diff --git a/test/test-rpc/src/lib.rs b/test/test-rpc/src/lib.rs
index e0088a67b50b..fc9ea67c8449 100644
--- a/test/test-rpc/src/lib.rs
+++ b/test/test-rpc/src/lib.rs
@@ -244,6 +244,9 @@ mod service {
 
         /// Kill a process spawned through [Service::spawn].
         async fn kill_child(pid: u32) -> Result<(), Error>;
+
+        /// Returns operating system details
+        async fn get_os_version() -> Result<meta::OsVersion, Error>;
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/test/test-rpc/src/meta.rs b/test/test-rpc/src/meta.rs
index 09200f869014..d721eb33f397 100644
--- a/test/test-rpc/src/meta.rs
+++ b/test/test-rpc/src/meta.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,24 @@
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use std::str::FromStr;
 
+#[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize, PartialEq, Eq, Clone)]
+#[serde(rename_all = "snake_case")]
+pub enum OsVersion {
+    Linux,
+    Macos(MacosVersion),
+    Windows(WindowsVersion),
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize, PartialEq, Eq, Clone)]
+pub struct MacosVersion {
+    pub major: usize,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize, PartialEq, Eq, Clone)]
+pub struct WindowsVersion {
+    pub major: usize,
+}
+
 #[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize, PartialEq, Eq, Clone, Copy)]
 #[serde(rename_all = "snake_case")]
 pub enum Os {
diff --git a/test/test-runner/src/main.rs b/test/test-runner/src/main.rs
index 8399e118d368..29f0f936d363 100644
--- a/test/test-runner/src/main.rs
+++ b/test/test-runner/src/main.rs
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ use util::OnDrop;
 
 use tarpc::{context, server::Channel};
 use test_rpc::{
+    meta::OsVersion,
     mullvad_daemon::{ServiceStatus, SOCKET_PATH},
     net::SockHandleId,
     package::Package,
@@ -533,6 +534,10 @@ impl Service for TestServer {
 
         Ok(())
     }
+
+    async fn get_os_version(self, _: context::Context) -> Result<OsVersion, test_rpc::Error> {
+        sys::get_os_version()
+    }
 }
 
 fn get_pipe_status() -> ServiceStatus {
diff --git a/test/test-runner/src/sys.rs b/test/test-runner/src/sys.rs
index db154e8819d2..be38fd97a9e2 100644
--- a/test/test-runner/src/sys.rs
+++ b/test/test-runner/src/sys.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ use std::collections::HashMap;
 #[cfg(target_os = "windows")]
 use std::io;
 use test_rpc::mullvad_daemon::Verbosity;
+use test_rpc::meta::OsVersion;
 
 #[cfg(target_os = "windows")]
 use std::ffi::OsString;
@@ -583,3 +584,38 @@ async fn wait_for_service_state(awaited_state: ServiceState) -> Result<(), test_
     }
     Ok(())
 }
+
+#[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
+pub fn get_os_version() -> Result<OsVersion, test_rpc::Error> {
+    use test_rpc::meta::MacosVersion;
+
+    let version = talpid_platform_metadata::MacosVersion::new()
+        .inspect_err(|error| {
+            log::error!("Failed to obtain OS version: {error}");
+        })
+        .map_err(|_| test_rpc::Error::Syscall)?;
+
+    Ok(OsVersion::Macos(MacosVersion {
+        major: version.major_version(),
+    }))
+}
+
+#[cfg(target_os = "windows")]
+pub fn get_os_version() -> Result<OsVersion, test_rpc::Error> {
+    use test_rpc::meta::WindowsVersion;
+
+    let version = talpid_platform_metadata::WindowsVersion::new()
+        .inspect_err(|error| {
+            log::error!("Failed to obtain OS version: {error}");
+        })
+        .map_err(|_| test_rpc::Error::Syscall)?;
+
+    Ok(OsVersion::Windows(WindowsVersion {
+        major: version.release_version().0,
+    }))
+}
+
+#[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
+pub fn get_os_version() -> Result<OsVersion, test_rpc::Error> {
+    Ok(OsVersion::Linux)
+}