diff --git a/doc/classes/OS.xml b/doc/classes/OS.xml
index 80febff4af7..a61b156b01f 100644
--- a/doc/classes/OS.xml
+++ b/doc/classes/OS.xml
@@ -346,7 +346,8 @@
 			<return type="String">
 			</return>
 			<description>
-				Returns a string that is unique to the device. Currently only works on Android and iOS. Returns empty string on other platforms.
+				Returns a string that is unique to the device.
+				Returns empty string on HTML5 and UWP which are not supported yet.
 			</description>
 		</method>
 		<method name="get_unix_time" qualifiers="const">
diff --git a/platform/osx/os_osx.h b/platform/osx/os_osx.h
index d9ad0a7db86..41e0585af67 100644
--- a/platform/osx/os_osx.h
+++ b/platform/osx/os_osx.h
@@ -229,6 +229,8 @@ public:
 	virtual void set_ime_position(const Point2 &p_pos);
 	virtual void set_ime_intermediate_text_callback(ImeCallback p_callback, void *p_inp);
 
+	virtual String get_unique_id() const;
+
 	virtual OS::PowerState get_power_state();
 	virtual int get_power_seconds_left();
 	virtual int get_power_percent_left();
diff --git a/platform/osx/os_osx.mm b/platform/osx/os_osx.mm
index ab54f620453..56ba80031b6 100644
--- a/platform/osx/os_osx.mm
+++ b/platform/osx/os_osx.mm
@@ -963,6 +963,30 @@ void OS_OSX::set_ime_intermediate_text_callback(ImeCallback p_callback, void *p_
 	}
 }
 
+String OS_OSX::get_unique_id() const {
+
+	static String serial_number;
+
+	if (serial_number.empty()) {
+		io_service_t platformExpert = IOServiceGetMatchingService(kIOMasterPortDefault, IOServiceMatching("IOPlatformExpertDevice"));
+		CFStringRef serialNumberAsCFString = NULL;
+		if (platformExpert) {
+			serialNumberAsCFString = (CFStringRef)IORegistryEntryCreateCFProperty(platformExpert, CFSTR(kIOPlatformSerialNumberKey), kCFAllocatorDefault, 0);
+			IOObjectRelease(platformExpert);
+		}
+
+		NSString *serialNumberAsNSString = nil;
+		if (serialNumberAsCFString) {
+			serialNumberAsNSString = [NSString stringWithString:(NSString *)serialNumberAsCFString];
+			CFRelease(serialNumberAsCFString);
+		}
+
+		serial_number = [serialNumberAsNSString UTF8String];
+	}
+
+	return serial_number;
+}
+
 void OS_OSX::set_ime_position(const Point2 &p_pos) {
 	im_position = p_pos;
 }