diff --git a/lib.rs b/lib.rs
index 73f4d31..b87f9bd 100644
--- a/lib.rs
+++ b/lib.rs
@@ -281,6 +281,16 @@ pub struct DiskInfo {
     pub free: u64,
 }
 
+#[cfg(target_family = "unix")]
+mod uname;
+#[cfg(target_family = "unix")]
+pub use uname::Info as UnameInfo;
+
+#[cfg(not(target_family = "unix"))]
+mod non_unix_uname;
+#[cfg(not(target_family = "unix"))]
+pub use non_unix_uname::Info as UnameInfo;
+
 /// Error types
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub enum Error {
@@ -377,6 +387,11 @@ extern "C" {
     fn get_disk_info_bsd(di: &mut DiskInfo) -> i32;
 }
 
+/// Returns the result of the unix `uname` syscall or, on non-unix systems, a similar
+/// data-structure.
+pub fn uname() -> Result<UnameInfo, Error> {
+    UnameInfo::new()
+}
 
 /// Get operation system type.
 ///
@@ -445,19 +460,7 @@ pub fn os_release() -> Result<String, Error> {
     }
     #[cfg(any(target_os = "solaris", target_os = "illumos"))]
     {
-        let release: Option<String> = unsafe {
-            let mut name: libc::utsname = std::mem::zeroed();
-            if libc::uname(&mut name) < 0 {
-                None
-            } else {
-                let cstr = std::ffi::CStr::from_ptr(name.release.as_mut_ptr());
-                Some(cstr.to_string_lossy().to_string())
-            }
-        };
-        match release {
-            None => Err(Error::Unknown),
-            Some(release) => Ok(release),
-        }
+        Ok(uname()?.release()?.to_string())
     }
     #[cfg(not(any(target_os = "linux", target_os = "macos", target_os = "windows", target_os = "solaris", target_os = "illumos", target_os = "freebsd", target_os = "openbsd", target_os = "netbsd")))]
     {
@@ -934,4 +937,35 @@ mod test {
         let os_release = linux_os_release().unwrap();
         println!("linux_os_release(): {:?}", os_release.name)
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    pub fn test_uname() {
+        let uname = uname().unwrap();
+        println!("uname:
+            sysname: {}
+            nodename: {}
+            release: {}
+            version: {}",
+            uname.sysname().unwrap(),
+            uname.nodename().unwrap(),
+            uname.release().unwrap(),
+            uname.version().unwrap(),
+        );
+        assert!(uname.release().unwrap() == uname.release().unwrap());
+        #[cfg(target_os = "Linux")]
+        assert!(uname.sysname().unwrap() == "Linux");
+        #[cfg(target_family = "unix")]
+        println!("        machine: {}",
+            uname.machine().unwrap(),
+        );
+        #[cfg(any(
+            target_os = "linux",
+            target_os = "android",
+            target_os = "fuchsia",
+            target_os = "redox"
+        ))]
+        println!("        domainname: {}",
+            uname.domainname().unwrap(),
+        );
+    }
 }
diff --git a/non_unix_uname.rs b/non_unix_uname.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0016ea6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/non_unix_uname.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+use super::Error;
+
+/// On non-unix systems, we emulate the uname data structure.
+/// 
+/// Fields can be accessed through methods.
+///
+/// Currently, this doesn't support `machine`.
+pub struct Info {
+    sysname: String,
+    nodename: String,
+    release: String,
+}
+
+impl Info {
+    pub(crate) fn new() -> Result<Info, Error> {
+        let release = super::os_release()?;
+        Ok(Info {
+            sysname: super::os_type()?,
+            nodename: super::hostname()?,
+            release,
+        })
+    }
+
+    /// Kernel Name, for example "Linux".
+    pub fn sysname(&self) -> Result<&str, Error> {
+        Ok(&self.sysname)
+    }
+    /// Network node hostname, this is usually the same as the hostname.
+    pub fn nodename(&self) -> Result<&str, Error> {
+        Ok(&self.nodename)
+    }
+    /// Kernel release, for example "5.10.4-arch2-1".
