diff --git a/src/vs/code/electron-browser/issue/issueReporterMain.ts b/src/vs/code/electron-browser/issue/issueReporterMain.ts
index 23bbcf74ff2704e0b565f7eda031d89603523885..f08c9963674739cd3cda57110f2ea34509643ec9 100644
--- a/src/vs/code/electron-browser/issue/issueReporterMain.ts
+++ b/src/vs/code/electron-browser/issue/issueReporterMain.ts
@@ -79,11 +79,12 @@ export class IssueReporter extends Disposable {
 
 		this.initServices(configuration);
 
+		const isSnap = process.platform === 'linux' && process.env.SNAP && process.env.SNAP_REVISION;
 		this.issueReporterModel = new IssueReporterModel({
 			issueType: configuration.data.issueType || IssueType.Bug,
 			versionInfo: {
 				vscodeVersion: `${pkg.name} ${pkg.version} (${product.commit || 'Commit unknown'}, ${product.date || 'Date unknown'})`,
-				os: `${os.type()} ${os.arch()} ${os.release()}`
+				os: `${os.type()} ${os.arch()} ${os.release()}${isSnap ? ' snap' : ''}`
 			},
 			extensionsDisabled: !!this.environmentService.disableExtensions,
 		});
diff --git a/src/vs/platform/telemetry/node/commonProperties.ts b/src/vs/platform/telemetry/node/commonProperties.ts
index 623c88bd86b9fd1273d89c0c9e9f8411642f24ec..ff0be73da234c7b340781ea9710a2b0cb88def2f 100644
--- a/src/vs/platform/telemetry/node/commonProperties.ts
+++ b/src/vs/platform/telemetry/node/commonProperties.ts
@@ -48,6 +48,11 @@ export function resolveCommonProperties(commit: string | undefined, version: str
 		}
 	});
 
+	if (process.platform === 'linux' && process.env.SNAP && process.env.SNAP_REVISION) {
+		// __GDPR__COMMON__ "common.nodeArch" : { "classification": "SystemMetaData", "purpose": "PerformanceAndHealth" }
+		result['common.snap'] = 'true';
+	}
+
 	return readFile(installSourcePath, 'utf8').then(contents => {
 
 		// __GDPR__COMMON__ "common.source" : { "classification": "SystemMetaData", "purpose": "FeatureInsight" }
diff --git a/src/vs/platform/windows/electron-main/windowsService.ts b/src/vs/platform/windows/electron-main/windowsService.ts
index 27e58e241425f34749bada6d7d7493dc8a5b19f6..c0555f9c64a35020185ecdaa215917400c419fdd 100644
--- a/src/vs/platform/windows/electron-main/windowsService.ts
+++ b/src/vs/platform/windows/electron-main/windowsService.ts
@@ -380,6 +380,7 @@ export class WindowsService implements IWindowsService, IURLHandler, IDisposable
 			version = `${version} (${product.target} setup)`;
 		}
 
+		const isSnap = process.platform === 'linux' && process.env.SNAP && process.env.SNAP_REVISION;
 		const detail = nls.localize('aboutDetail',
 			"Version: {0}\nCommit: {1}\nDate: {2}\nElectron: {3}\nChrome: {4}\nNode.js: {5}\nV8: {6}\nOS: {7}",
 			version,
@@ -389,7 +390,7 @@ export class WindowsService implements IWindowsService, IURLHandler, IDisposable
 			process.versions['chrome'],
 			process.versions['node'],
 			process.versions['v8'],
-			`${os.type()} ${os.arch()} ${os.release()}`
+			`${os.type()} ${os.arch()} ${os.release()}${isSnap ? ' snap' : ''}`
 		);
 
 		const ok = nls.localize('okButton', "OK");