diff --git a/Changelog.md b/Changelog.md
index fa44e79ee..bc03dc818 100644
--- a/Changelog.md
+++ b/Changelog.md
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ The default for including jQuery from a CDN has changed. If you want to continue
 * Increased the number of notifications shown in drop down bar to 15 [#5129](https://github.com/diaspora/diaspora/pull/5129)
 * Increase possible captcha length [#5169](https://github.com/diaspora/diaspora/pull/5169)
 * Display visibility icon in publisher aspects dropdown [#4982](https://github.com/diaspora/diaspora/pull/4982)
+* Add the "network" key to statistics.json and set it to "Diaspora" [#5308](https://github.com/diaspora/diaspora/pull/5308)
 
 # 0.4.1.1
 
diff --git a/app/presenters/statistics_presenter.rb b/app/presenters/statistics_presenter.rb
index a3bcb8b32..c21217ac2 100644
--- a/app/presenters/statistics_presenter.rb
+++ b/app/presenters/statistics_presenter.rb
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ class StatisticsPresenter
   def as_json(options={})
     result = {
       'name' => AppConfig.settings.pod_name,
+      'network' => "Diaspora",
       'version' => AppConfig.version_string,
       'registrations_open' => AppConfig.settings.enable_registrations
     }
diff --git a/spec/presenters/statistics_presenter_spec.rb b/spec/presenters/statistics_presenter_spec.rb
index a020463b1..bceb463f4 100644
--- a/spec/presenters/statistics_presenter_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/presenters/statistics_presenter_spec.rb
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ describe StatisticsPresenter do
     it 'provides generic pod data in json' do
       expect(@presenter.as_json).to eq({
         "name" => AppConfig.settings.pod_name,
+        "network" => "Diaspora",
         "version" => AppConfig.version_string,
         "registrations_open" => AppConfig.settings.enable_registrations,
         "facebook" => true,
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@ describe StatisticsPresenter do
       it 'provides generic pod data and counts in json' do
         expect(@presenter.as_json).to eq({
           "name" => AppConfig.settings.pod_name,
+          "network" => "Diaspora",
           "version" => AppConfig.version_string,
           "registrations_open" => AppConfig.settings.enable_registrations,
           "total_users" => User.count,