diff --git a/userspace/libscap/linux/CMakeLists.txt b/userspace/libscap/linux/CMakeLists.txt
index 471721f4e2..4d51534ca0 100644
--- a/userspace/libscap/linux/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/userspace/libscap/linux/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -14,7 +14,16 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 #
-add_library(scap_platform STATIC scap_linux_platform.c scap_procs.c scap_fds.c scap_userlist.c scap_iflist.c scap_cgroup.c scap_machine_info.c)
+add_library(scap_platform
+	STATIC
+	scap_linux_platform.c
+	scap_linux_hostinfo_platform.c
+	scap_procs.c
+	scap_fds.c
+	scap_userlist.c
+	scap_iflist.c
+	scap_cgroup.c
+	scap_machine_info.c)
 target_include_directories(scap_platform PUBLIC $<BUILD_INTERFACE:${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}>)
 target_link_libraries(scap_platform PRIVATE scap_error scap_platform_util)
 add_dependencies(scap_platform uthash)
diff --git a/userspace/libscap/linux/scap_linux_hostinfo_platform.c b/userspace/libscap/linux/scap_linux_hostinfo_platform.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..258d591919
--- /dev/null
+++ b/userspace/libscap/linux/scap_linux_hostinfo_platform.c
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+/*
+Copyright (C) 2024 The Falco Authors.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+
+*/
+
+#include <libscap/linux/scap_linux_platform.h>
+
+#include <libscap/scap.h>
+#include <libscap/scap-int.h>
+#include <libscap/scap_machine_info.h>
+#include <libscap/linux/scap_linux_int.h>
+
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+static void scap_linux_hostinfo_free_platform(struct scap_platform* platform)
+{
+	free(platform);
+}
+
+int32_t scap_linux_hostinfo_init_platform(struct scap_platform* platform, char* lasterr, struct scap_engine_handle engine, struct scap_open_args* oargs)
+{
+	int rc;
+
+	if(scap_os_get_machine_info(&platform->m_machine_info, lasterr) != SCAP_SUCCESS)
+	{
+		return SCAP_FAILURE;
+	}
+
+	scap_os_get_agent_info(&platform->m_agent_info);
+
+	rc = scap_linux_create_iflist(platform);
+	if(rc != SCAP_SUCCESS)
+	{
+		scap_linux_hostinfo_free_platform(platform);
+		return rc;
+	}
+
+	return SCAP_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static const struct scap_platform_vtable scap_linux_hostinfo_platform_vtable = {
+	.init_platform = scap_linux_hostinfo_init_platform,
+	.refresh_addr_list = scap_linux_create_iflist,
+	.free_platform = scap_linux_hostinfo_free_platform,
+};
+
+struct scap_platform* scap_linux_hostinfo_alloc_platform()
+{
+	struct scap_linux_platform* platform = calloc(1, sizeof(*platform));
+
+	if(platform == NULL)
+	{
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	struct scap_platform* generic = &platform->m_generic;
+	generic->m_vtable = &scap_linux_hostinfo_platform_vtable;
+
+	return generic;
+}
diff --git a/userspace/libscap/linux/scap_linux_platform.h b/userspace/libscap/linux/scap_linux_platform.h
index 55de6a66d0..c08327873e 100644
--- a/userspace/libscap/linux/scap_linux_platform.h
+++ b/userspace/libscap/linux/scap_linux_platform.h
@@ -103,6 +103,22 @@ struct scap_linux_platform
 
 struct scap_platform* scap_linux_alloc_platform(proc_entry_callback proc_callback, void* proc_callback_context);
 
+/**
+ * @brief A lightweight Linux platform that only collects static host information
+ *
+ * This is useful with source plugins that do not handle syscall data but still want access
+ * to some info about the machine they're running on. Currently collected data includes:
+ * - machine info
+ * - agent info
+ * - interface list
+ */
+struct scap_linux_hostinfo_platform
+{
+	struct scap_platform m_generic;
+};
+
+struct scap_platform* scap_linux_hostinfo_alloc_platform();
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 };
 #endif
diff --git a/userspace/libscap/scap.c b/userspace/libscap/scap.c
index 04a83aeaca..00a046df72 100644
--- a/userspace/libscap/scap.c
+++ b/userspace/libscap/scap.c
@@ -35,12 +35,16 @@ limitations under the License.
 // The test_input and source_plugin engines can optionally use a linux_platform
 // but only on an actual Linux system.
 //
-// Still, to compile properly on non-Linux, provide an implementation
-// of scap_linux_alloc_platform() that always fails at runtime.
+// Still, to compile properly on non-Linux, provide implementations
+// of scap_linux_alloc_platform() and scap_linux_hostinfo_alloc_platform() that always fail at runtime.
 struct scap_platform* scap_linux_alloc_platform(proc_entry_callback proc_callback, void* proc_callback_context)
 {
 	return NULL;
 }
+struct scap_platform* scap_linux_hostinfo_alloc_platform()
+{
+	return NULL;
+}
 #endif
 
 const char* scap_getlasterr(scap_t* handle)