diff --git a/main/inc/ajax/admin.ajax.php b/main/inc/ajax/admin.ajax.php
index 2f8223a3fe..01eb70c0e4 100755
--- a/main/inc/ajax/admin.ajax.php
+++ b/main/inc/ajax/admin.ajax.php
@@ -127,6 +127,10 @@ function check_system_version()
 
         // The number of sessions
         $number_of_sessions = Statistics::countSessions();
+        $packager = api_get_configuration_value('packager');
+        if (empty($packager)) {
+            $packager = 'chamilo';
+        }
 
         $data = array(
             'url' => api_get_path(WEB_PATH),
@@ -144,6 +148,11 @@ function check_system_version()
             'language' => api_get_setting('platformLanguage'), //helps us know the spread of language usage for campuses, by main language
             'adminname' => api_get_setting('administratorName').' '.api_get_setting('administratorSurname'), //not sure this is necessary...
             'ip' => $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'], //the admin's IP address, with the only purpose of trying to geolocate portals around the globe to draw a map
+            // Reference to the packager system or provider through which
+            // Chamilo is installed/downloaded. Packagers can change this in
+            // the default config file (main/install/configuration.dist.php)
+            // or in the installed config file. The default value is 'chamilo'
+            'packager' => $packager,
         );
         $version = null;
         // version.php has been updated to include the version in an HTTP header
@@ -182,14 +191,13 @@ function check_system_version()
 /**
  * Function to make an HTTP request through fsockopen (specialised for GET)
  * Derived from Jeremy Saintot: http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.fsockopen.php#101872
- * @param string IP or hostname
- * @param int    Target port
- * @param string URI (defaults to '/')
- * @param array  GET data
- * @param float  Timeout
- * @param bool   Include HTTP Request headers?
- * @param bool   Include HTTP Response headers?
- * @param string $ip
+ * @param string $ip IP or hostname
+ * @param int    $port Target port
+ * @param string $uri URI (defaults to '/')
+ * @param array  $getdata GET data
+ * @param int    $timeout Timeout
+ * @param bool   $req_hdr Include HTTP Request headers?
+ * @param bool   $res_hdr Include HTTP Response headers?
  * @return string
  */
 function _http_request($ip, $port = 80, $uri = '/', $getdata = array(), $timeout = 5, $req_hdr = false, $res_hdr = false)
diff --git a/main/install/configuration.dist.php b/main/install/configuration.dist.php
index 4210604422..8680bbca9c 100755
--- a/main/install/configuration.dist.php
+++ b/main/install/configuration.dist.php
@@ -242,3 +242,8 @@ $_configuration['system_stable'] = NEW_VERSION_STABLE;
 //$_configuration['messaging_gdc_api_key'] = '';
 // Text to speech google app id
 //$_configuration['translate_app_google_key'] = '';
+// Reference to the packager system or provider through which
+// Chamilo is installed/downloaded. Packagers can change this
+// to reflect their packaging method. The default value is 'chamilo'. This will
+// be reflected on the https://version.chamilo.org/stats page in the future.
+//$_configuration['packager'] = 'chamilo';