diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1da2063212..273f448b29 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -130,6 +130,11 @@ You can configure the app by copying `config.sample.json` to
    anything else since it is used to isolate the privileges of file attachments to this
    domain. Default: `usercontent.riot.im`. This needs to contain v1.html from
    https://github.com/matrix-org/usercontent/blob/master/v1.html
+1. `piwik`: an object containing the following properties:
+    1. `url`: The URL of the Piwik instance to use for collecting Analytics
+    1. `whitelistedHSUrls`: a list of HS URLs to not redact from the Analytics
+    1. `whitelistedISUrls`: a list of IS URLs to not redact from the Analytics
+    1. `siteId`: The Piwik Site ID to use when sending Analytics to the Piwik server configured above
 
 Running as a Desktop app
 ========================
diff --git a/config.sample.json b/config.sample.json
index 016517cd2c..6e83cec2d1 100644
--- a/config.sample.json
+++ b/config.sample.json
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@
     "welcomeUserId": "@riot-bot:matrix.org",
     "piwik": {
         "url": "https://piwik.riot.im/",
+        "whitelistedHSUrls": ["https://matrix.org"],
+        "whitelistedISUrls": ["https://vector.im", "https://matrix.org"],
         "siteId": 1
     }
 }
diff --git a/test/app-tests/joining.js b/test/app-tests/joining.js
index 29da3413b3..fc380e7d58 100644
--- a/test/app-tests/joining.js
+++ b/test/app-tests/joining.js
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ limitations under the License.
 
 /* joining.js: tests for the various paths when joining a room */
 
+import PlatformPeg from 'matrix-react-sdk/lib/PlatformPeg';
+import Platform from '../../src/vector/platform';
+
 require('skin-sdk');
 
 var jssdk = require('matrix-js-sdk');
@@ -85,6 +88,8 @@ describe('joining a room', function () {
             localStorage.setItem("mx_access_token", ACCESS_TOKEN );
             localStorage.setItem("mx_user_id", USER_ID);
 
+            PlatformPeg.set(new Platform());
+
             var mc = (
                 <MatrixChat config={{}}
                     makeRegistrationUrl={()=>{throw new Error("unimplemented");}}
diff --git a/test/app-tests/loading.js b/test/app-tests/loading.js
index a7e7c9851b..dab616577a 100644
--- a/test/app-tests/loading.js
+++ b/test/app-tests/loading.js
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ limitations under the License.
 
 /* loading.js: test the myriad paths we have for loading the application */
 
+import PlatformPeg from 'matrix-react-sdk/lib/PlatformPeg';
+import Platform from '../../src/vector/platform';
+
 import 'skin-sdk';
 
 import React from 'react';
@@ -137,6 +140,8 @@ describe('loading:', function () {
             default_is_url: DEFAULT_IS_URL,
         }, opts.config || {});
 
+        PlatformPeg.set(new Platform());
+
         var params = parseQs(windowLocation);
         matrixChat = ReactDOM.render(
             <MatrixChat