diff --git a/esp/scm/ws_smc.ecm b/esp/scm/ws_smc.ecm
index 1c0e30a570f..5f2d7cc206f 100644
--- a/esp/scm/ws_smc.ecm
+++ b/esp/scm/ws_smc.ecm
@@ -310,7 +310,8 @@ ESPresponse
 BrowseResourcesResponse
 {
     string PortalURL;
-    string NetAddress;
+    [depr_ver("1.27")] string NetAddress;
+    [min_ver("1.27")] string ESPInstance;
     int OS;
     [min_ver("1.13")] bool UseResource;
     ESParray<ESPstruct HPCCResourceRepository> HPCCResourceRepositories;
@@ -436,7 +437,7 @@ ESPresponse [exceptions_inline] GetBuildInfoResponse
     ESParray<ESPstruct NamedValue> BuildInfo;
 };
 
-ESPservice [auth_feature("DEFERRED"), noforms, version("1.26"), default_client_version("1.26"), exceptions_inline("./smc_xslt/exceptions.xslt"), use_method_name] WsSMC
+ESPservice [auth_feature("DEFERRED"), noforms, version("1.27"), default_client_version("1.27"), exceptions_inline("./smc_xslt/exceptions.xslt"), use_method_name] WsSMC
 {
     ESPmethod Index(SMCIndexRequest, SMCIndexResponse);
     ESPmethod [resp_xsl_default("/esp/xslt/index.xslt")] Activity(ActivityRequest, ActivityResponse);
diff --git a/esp/services/ws_smc/ws_smcService.cpp b/esp/services/ws_smc/ws_smcService.cpp
index 1b20ca3c7b3..2aff5b157d7 100644
--- a/esp/services/ws_smc/ws_smcService.cpp
+++ b/esp/services/ws_smc/ws_smcService.cpp
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ void CWsSMCEx::init(IPropertyTree *cfg, const char *process, const char *service
         throw MakeStringException(-1, "No Dali Connection Active. Please Specify a Dali to connect to in you configuration file");
     }
 
+    espInstance.set(process);
     m_BannerAction = 0;
     m_EnableChatURL = false;
     m_BannerSize = "4";
@@ -1925,11 +1926,16 @@ bool CWsSMCEx::onBrowseResources(IEspContext &context, IEspBrowseResourcesReques
         double version = context.getClientVersion();
 
         //The resource files will be downloaded from the same box of ESP (not dali)
-        StringBuffer ipStr;
-        IpAddress ipaddr = queryHostIP();
-        ipaddr.getIpText(ipStr);
-        if (ipStr.length() > 0)
-            resp.setNetAddress(ipStr.str());
+        if (version >= 1.27)
+            resp.setESPInstance(espInstance);
+        else
+        {
+            StringBuffer ipStr;
+            IpAddress ipaddr = queryHostIP();
+            ipaddr.getIpText(ipStr);
+            if (!ipStr.isEmpty())
+                resp.setNetAddress(ipStr.str());
+        }
 #ifdef _WIN32
         resp.setOS(MachineOsW2K);
 #else
diff --git a/esp/services/ws_smc/ws_smcService.hpp b/esp/services/ws_smc/ws_smcService.hpp
index a28b0f5507b..2c79a4ac17c 100644
--- a/esp/services/ws_smc/ws_smcService.hpp
+++ b/esp/services/ws_smc/ws_smcService.hpp
@@ -182,6 +182,7 @@ class CWsSMCEx : public CWsSMC
     StringBuffer m_BannerColor;
     StringBuffer m_BannerScroll;
     StringBuffer m_PortalURL;
+    StringAttr espInstance;
     int m_BannerAction;
     bool m_EnableChatURL;
     CriticalSection crit;