diff --git a/src/classes/Globals.js b/src/classes/Globals.js
index 04dde28f3..8c7a11582 100644
--- a/src/classes/Globals.js
+++ b/src/classes/Globals.js
@@ -194,12 +194,13 @@ class Globals {
 					this.BROWSER_INFO.name = 'ghostery_android';
 					this.BROWSER_INFO.token = 'ga';
 					this.BROWSER_INFO.os = 'android';
+					this.BROWSER_INFO.version = info.version;
 				} else {
 					this.BROWSER_INFO.displayName = 'Ghostery Desktop Browser';
 					this.BROWSER_INFO.name = 'ghostery_desktop';
 					this.BROWSER_INFO.token = 'gd';
+					this.BROWSER_INFO.version = info.version.split('.').join('');
 				}
-				this.BROWSER_INFO.version = info.version;
 			}
 		});
 	}
diff --git a/src/classes/Metrics.js b/src/classes/Metrics.js
index d28c8a5c3..e1138af4f 100644
--- a/src/classes/Metrics.js
+++ b/src/classes/Metrics.js
@@ -190,9 +190,9 @@ class Metrics {
 	 * Set uninstall url
 	 * @param  {string} 	conf key being changed
 	 */
-	setUninstallUrl(key) {
+	async setUninstallUrl(key) {
 		if (typeof chrome.runtime.setUninstallURL === 'function' && (!key || METRICS_URL_SET.has(key))) {
-			const metrics_url = this._buildMetricsUrl('uninstall');
+			const metrics_url = await this._buildMetricsUrl('uninstall');
 			if (metrics_url.length) {
 				chrome.runtime.setUninstallURL(metrics_url);
 			}
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ class Metrics {
 	 * @param  {string} frequency 	ping frequency
 	 * @return {string}          	complete telemetry url
 	 */
-	_buildMetricsUrl(type, frequency) {
+	async _buildMetricsUrl(type, frequency) {
 		const frequencyString = (type !== 'uninstall') ? `/${frequency}` : '';
 
 		let metrics_url = `${METRICS_BASE_URL}/${type}${frequencyString}?gr=-1`;
@@ -309,6 +309,14 @@ class Metrics {
 				this._buildQueryPair('uc', this.utm_campaign);
 		}
 
+		if (BROWSER_INFO.token === 'gd') {
+			// fetch metrics from the search extension and append them
+			const searchMetrics = await Metrics._getSearchExtensionMetrics();
+			Object.keys(searchMetrics).forEach((k) => {
+				metrics_url += this._buildQueryPair(k, searchMetrics[k]);
+			});
+		}
+
 		return metrics_url;
 	}
 
@@ -335,10 +343,10 @@ class Metrics {
 			};
 		}
 
-		frequencies.forEach((frequency) => {
+		frequencies.forEach(async(frequency) => {
 			if (this._checkPing(type, frequency)) {
 				const timeNow = Number((new Date()).getTime());
-				const metrics_url = this._buildMetricsUrl(type, frequency);
+				const metrics_url = await this._buildMetricsUrl(type, frequency);
 				// update Conf timestamps for each ping type and frequency
 				const metrics = conf.metrics || {};
 				metrics[`${type}_${frequency}`] = timeNow;
@@ -668,6 +676,14 @@ class Metrics {
 			flag = !flag;
 		}, FREQUENCIES.biweekly);
 	}
+
+	static async _getSearchExtensionMetrics() {
+		return new Promise((resolve) => {
+			chrome.runtime.sendMessage('search@ghostery.com', 'getMetrics', (response) => {
+				resolve(response || {});
+			});
+		});
+	}
 }
 
 // return the class as a singleton