.browserName = "Internet Explorer";
-                }
-                else if ($rootScope.browser === "CHROME") {
-                    scope.browserName = "Chrome";
-                }
-                else if ($rootScope.browser === "OPERA") {
-                    scope.browserName = "Opera";
-                }
                 HelpDialog({ defn: ChromeSocketHelp, scope: scope });
             }
         };