+    pub fn release(&self) -> Result<&str, Error> {
+        Ok(&self.release)
+    }
+    /// Kernel version, for example "#1 SMP PREEMPT Fri, 01 Jan 2021 05:29:53 +0000".
+    ///
+    /// On non-unix systems, this is the same as `self.release()`.
+    pub fn version(&self) -> Result<&str, Error> {
+        Ok(&self.release)
+    }
+    /// Machine hardware name, for example "x86_64".
+    ///
+    /// Note that this isn't yet supported on non-unix systems.
+    pub fn machine(&self) -> Result<&str, Error> {
+        Err(Error::UnsupportedSystem)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/test/src/main.rs b/test/src/main.rs
index e80cd27..41cb540 100644
--- a/test/src/main.rs
+++ b/test/src/main.rs
@@ -23,6 +23,32 @@ fn main() {
         let t = boottime().unwrap();
         println!("boottime {} sec, {} usec", t.tv_sec, t.tv_usec);
     }
+
+    let uname = sys_info::uname().unwrap();
+    println!("uname:
+        sysname: {}
+        nodename: {}
+        release: {}
+        version: {}",
+        uname.sysname().unwrap(),
+        uname.nodename().unwrap(),
+        uname.release().unwrap(),
+        uname.version().unwrap(),
+    );
+    #[cfg(target_family = "unix")]
+    println!("        machine: {}",
+        uname.machine().unwrap(),
+    );
+    #[cfg(any(
+        target_os = "linux",
+        target_os = "android",
+        target_os = "fuchsia",
+        target_os = "redox"
+    ))]
+    println!("        domainname: {}",
+        uname.domainname().unwrap(),
+    );
+
     #[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
     println!("/etc/os-release: {:?}", linux_os_release().unwrap());
 }
diff --git a/uname.rs b/uname.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..411b74e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/uname.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+use std::ffi::CStr;
+use std::io;
+
+use libc::{uname, utsname};
+
+use super::Error;
+
+/// Result of `uname`, fields can be accessed through methods.
+pub struct Info {
+    utsname: utsname,
+}
+
+macro_rules! info_methods {
+    (
+        $(
+            $(#[$meta:meta])*
+            $vis:vis fn $name:ident;
+        )*
+    ) => {
+        $(
+            $(#[$meta])*
+            $vis fn $name(&self) -> Result<&str, Error> {
+                let bytes = &self.utsname.$name;
+                // Make sure the string is null-terminated so we don't overflow.
+                if !bytes.iter().any(|b| *b == 0) {
+                    return Err(Error::Unknown);
+                }
+                unsafe { CStr::from_ptr(bytes.as_ptr()) }
+                    .to_str()
+                    .map_err(|_| Error::Unknown)
+            }
+        )*
+    };
+}
+
+impl Info {
+    pub(crate) fn new() -> Result<Info, Error> {
+        let mut info = Info {
+            utsname: unsafe { std::mem::zeroed() },
+        };
+        let ret = unsafe { uname(&mut info.utsname as *mut utsname) };
+        if ret != 0 {
+            return Err(io::Error::last_os_error().into());
+        }
+        Ok(info)
+    }
+
+    info_methods!(
+        /// Kernel Name, for example "Linux".
+        pub fn sysname;
+        /// Network node hostname, this is usually the same as the hostname.
+        pub fn nodename;
+        /// Kernel release, for example "5.10.4-arch2-1".
+        pub fn release;
+        /// Kernel version, for example "#1 SMP PREEMPT Fri, 01 Jan 2021 05:29:53 +0000".
+        pub fn version;
+        /// Machine hardware name, for example "x86_64".
+        ///
+        /// Note that this isn't yet supported on non-unix systems.
+        pub fn machine;
+    );
+
+    #[cfg(any(
+        target_os = "linux",
+        target_os = "android",
+        target_os = "fuchsia",
+        target_os = "redox"
+    ))]
+    info_methods!(
+        /// Domain name of the system.
+        ///
+        /// This is only supported on linux, android, fuchsia and redox.
+        pub fn domainname;
+    );
+}