diff --git a/chrome/browser/resources/hangout_services/manifest.json b/chrome/browser/resources/hangout_services/manifest.json
index 712e83a89b42..94e8e659333d 100644
--- a/chrome/browser/resources/hangout_services/manifest.json
+++ b/chrome/browser/resources/hangout_services/manifest.json
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   "name": "Google Hangouts",
   // Note: Always update the version number when this file is updated. Chrome
   // triggers extension preferences update on the version increase.
-  "version": "1.3.8",
+  "version": "1.3.9",
   "manifest_version": 2,
   "externally_connectable": {
     "matches": [
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
   "incognito": "split",
   "permissions": [
     "desktopCapture",
+    "enterprise.hardwarePlatform",
     "processes",
     "system.cpu",
     "webrtcAudioPrivate",
diff --git a/chrome/browser/resources/hangout_services/thunk.js b/chrome/browser/resources/hangout_services/thunk.js
index 645a7eb64e3b..953d6cc64d26 100644
--- a/chrome/browser/resources/hangout_services/thunk.js
+++ b/chrome/browser/resources/hangout_services/thunk.js
@@ -191,6 +191,10 @@ chrome.runtime.onMessageExternal.addListener(function(
       chrome.webrtcAudioPrivate.setAudioExperiments(
           requestInfo, origin, experiments, doSendResponse);
       return true;
+    } else if (method == 'getHardwarePlatformInfo') {
+      chrome.enterprise.hardwarePlatform.getHardwarePlatformInfo(
+          doSendResponse);
+      return true;
     }
 
     throw new Error('Unknown method: ' + method);
diff --git a/chrome/test/data/extensions/hangout_services_test.js b/chrome/test/data/extensions/hangout_services_test.js
index efaf60a81687..56211ec07ef4 100644
--- a/chrome/test/data/extensions/hangout_services_test.js
+++ b/chrome/test/data/extensions/hangout_services_test.js
@@ -116,6 +116,11 @@ function getAssociatedSink(sourceId, callback) {
               callback);
 }
 
+// Will call |callback(hardwarePlatformInfo)| on completion.
+function getHardwarePlatformInfo(callback) {
+  sendMessage({'method': 'getHardwarePlatformInfo'}, callback);
+}
+
 // Will call |callback()| on completion. If the extension you send to
 // is not loaded, the extension system will still call |callback()|
 // but will set lastError.
@@ -374,6 +379,17 @@ function testStoreLog(callback) {
     });
 }
 
+function testGetHardwarePlatformInfo(callback) {
+  getHardwarePlatformInfo(function(hardwarePlatformInfo) {
+    if (hardwarePlatformInfo.hasOwnProperty('manufacturer') &&
+        hardwarePlatformInfo.hasOwnProperty('model')) {
+      callback('');
+    } else {
+      callback('Missing information in hardwarePlatformInfo');
+    }
+  });
+}
+
 function testTimeout(callback) {
   // Never call the callback. Used for manually testing that the
   // timeout logic of the test framework is correct.