diff --git a/netbox_agent/config.py b/netbox_agent/config.py
index 7bb67d7..702c9b3 100644
--- a/netbox_agent/config.py
+++ b/netbox_agent/config.py
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ def get_config():
     p.add_argument('--virtual.cluster_name', help='Cluster name of VM')
     p.add_argument('--hostname_cmd', default=None,
                    help="Command to output hostname, used as Device's name in netbox")
+    p.add_argument('--device.platform', default=None,
+                   help='Override device platform. Here we use OS distribution.')
     p.add_argument('--device.tags', default=r'',
                    help='tags to use for a host')
     p.add_argument('--preserve-tags', action='store_true', help='Append new unique tags, preserve those already present')
diff --git a/netbox_agent/misc.py b/netbox_agent/misc.py
index df4638c..6e7e92d 100644
--- a/netbox_agent/misc.py
+++ b/netbox_agent/misc.py
@@ -29,6 +29,26 @@ def get_device_type(type):
     return device_type
 
 
+def get_device_platform(device_platform):
+    if device_platform is None:
+        try:
+            import platform
+
+            linux_distribution = " ".join(platform.linux_distribution())
+            if not linux_distribution:
+                return None
+        except (ModuleNotFoundError, NameError):
+            return None
+    else:
+        linux_distribution = device_platform
+
+    device_platform = nb.dcim.platforms.get(name=linux_distribution)
+    if device_platform is None:
+        device_platform = nb.dcim.platforms.create(
+            name=linux_distribution, slug=slugify(linux_distribution)
+        )
+    return device_platform
+
 def get_vendor(name):
     vendors = {
         'PERC': 'Dell',
diff --git a/netbox_agent/server.py b/netbox_agent/server.py
index 5904a60..f7008bf 100644
--- a/netbox_agent/server.py
+++ b/netbox_agent/server.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ from netbox_agent.config import config
 from netbox_agent.config import netbox_instance as nb
 from netbox_agent.inventory import Inventory
 from netbox_agent.location import Datacenter, Rack, Tenant
-from netbox_agent.misc import create_netbox_tags, get_device_role, get_device_type
+from netbox_agent.misc import create_netbox_tags, get_device_role, get_device_type, get_device_platform
 from netbox_agent.network import ServerNetwork
 from netbox_agent.power import PowerSupply
 from pprint import pprint
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ class ServerBase():
         self.bios = dmidecode.get_by_type(self.dmi, 'BIOS')
         self.chassis = dmidecode.get_by_type(self.dmi, 'Chassis')
         self.system = dmidecode.get_by_type(self.dmi, 'System')
+        self.device_platform = get_device_platform(config.device.platform)
 
         self.network = None
 
@@ -273,6 +274,7 @@ class ServerBase():
             serial=serial,
             device_role=device_role.id,
             device_type=device_type.id,
+            platform=self.device_platform,
             site=datacenter.id if datacenter else None,
             tenant=tenant.id if tenant else None,
             rack=rack.id if rack else None,
@@ -463,6 +465,10 @@ class ServerBase():
             ret, server = self.update_netbox_location(server)
             update += ret
 
+        if server.platform != self.device_platform:
+            server.platform = self.device_platform
+            update += 1
+
         if update:
             server.save()
 
@@ -487,6 +493,7 @@ class ServerBase():
         print('Is blade:', self.is_blade())
         print('Got expansion:', self.own_expansion_slot())
         print('Product Name:', self.get_product_name())
+        print('Platform:', self.device_platform)
         print('Chassis:', self.get_chassis())
         print('Chassis service tag:', self.get_chassis_service_tag())
         print('Service tag:', self.get_service_tag())
diff --git a/netbox_agent/virtualmachine.py b/netbox_agent/virtualmachine.py
index 6669b3b..f86c082 100644
--- a/netbox_agent/virtualmachine.py
+++ b/netbox_agent/virtualmachine.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ from netbox_agent.config import config
 from netbox_agent.config import netbox_instance as nb
 from netbox_agent.location import Tenant
 from netbox_agent.logging import logging  # NOQA
-from netbox_agent.misc import create_netbox_tags, get_hostname
+from netbox_agent.misc import create_netbox_tags, get_hostname, get_device_platform
 from netbox_agent.network import VirtualNetwork
 
 
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ class VirtualMachine(object):
         else:
             self.dmi = dmidecode.parse()
         self.network = None
+        self.device_platform = get_device_platform(config.device.platform)
 
         self.tags = list(set(config.device.tags.split(','))) if config.device.tags else []
         if self.tags and len(self.tags):
@@ -94,6 +95,8 @@ class VirtualMachine(object):
             vm = nb.virtualization.virtual_machines.create(
                 name=hostname,
                 cluster=cluster.id,
+                platform=self.device_platform,
+                device_platform=self.device_platform,
                 vcpus=vcpus,
                 memory=memory,
                 tenant=tenant.id if tenant else None,
@@ -114,6 +117,9 @@ class VirtualMachine(object):
             if sorted(set(vm.tags)) != sorted(set(self.tags)):
                 vm.tags = self.tags
                 updated += 1
+            if vm.platform != self.device_platform:
+                vm.platform = self.device_platform
+                updated += 1
 
         if updated:
             vm.save()