diff --git a/lib/depends.c b/lib/depends.c
index 28a4a784d..1d8ce1f8a 100644
--- a/lib/depends.c
+++ b/lib/depends.c
@@ -690,6 +690,17 @@ retry:
 	goto unsatisfied;
     }
 
+    char * N = rpmdsN(dep);
+    if (strstr(N, "uname(") == N) {
+	if (tsmem->uname == NULL)
+	    rpmdsUnamePool(rpmtsPool(ts), &(tsmem->uname));
+	
+	if (tsmem->uname != NULL && rpmdsSearch(tsmem->uname, dep) >= 0) {
+	    rpmdsNotify(dep, "(uname provides)", rc);
+	    goto exit;
+	}
+    }
+
     /* Dont look at pre-requisites of already installed packages */
     if (!adding && isTransientReq(dsflags))
 	goto exit;
diff --git a/lib/rpmds.c b/lib/rpmds.c
index f7ee76392..754969e39 100644
--- a/lib/rpmds.c
+++ b/lib/rpmds.c
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
  * \file lib/rpmds.c
  */
 #include "system.h"
+#include <sys/utsname.h>
 
 #include <rpm/rpmtypes.h>
 #include <rpm/rpmlib.h>		/* rpmvercmp */
@@ -1596,3 +1597,60 @@ rpmRC rpmdsParseRichDep(rpmds dep, rpmds *leftds, rpmds *rightds, rpmrichOp *op,
     return rc;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Merge a single provides, wrapping N as "NS(N)".
+ */
+static int rpmdsNSAdd(rpmstrPool pool, rpmds *dsp, const char * NS,
+		const char *N, const char *EVR, rpmsenseFlags Flags)
+{
+    char *t;
+    rpmds ds;
+    int rc;
+
+    t = (char *) alloca(strlen(NS)+sizeof("()")+strlen(N));
+    *t = '\0';
+    (void) stpcpy( stpcpy( stpcpy( stpcpy(t, NS), "("), N), ")");
+
+    ds = rpmdsSinglePool(pool, RPMTAG_PROVIDENAME, t, EVR, Flags);
+    rc = rpmdsMerge(dsp, ds);
+    rpmdsFree(ds);
+    return rc;
+}
+
+int rpmdsUnamePool(rpmstrPool pool, rpmds * dsp)
+{
+    int rc = -1;
+    static const char * NS = "uname";
+    struct utsname un;
+
+    if (uname(&un) < 0)
+	goto exit;
+
+    rc = rpmdsNSAdd(pool, dsp, NS, "sysname", un.sysname, RPMSENSE_EQUAL);
+    if (rc < 0)
+	goto exit;
+    rc = rpmdsNSAdd(pool, dsp, NS, "nodename", un.nodename, RPMSENSE_EQUAL);
+    if (rc < 0)
+	goto exit;
+    rc = rpmdsNSAdd(pool, dsp, NS, "release", un.release, RPMSENSE_EQUAL);
+    if (rc < 0)
+	goto exit;
+    rc = rpmdsNSAdd(pool, dsp, NS, "machine", un.machine, RPMSENSE_EQUAL);
+    if (rc < 0)
+	goto exit;
+#if defined(__linux__)
+    rc = rpmdsNSAdd(pool, dsp, NS, "domainname", un.domainname, RPMSENSE_EQUAL);
+    if (rc < 0)
+	goto exit;
+#endif
+exit:
+    /* freeze the pool to save memory, but only if private pool */
+    if (*dsp && (*dsp)->pool != pool)
+	rpmstrPoolFreeze((*dsp)->pool, 0);
+    return (rc < 0) ? -1 : 0;
+}
+
+int rpmdsUname(rpmds * dsp)
+{
+    return rpmdsUnamePool(NULL, dsp);
+}
diff --git a/lib/rpmds.h b/lib/rpmds.h
index 90d54aa27..558252c04 100644
--- a/lib/rpmds.h
+++ b/lib/rpmds.h
@@ -412,6 +412,13 @@ int rpmdsNVRMatchesDep(const Header h, const rpmds req, int nopromote);
  */
 int rpmdsRpmlib(rpmds * dsp, const void * tblp);
 
+/**
+ * Load uname provides into a dependency set.
+ * @retval *dsp		(loaded) dependency set
+ * @return		0 on success
+ */
+int rpmdsUname(rpmds * dsp);
+
 /** \ingroup rpmds
  * Create and load a dependency set.
  * @param pool		shared string pool (or NULL for private pool)
@@ -468,6 +475,14 @@ rpmds rpmdsSinglePoolTix(rpmstrPool pool, rpmTagVal tagN,
  */
 int rpmdsRpmlibPool(rpmstrPool pool, rpmds * dsp, const void * tblp);
 
+/**
+ * Load uname provides into a dependency set.
+ * @param pool		shared string pool (or NULL for private pool)
+ * @retval *dsp		(loaded) dependency set
+ * @return		0 on success
+ */
+int rpmdsUnamePool(rpmstrPool pool, rpmds * dsp);
+
 
 typedef enum rpmrichOp_e {
     RPMRICHOP_SINGLE  = 1,
diff --git a/lib/rpmts_internal.h b/lib/rpmts_internal.h
index e69ef2584..ecdb12f0c 100644
--- a/lib/rpmts_internal.h
+++ b/lib/rpmts_internal.h
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ typedef struct tsMembers_s {
     rpmal addedPackages;	/*!< Set of packages being installed. */
 
     rpmds rpmlib;		/*!< rpmlib() dependency set. */
+    rpmds uname;		/*!< uname() dependency set. */
     rpmte * order;		/*!< Packages sorted by dependencies. */
     int orderCount;		/*!< No. of transaction elements. */
     int orderAlloced;		/*!< No. of allocated transaction elements. */